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Measure AB 7
Authors Bryan  
Principle Coauthors: Bonta   Gipson   Jackson   McKinnor   Wilson   Smallwood-Cuevas   Weber Pierson  
Coauthors: Elhawary   Kalra   Sharp-Collins   Richardson  
Subject Postsecondary education: admissions preference: descendants of slavery.
Relating To relating to postsecondary education.
Title An act to add Article 13 (commencing with Section 66097) to Chapter 2 of Part 40 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code, relating to postsecondary education.
Last Action Dt 2025-09-16
State Enrolled
Status Vetoed
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Vote Req Approp Fiscal Cmte Local Prog Subs Chgs Urgency Tax Levy Active?
Majority No Yes No None No No Y
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Bill Actions
2026-01-22     Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.
2025-10-13     Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
2025-10-13     Vetoed by Governor.
2025-09-24     Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2025-09-12     Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 55. Noes 18. Page 3363.).
2025-09-09     In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-09     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 10. Page 2744.).
2025-08-29     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-29     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 29).
2025-08-18     In committee: Referred to suspense file.
2025-07-16     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-07-09     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 9). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-07-03     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ED.
2025-06-18     Referred to Coms. on ED. and JUD.
2025-06-04     In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-06-03     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 54. Noes 17. Page 1965.)
2025-05-27     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (May 23).
2025-05-14     In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
2025-04-30     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-30     Coauthors revised.
2025-04-23     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-04-23     Coauthors revised.
2025-02-18     Referred to Coms. on HIGHER ED. and JUD.
2024-12-03     From printer. May be heard in committee January 2.
2024-12-02     Read first time. To print.
Versions
    Length
Enrolled     2025-09-16     8970
Amended Senate     2025-07-03     10361
Introduced     2024-12-02     8535
Analyses TBD