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SB 307

Authors

Cervantes

Subject

Public postsecondary education: immigration enforcement.

Relating To

relating to public postsecondary education.

Title

An act to add Section 66093.2 to the Education Code, relating to public postsecondary education.

Last Action Dt

2025-10-12

State

Chaptered

Status

Chaptered

Active?

Vote Required

Majority

Appropriation

Fiscal Committee

Yes

Local Program

Substantive Changes

None

Urgency

Tax Levy

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2025-10-12		Approved by the Governor.
2025-10-12		Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 668, Statutes of 2025.
2025-09-22		Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
2025-09-11		Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 7. Page 2926.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2025-09-09		Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 60. Noes 8. Page 3065.) Ordered to the Senate.
2025-09-09		In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2025-07-17		Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-07-16		From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 4.) (July 16).
2025-07-02		From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-26		Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-06-25		From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (June 24).
2025-06-09		Referred to Coms. on HIGHER ED. and JUD.
2025-06-03		In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2025-06-02		Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 3. Page 1387.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2025-05-13		Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-12		From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
2025-05-02		Set for hearing May 12.
2025-04-30		From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 939.) (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 1. Page 865.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-04-17		Set for hearing April 29 in JUD. pending receipt.
2025-04-10		From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.
2025-04-04		Set for hearing April 23.
2025-04-02		Re-referred to Coms. on ED. and JUD.
2025-03-26		From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
2025-02-19		Referred to Com. on RLS.
2025-02-11		From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 13.
2025-02-10		Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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Chaptered		2025-10-12
Enrolled		2025-09-13
Amended Assembly		2025-06-26
Amended Senate		2025-04-10
Amended Senate		2025-03-26
Introduced		2025-02-10

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