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Assembly bill · 20252026

AB 1981

Subsidized childcare: reimbursement rates: reporting.

Progress

226 days from first to latest action, across 28 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Feb 13

  2. Referred to committee

    Mar 2

  3. Heard in committee

    Mar 25

  4. Reported from committee

    Mar 25

  5. Passed first chamber

    Apr 23

  6. Passed second chamber

    Aug 30

  7. Sent to governor

    Sep 14

  8. Became law

    Sep 27

AssemblySenateMarAprMayJunJulAugSep

Filled marks are milestones (committee report, floor passage, governor action). Larger marks hold more same-day actions.

Record votes

Each dot is one member, grouped by how they voted.

Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

Assembly · Mar 24, 2026

Passed 7–0

7 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Assembly · Apr 15, 2026

Passed 13–0

13 Yea

0 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

AB 1981 Aguiar-Curry Consent Calendar Second Day

Assembly · Apr 23, 2026

Passed 74–0

74 Yea

0 Nay

6 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Senate · Jun 15, 2026

Passed 4–0

4 Yea

0 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Placed on suspense file

Senate · Jun 29, 2026

Passed 7–0

7 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Do pass

Senate · Aug 13, 2026

Passed 7–0

7 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

3rd Reading AB1981 Aguiar-Curry et al. By Reyes Urgency Clause

Senate · Aug 30, 2026

Passed 40–0

40 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

AB 1981 Aguiar-Curry Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Assembly · Aug 31, 2026

Passed 79–0

79 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Full history

Every action recorded by California Legislative Information.

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 567, Statutes of 2026.

    Sep 27, 2026 · Joint

  2. Approved by the Governor.

    Sep 27, 2026 · Joint

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.

    Sep 14, 2026 · Joint

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6965.). Appropriations

    Aug 31, 2026 · Assembly

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

    Aug 30, 2026 · Assembly

  6. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).

    Aug 30, 2026 · Senate

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    Aug 28, 2026 · Senate

  8. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

    Aug 27, 2026 · Senate

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    Aug 24, 2026 · Senate

  10. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

    Aug 21, 2026 · Senate

  11. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    Aug 13, 2026 · Senate

  12. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13). Appropriations

    Aug 13, 2026 · Senate

  13. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

    Jun 29, 2026 · Senate

  14. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. Appropriations

    Jun 16, 2026 · Senate

  15. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S. Human Services

    Jun 10, 2026 · Senate

  16. Referred to Com. on HUMAN S. Human Services

    May 6, 2026 · Senate

  17. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

    Apr 23, 2026 · Senate

  18. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 4795.).

    Apr 23, 2026 · Assembly

  19. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

    Apr 16, 2026 · Assembly

  20. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 15). Appropriations

    Apr 15, 2026 · Assembly

  21. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. Appropriations

    Apr 6, 2026 · Assembly

  22. Read second time and amended.

    Mar 26, 2026 · Assembly

  23. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 24).

    Mar 25, 2026 · Assembly

  24. Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S. Human Services

    Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

  25. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. Read second time and amended.

    Mar 20, 2026 · Assembly

  26. Referred to Com. on HUM. S. Human Services

    Mar 2, 2026 · Assembly

  27. From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.

    Feb 14, 2026 · Assembly

  28. Read first time. To print.

    Feb 13, 2026 · Assembly

Authors

and 7 coauthors or sponsors

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  • Alex Lee coauthorD
  • Matt Haney coauthorD
  • Mia Bonta coauthorD
  • Stephanie Nguyen coauthorD
  • Isaac Bryan coauthorD
  • Esmeralda Soria coauthorD
  • Sharon Quirk-Silva coauthorD

In committee

  • Human Services

    Assembly

    Referred Mar 2, 2026 · heard Mar 25, 2026 · reported after 23 days

  • Appropriations

    Assembly

    Referred Apr 6, 2026 · heard Apr 15, 2026 · reported after 9 days

  • Human Services

    Senate

    Referred May 6, 2026 · heard Jun 16, 2026 · reported after 41 days

  • Appropriations

    Senate

    Referred Jun 16, 2026 · heard Aug 13, 2026 · reported after 58 days

Topics

Bill text

  • 02/13/26 - IntroducedPDF
  • 03/20/26 - Amended AssemblyPDF
  • 03/26/26 - Amended AssemblyPDF
  • 06/10/26 - Amended SenatePDF
  • 08/21/26 - Amended SenatePDF
  • 08/27/26 - Amended SenatePDF
  • 09/04/26 - EnrolledPDF
  • 09/27/26 - ChapteredPDF
  • AB1981HTML

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AB 1981 (20252026) · Polis