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Authors Wiener  
Subject University of California: California Institutes for Science and Innovation.
Relating To relating to the University of California.
Title An act to amend Section 92900 of the Education Code, relating to the University of California.
Last Action Dt 2026-01-05
State Amended Senate
Status Pending Referral
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Bill Actions
2026-01-20     In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2026-01-20     Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2026-01-15     Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
2026-01-14     From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (January 14).
2026-01-07     Set for hearing January 14.
2026-01-05     Re-referred to Com. on ED.
2026-01-05     From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
2025-09-13     Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
2025-09-12     Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2025-09-12     Ordered to second reading.
2025-09-12     From inactive file.
2025-09-12     Joint Rule 61(a)(13) suspended. (Ayes 28. Noes 8. Page 2999.)
2025-06-05     Ordered to inactive file on request of Senator Wiener.
2025-05-28     (Corrected May 28).
2025-05-28     Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-27     From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 1206.) (May 23).
2025-05-20     Set for hearing May 23.
2025-05-19     May 19 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-05-13     From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-05-09     Set for hearing May 19.
2025-05-01     Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-30     From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 968.) (April 30).
2025-04-23     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 867.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
2025-04-04     Set for hearing April 30 in L. GOV. pending receipt.
2025-04-02     Set for hearing April 23.
2025-03-24     From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.
2025-03-20     April 2 hearing postponed by committee.
2025-03-11     Set for hearing April 2.
2025-03-05     Referred to Coms. on E.Q. and L. GOV.
2025-02-21     From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
2025-02-20     Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Versions
Amended Senate     2026-01-05
Amended Senate     2025-09-12
Amended Senate     2025-05-28
Amended Senate     2025-05-13
Amended Senate     2025-05-01
Amended Senate     2025-03-24
Introduced     2025-02-20
Analyses TBD
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Existing law authorizes the Regents of the University of California to establish 4 California Institutes for Science and Innovation at separate campuses of the University of California for specified purposes. Existing law authorizes the concentration of each institute to include, among other concentrations, medicine, bioengineering, or space.

This bill would explicitly authorize the concentration of an institute to include artificial intelligence.