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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
Active? Y
Vote Required Majority
Appropriation No
Fiscal Committee Yes
Local Program No
Substantive Changes None
Urgency No
Tax Levy No
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Actions
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     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 10. Page 2744.).
2025-09-09     In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-08-29     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 29).
2025-08-29     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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     Coauthors revised.
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.
2025-04-23     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.
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Enrolled     2025-09-16
Amended Senate     2025-07-03
Introduced     2024-12-02
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Last Version Text Digest The California Constitution prohibits the state from discriminating against, or granting preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting. The Donahoe Higher Education Act sets forth, among other things, the missions and functions of California’s public and independent segments of higher education and their respective institutions of higher education. A provision of the act applies to the University of California only to the extent that the Regents of the University of California, by appropriate resolution, act to make the provision applicable. This bill would state that the California State University, the University of California, independent institutions of higher education, and private postsecondary educational institutions may consider providing a preference in admissions to an applicant who is a descendant of slavery, as defined, to the extent it does not conflict with federal law.