BILL NUMBER: AB 1062	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 26, 2011

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Dickinson

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2011

   An act to amend Section 1294 of the Code of Civil Procedure,
relating to arbitration.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1062, as amended, Dickinson. Arbitration: appeals.
   Existing law specifies those types of orders and judgments from
which an appeal may be taken, including, an order dismissing or
denying a petition to compel arbitration.
   This bill would  delete an order dismissing or denying a
petition to compel arbitration as a   limit that 
basis from which an appeal may be taken  to an order dismissing
or denying a petition to compel arbitration pursuant to the terms of
a public or private sector collective bargaining agreement  .
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   SECTION 1.    Section 1294 of the   Code of
Civil Procedure   is amended to read: 
   1294.  An aggrieved party may appeal from  any of the
following  :
   (a) An order dismissing or denying a petition to compel
arbitration  pursuant to the terms of a public or private sector
collective bargaining agreement  .
   (b) An order dismissing a petition to confirm, correct or vacate
an award.
   (c) An order vacating an award unless a rehearing in arbitration
is ordered.
   (d) A judgment entered pursuant to this title.
   (e) A special order after final judgment. 
  SECTION 1.    Section 1294 of the Code of Civil
Procedure is amended to read:
   1294.  An aggrieved party may appeal from any of the following:
   (a) An order dismissing a petition to confirm, correct, or vacate
an award.
   (b) An order vacating an award, unless a rehearing in arbitration
is ordered.
   (c) A judgment entered pursuant to this title.
   (d) A special order after final judgment.