Senate bill · 20252026

SB 151

Early childhood education and childcare.

Became lawOfficial record on California Legislative Information

Progress

237 days from first to latest action, across 19 recorded actions.

Filed
Jan 23
Referred to committee
Feb 5
Heard in committee
Sep 12
Reported from committee
Sep 12
Passed first chamber
Mar 20
Passed second chamber
Sep 11
Sent to governor
Sep 15
Became law
Sep 17

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.

3rd Reading SB151 B. & F.R.

Senate · Mar 20, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 28–10

28 Yea

10 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Unfinished Business SB151 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence

Senate · Sep 12, 2025

Passed 29–0

29 Yea

0 Nay

11 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

SB 151 Budget and Fiscal Review Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL

Assembly · Sep 12, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 64–7

64 Yea

7 Nay

9 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Full history

Every action recorded by California Legislative Information.

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 108, Statutes of 2025.
Sep 17, 2025 · Joint
Approved by the Governor.
Sep 17, 2025 · Joint
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
Sep 15, 2025 · Joint
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 0. Page 2953.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. Budget and Fiscal Review
Sep 12, 2025 · Senate
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Sep 12, 2025 · Senate
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 64. Noes 7. Page 3322.) Ordered to the Senate.
Sep 11, 2025 · Assembly
Ordered to third reading.
Sep 10, 2025 · Assembly
Withdrawn from committee.
Sep 10, 2025 · Assembly
Assembly Rule 96 suspended. (Ayes 56. Noes 19. Page 3164.)
Sep 10, 2025 · Assembly
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET. Budget
Sep 8, 2025 · Assembly
Referred to Com. on BUDGET. Budget
Mar 24, 2025 · Assembly
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Mar 20, 2025 · Assembly
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 447.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Mar 20, 2025 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Ordered to second reading.
Mar 17, 2025 · Senate
Withdrawn from committee. (Ayes 27. Noes 10. Page 384.)
Mar 17, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Com. on B. & F. R. Budget and Fiscal Review
Feb 5, 2025 · Senate
From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 23.
Jan 24, 2025 · Senate
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Jan 23, 2025 · Senate

Authors

Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review–

In committee

Budget and Fiscal Review
Senate
Referred Feb 5, 2025 · heard Sep 12, 2025 · reported after 219 days
Budget
Assembly
Referred Mar 24, 2025 · never reported

Topics

Earlychildhoodeducationandchildcare

Bill text

01/23/25 - IntroducedPDF
09/08/25 - Amended AssemblyPDF
09/12/25 - EnrolledPDF
09/17/25 - ChapteredPDF
SB151HTML

Bills on similar topics

Other legislation this session sharing the most subjects.

Bill	Author	Progress	Status	Last action
SB 902Early childhood education and childcare: electronic signatures.	Tim GraysonD	Became law	Became law	Sep 20, 2026Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 418, Statutes of 2026.
SB 120Early childhood education and childcare.	Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review–	Became law	Became law	Jun 27, 2025Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 13, Statutes of 2025.
AB 120Early childhood education and childcare.	Committee on Budget–	Passed first chamber	In progress	Jul 2, 2025Re-referred to Com. on B. & F. R.
AB 151Early childhood education and childcare.	Committee on Budget–	Passed first chamber	In progress	Sep 13, 2025Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Grayson.
AB 2258Early childhood education and childcare: alternative payment programs.	Anamarie Avila FariasD	Passed first chamber	In progress	Aug 13, 2026In committee: Held under submission.