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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
Sept. 2, 2025 CA SB 98 Requires School Districts and Certain Universities to Notify Students, Faculty, and Other Campus Members When Federal Immigration Enforcement is Present Bill Passed - House (59 - 10)
June 5, 2025 CA AB 1454 Establishes Missing Links to California's Comprehensive Early Literacy Reforms Bill Passed - House (78 - 0)
June 5, 2025 CA AB 84 Amends Processes for Authorizing Charter Schools Bill Passed - House (43 - 25)
June 3, 2025 CA AB 477 Increases School Grants and Funding Amounts for Teacher Pay Bill Passed - House (72 - 1)
Aug. 31, 2024 CA AB 1113 Establishes a Framework for Collecting Pupil Enrollment Data in Expanded Learning Opportunity Programs Concurrence Vote Passed - House (74 - 0)
Aug. 28, 2024 CA AB 1864 Expand Pesticide Regulations Near Schools Concurrence Vote Passed - House (64 - 10)
May 21, 2024 CA AB 2226 Requires Children to Attend and Complete Kindergarten as Part of California State Education Bill Passed - House (61 - 11)
Aug. 18, 2022 CA SB 70 Requires Mandatory Kindergarten Bill Passed - House (59 - 12)
May 23, 2022 CA AB 2214 Extends the Environmental Quality Act to Private Schools Bill Passed - House (50 - 19)
Sept. 8, 2021 CA AB 101 Requires High School Students to Complete Ethnic Studies Courses to Graduate Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 12)
June 2, 2021 CA AB 14 Authorizes Local Educational Agencies to Report Their Pupils' Needs for At-Home Learning Bill Passed - House (62 - 7)
Feb. 25, 2021 CA AB 132 Rescinds the Eliminating Age and Time-Out-of-High-School Requirements for the California Comeback Plan Bill Passed - House (56 - 18)
Jan. 15, 2021 CA AB 86 Appropriates Funding to Reopen Schools During the COVID-19 Pandemic Bill Passed - House (48 - 13)
Aug. 31, 2020 CA AB 331 Establishes One Credit of Ethnic and Racial Studies as a High School Graduation Requirement Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 12)
June 26, 2020 CA SB 98 Establishes Distance Education Guidance and Standards Bill Passed - House (57 - 17)
Sept. 14, 2019 CA SB 328 Requires Later Start Times for Middle and High Schools Bill Passed - House (44 - 20)
Aug. 26, 2019 CA SB 223 Authorizes Medical Cannabis on K-12 Campuses Bill Passed - House (43 - 22)
May 28, 2019 CA AB 493 Specifies Biennial LGBTQ Teacher Training be Encouraged Bill Passed - House (61 - 0)
May 29, 2018 CA AB 2160 Defines Playground Aides as Classified Employees Bill Passed - House (51 - 26)
Sept. 11, 2015 CA AB 329 Requires Age Appropriate Comprehensive Sex Education Bill Passed - House (51 - 26)
Sept. 1, 2015 CA SB 707 Prohibits Concealed Firearms on School Grounds Bill Passed - House (54 - 24)
Aug. 25, 2014 CA SB 1174 Repeals Prohibition on Bilingual Education Bill Passed - House (53 - 26)
Aug. 21, 2014 CA AB 420 Prohibits Student Suspensions for Certain Actions and Misconduct Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 16)
May 15, 2014 CA AB 2127 Limits Full-Contact Practices for Certain Sports Bill Passed - House (50 - 22)
Sept. 12, 2013 CA AB 375 Amends Teacher Dismissal Requirements Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 22)
Sept. 11, 2013 CA AB 484 Amends State School Testing Programs Concurrence Vote Passed - House (54 - 22)
May 29, 2013 CA AB 375 Amends Teacher Dismissal Requirements Bill Passed - House (64 - 11)
May 9, 2013 CA AB 1266 Amends Sex-Segregated School Programs and Activities Bill Passed - House (46 - 25)
Sept. 6, 2011 CA AB 165 Prohibits Public Schools from Charging Fees for Educational Activities Concurrence Vote Passed - House (51 - 24)
Aug. 30, 2011 CA SB 161 Administration of Epilepsy Medication in Schools Bill Passed - House (46 - 21)
July 5, 2011 CA SB 48 Requires Teaching Gay History Bill Passed - House (50 - 26)
Aug. 31, 2010 CA SB 1381 Increasing Age Requirements for Kindergarten and First Grade Bill Passed - House (51 - 18)
Aug. 30, 2010 CA SB 1317 Parental Crime for Chronic Truancy Bill Passed - House (58 - 17)
Aug. 26, 2010 CA SB 1413 Requiring Free Drinking Water in Public School Cafeterias Bill Passed - House (52 - 22)
Date No. Title Outcome
9/02 SB 98 Requires School Districts and Certain Universities to Notify Students, Faculty, and Other Campus Members When Federal Immigration Enforcement is Present Bill Passed - House (59 - 10)
6/05 AB 1454 Establishes Missing Links to California's Comprehensive Early Literacy Reforms Bill Passed - House (78 - 0)
6/05 AB 84 Amends Processes for Authorizing Charter Schools Bill Passed - House (43 - 25)
6/03 AB 477 Increases School Grants and Funding Amounts for Teacher Pay Bill Passed - House (72 - 1)
8/31 AB 1113 Establishes a Framework for Collecting Pupil Enrollment Data in Expanded Learning Opportunity Programs Concurrence Vote Passed - House (74 - 0)
8/28 AB 1864 Expand Pesticide Regulations Near Schools Concurrence Vote Passed - House (64 - 10)
5/21 AB 2226 Requires Children to Attend and Complete Kindergarten as Part of California State Education Bill Passed - House (61 - 11)
8/18 SB 70 Requires Mandatory Kindergarten Bill Passed - House (59 - 12)
5/23 AB 2214 Extends the Environmental Quality Act to Private Schools Bill Passed - House (50 - 19)
9/08 AB 101 Requires High School Students to Complete Ethnic Studies Courses to Graduate Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 12)
6/02 AB 14 Authorizes Local Educational Agencies to Report Their Pupils' Needs for At-Home Learning Bill Passed - House (62 - 7)
2/25 AB 132 Rescinds the Eliminating Age and Time-Out-of-High-School Requirements for the California Comeback Plan Bill Passed - House (56 - 18)
1/15 AB 86 Appropriates Funding to Reopen Schools During the COVID-19 Pandemic Bill Passed - House (48 - 13)
8/31 AB 331 Establishes One Credit of Ethnic and Racial Studies as a High School Graduation Requirement Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 12)
6/26 SB 98 Establishes Distance Education Guidance and Standards Bill Passed - House (57 - 17)
9/14 SB 328 Requires Later Start Times for Middle and High Schools Bill Passed - House (44 - 20)
8/26 SB 223 Authorizes Medical Cannabis on K-12 Campuses Bill Passed - House (43 - 22)
5/28 AB 493 Specifies Biennial LGBTQ Teacher Training be Encouraged Bill Passed - House (61 - 0)
5/29 AB 2160 Defines Playground Aides as Classified Employees Bill Passed - House (51 - 26)
9/11 AB 329 Requires Age Appropriate Comprehensive Sex Education Bill Passed - House (51 - 26)
9/01 SB 707 Prohibits Concealed Firearms on School Grounds Bill Passed - House (54 - 24)
8/25 SB 1174 Repeals Prohibition on Bilingual Education Bill Passed - House (53 - 26)
8/21 AB 420 Prohibits Student Suspensions for Certain Actions and Misconduct Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 16)
5/15 AB 2127 Limits Full-Contact Practices for Certain Sports Bill Passed - House (50 - 22)
9/12 AB 375 Amends Teacher Dismissal Requirements Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 22)
9/11 AB 484 Amends State School Testing Programs Concurrence Vote Passed - House (54 - 22)
5/29 AB 375 Amends Teacher Dismissal Requirements Bill Passed - House (64 - 11)
5/09 AB 1266 Amends Sex-Segregated School Programs and Activities Bill Passed - House (46 - 25)
9/06 AB 165 Prohibits Public Schools from Charging Fees for Educational Activities Concurrence Vote Passed - House (51 - 24)
8/30 SB 161 Administration of Epilepsy Medication in Schools Bill Passed - House (46 - 21)
7/05 SB 48 Requires Teaching Gay History Bill Passed - House (50 - 26)
8/31 SB 1381 Increasing Age Requirements for Kindergarten and First Grade Bill Passed - House (51 - 18)
8/30 SB 1317 Parental Crime for Chronic Truancy Bill Passed - House (58 - 17)
8/26 SB 1413 Requiring Free Drinking Water in Public School Cafeterias Bill Passed - House (52 - 22)
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