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Measure AB 461
Authors Ahrens  
Coauthors: Calderon   Lee   Pérez  
Subject Truancy.
Relating To relating to truancy.
Title An act to repeal Section 270.1 of the Penal Code, relating to truancy.
Last Action Dt 2025-10-01
State Chaptered
Status Chaptered
Active? Y
Vote Required Majority
Appropriation No
Fiscal Committee Yes
Local Program No
Substantive Changes None
Urgency No
Tax Levy No
Leginfo Link Bill
Actions
2025-10-01     Approved by the Governor.
2025-10-01     Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 154, Statutes of 2025.
2025-09-22     Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2025-09-10     Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 60. Noes 14. Page 3234.).
2025-09-09     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 9. Page 2705.).
2025-09-09     In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-08     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-09-05     Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2025-09-02     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-29     Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
2025-08-29     From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 29).
2025-08-18     In committee: Referred to suspense file.
2025-07-15     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-07-01     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2025-06-11     Referred to Coms. on HUMAN S. and PUB. S.
2025-06-03     In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-06-02     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 60. Noes 9. Page 1831.)
2025-05-27     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (May 23).
2025-05-21     In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2025-05-21     Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 1627.)
2025-05-14     In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2025-04-30     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-09     Coauthors revised.
2025-04-09     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2025-03-25     Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.
2025-03-24     Referred to Coms. on HUM. S. and PUB. S.
2025-03-24     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. Read second time and amended.
2025-02-07     From printer. May be heard in committee March 9.
2025-02-06     Read first time. To print.
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Chaptered     2025-10-01
Enrolled     2025-09-12
Amended Senate     2025-09-05
Amended Senate     2025-08-29
Amended Assembly     2025-03-24
Introduced     2025-02-06
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