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Assembly bill · 20252026

AB 235

Pupils: use of smartphones.

FailedOfficial record on California Legislative Information

Progress

385 days from first to latest action, across 12 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Jan 13

  2. Referred to committee

    Mar 17

  3. Heard in committee

    Apr 10

  4. Reported from committee

    Apr 10

  5. Passed first chamber

    Stopped here

  6. Passed second chamber

  7. Sent to governor

  8. Became law

AssemblyFebAprJunAugOctDecFeb

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]

Assembly · Apr 9, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 7–1

7 Yea

1 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

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Full history

Every action recorded by California Legislative Information.

  1. From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

    Feb 2, 2026 · Assembly

  2. Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.

    Jan 31, 2026 · Assembly

  3. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

    May 14, 2025 · Assembly

  4. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

    Apr 30, 2025 · Assembly

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

    Apr 22, 2025 · Assembly

  6. Read second time and amended.

    Apr 21, 2025 · Assembly

  7. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (April 9).

    Apr 10, 2025 · Assembly

  8. Re-referred to Com. on ED. Education

    Mar 18, 2025 · Assembly

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

    Mar 17, 2025 · Assembly

  10. Referred to Com. on ED. Education

    Mar 17, 2025 · Assembly

  11. From printer. May be heard in committee February 13.

    Jan 14, 2025 · Assembly

  12. Read first time. To print.

    Jan 13, 2025 · Assembly

Authors

In committee

  • Education

    Assembly

    Referred Mar 17, 2025 · heard Apr 10, 2025 · reported after 24 days

  • Appropriations

    Assembly

    Referred Apr 22, 2025 · never reported

Topics

Pupilsuseofsmartphones

Bill text

  • 01/13/25 - IntroducedPDF
  • 03/17/25 - Amended AssemblyPDF
  • 04/21/25 - Amended AssemblyPDF
  • AB235HTML

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AB 235 (20252026) · Polis