BILL NUMBER: AB 874 VETOED DATE: 09/30/2016 To the Members of the California State Assembly: I am returning Assembly Bill 874 without my signature. This bill allows certain Judicial Council employees to collectively bargain under the Ralph C. Dills Act. The state has no experience collective bargaining with employees from the third branch of government. This bill leaves several important questions unanswered such as how agreements will be ratified, approved for funding and whether the Dills Act is a proper law for employees who are constitutionally exempt from civil service. This bill isn't ready to become law. Sincerely, Edmund G. Brown Jr.