Labor Code section 1156.5

(a)

The board shall not direct an election in any bargaining unit where a valid election has been held in the immediately preceding 12-month period.

(b)

This section shall be operative January 1, 2028.

Source: Section 1156.5, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB§ionNum=1156.5. (updated May 15, 2023; accessed Nov. 10, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/labor_code_section_1156.5

Original Source: Section 1156.5, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB§ionNum=1156.5. (last accessed Nov. 10, 2025).