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Senate bill · 20252026

SB 640

Public postsecondary education: admission, transfer, and enrollment.

Progress

228 days from first to latest action, across 31 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Feb 20

  2. Referred to committee

    Mar 5

  3. Heard in committee

    May 5

  4. Reported from committee

    May 5

  5. Passed first chamber

    May 28

  6. Passed second chamber

    Sep 9

  7. Sent to governor

    Sep 22

  8. Became law

    Oct 6

AssemblySenateMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

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, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Senate · Apr 30, 2025

Passed 7–0

7 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Placed on suspense file

Senate · May 19, 2025

Passed 5–0

5 Yea

0 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Do pass as amended

Senate · May 23, 2025

Passed 6–0

6 Yea

0 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

3rd Reading SB640 Cabaldon et al.

Senate · May 28, 2025

Passed 37–0

37 Yea

0 Nay

3 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Assembly · Jul 8, 2025

Passed 10–0

10 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Do pass as amended.

Assembly · Aug 29, 2025

Passed 11–0

11 Yea

0 Nay

4 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

SB 640 Cabaldon Senate Third Reading By Aguiar-Curry

Assembly · Sep 9, 2025

Passed 80–0

80 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Unfinished Business SB640 Cabaldon et al. Concurrence

Senate · Sep 10, 2025

Passed 40–0

40 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Full history

Every action recorded by California Legislative Information.

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 421, Statutes of 2025.

    Oct 6, 2025 · Joint

  2. Approved by the Governor.

    Oct 6, 2025 · Joint

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.

    Sep 22, 2025 · Joint

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2832.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. Appropriations

    Sep 10, 2025 · Senate

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

    Sep 9, 2025 · Senate

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3088.) Ordered to the Senate.

    Sep 9, 2025 · Assembly

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    Sep 3, 2025 · Assembly

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

    Sep 2, 2025 · Assembly

  9. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 29). Appropriations

    Aug 29, 2025 · Assembly

  10. August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

    Aug 20, 2025 · Assembly

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. Appropriations

    Jul 9, 2025 · Assembly

  12. Coauthors revised.

    Jul 9, 2025 · Assembly

  13. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED. Higher Education

    Jun 19, 2025 · Assembly

  14. Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED. Higher Education

    Jun 5, 2025 · Assembly

  15. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

    May 28, 2025 · Assembly

  16. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1284.) Ordered to the Assembly.

    May 28, 2025 · Senate

  17. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    May 27, 2025 · Senate

  18. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

    May 23, 2025 · Senate

  19. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1207.) (May 23). Appropriations

    May 23, 2025 · Senate

  20. Set for hearing May 23.

    May 20, 2025 · Senate

  21. May 19 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

    May 19, 2025 · Senate

  22. Set for hearing May 19.

    May 9, 2025 · Senate

  23. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. Appropriations

    May 6, 2025 · Senate

  24. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 962.) (April 30).

    May 5, 2025 · Senate

  25. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED. Education

    Apr 21, 2025 · Senate

  26. Set for hearing April 30.

    Apr 11, 2025 · Senate

  27. April 23 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  28. Set for hearing April 23.

    Apr 4, 2025 · Senate

  29. Referred to Com. on ED. Education

    Mar 5, 2025 · Senate

  30. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.

    Feb 21, 2025 · Senate

  31. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

    Feb 20, 2025 · Senate

Authors

and 9 coauthors or sponsors

Show 9 more
  • Catherine Stefani coauthorD
  • Sasha Pérez principal coauthorD
  • Liz Ortega coauthorD
  • Damon Connolly coauthorD
  • Aisha Wahab coauthorD
  • Chris Rogers coauthorD
  • Cecilia Aguiar-Curry coauthorD
  • Pilar Schiavo coauthorD
  • Mike McGuire coauthorD

In committee

  • Education

    Senate

    Referred Mar 5, 2025 · heard May 5, 2025 · reported after 61 days

  • Appropriations

    Senate

    Referred May 6, 2025 · heard May 23, 2025 · reported after 17 days

  • Higher Education

    Assembly

    Referred Jun 5, 2025 · heard Jul 9, 2025 · reported after 34 days

  • Appropriations

    Assembly

    Referred Jul 9, 2025 · heard Aug 29, 2025 · reported after 51 days

Topics

Bill text

  • 02/20/25 - IntroducedPDF
  • 04/21/25 - Amended SenatePDF
  • 05/06/25 - Amended SenatePDF
  • 05/23/25 - Amended SenatePDF
  • 06/19/25 - Amended AssemblyPDF
  • 09/02/25 - Amended AssemblyPDF
  • 09/13/25 - EnrolledPDF
  • 10/06/25 - ChapteredPDF
  • SB640HTML

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