Current Legislation: January to June 2026
The following graphic reflects bills' status as of March 17, 2026. This shows the current state of bills in the 2026-27 legislative session that are directly or indirectly connected to higher education/CSU in California. This will be updated regularly until June 30, 2026 followed by what passed and moved to other states of being once the Governor make final decisions.
BILL/ | CSU Position | TOPIC |
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AB 7 | PENDING | Postsecondary education: admissions preference: descendants of slavery. | Assembly Vetoed | |||||||||||||
AB 48 | SUPPORT | Education finance: postsecondary education facilities: College Health and Safety Bond Act of 2026. | Senate Rules | |||||||||||||
AB 79 | SUPPORT | Public social services: higher education. | Assembly Chaptered | |||||||||||||
AB 88 | TRACKING | Student financial aid: Cal Grants: Middle Class Scholarship Program: eligibility: dependents of members of the armed services stationed outside of California. | Assembly Chaptered | |||||||||||||
AB 95 | PENDING | California Education Interagency Council. | Assembly Dead | |||||||||||||
AB 227 | PENDING | Budget Act of 2025. | Assembly Dead | |||||||||||||
AB 243 | TRACKING | Postsecondary education: student financial aid dependency status: juveniles. | Assembly Chaptered | |||||||||||||
AB 291 | SUPPORT | Teachers: credentialed educator apprenticeship programs. | Senate 2 year | |||||||||||||
AB 313 | SUPPORT | Student financial aid: application deadlines: extension. | Assembly Chaptered | |||||||||||||
AB 326 | OPPOSE | California State University: audits. | Assembly Dead | |||||||||||||
AB 335 | TRACKING | The Designation of California Black-Serving Institutions Grant Program. | Assembly Dead | |||||||||||||
AB 395 | TRACKING | Holidays. | Senate 2 year | |||||||||||||
AB 466 | TRACKING | Public postsecondary education: Donate Life California: educational information. | Assembly Chaptered | |||||||||||||
AB 530 | OPPOSE | California State University: fiscal transparency. | Assembly Dead | |||||||||||||
AB 556 | OPPOSE | Public postsecondary education: waiver of campus-based fees: veterans. | Assembly Dead | |||||||||||||
AB 602 | TRACKING | Public postsecondary education: student behavior: drug and alcohol use: rehabilitation programs. | Assembly Chaptered | |||||||||||||
AB 662 | PENDING | Postsecondary education: mixed-use intersegmental educational facility in the City of Chula Vista: South County Higher Education Planning Task Force. | Assembly Chaptered | |||||||||||||
AB 664 | OPPOSE | Community colleges: baccalaureate degree program: Southwestern Community College District. | Senate Rules | |||||||||||||
AB 681 | SUPPORT | California DREAM Loan Program: limits. | Assembly Chaptered | |||||||||||||
AB 713 | PENDING | Public postsecondary education: student employment. | Senate Rules | |||||||||||||
AB 718 | PENDING | Public postsecondary education: admission: labor market outcome and student loan information. | Assembly Dead | |||||||||||||
AB 727 | TRACKING | Pupil and student safety: identification cards. | Assembly Chaptered | |||||||||||||
AB 736 | SUPPORT IF AMENDED | The Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026. | Senate Rules | |||||||||||||
AB 791 | PENDING | Student financial aid: Cal Grant Program: cost of attendance. | Assembly Dead | |||||||||||||
AB 844 | TRACKING | Educational equity: sex-segregated school and athletic programs and activities: use of facilities. | Assembly Dead | |||||||||||||
AB 850 | OPPOSE | Institutional Debt Transparency Act. | Assembly Dead | |||||||||||||
AB 885 | TRACKING | Public postsecondary education: College Access for All Fund. | Assembly Dead | |||||||||||||
AB 893 | SUPPORT | Housing development projects: objective standards: campus development zone. | Assembly Chaptered | |||||||||||||
AB 958 | PENDING | Trustees of the California State University: gubernatorial and faculty appointees. | Assembly Dead | |||||||||||||
AB 977 | SUPPORT | California Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 2001: California State University: burial sites: human remains. | Assembly Chaptered | |||||||||||||
AB 1045 | TRACKING | California State University and University of California: financial incentives: nonprofit organizations: service learning. | Senate 2 year | |||||||||||||
AB 1082 | OPPOSE | Nursing: students in out-of-state nursing programs. | Assembly Dead | |||||||||||||
AB 1093 | PENDING | Public postsecondary education: California-Mexico Higher Education Development and Academic Exchange Program. | Senate 2 year | |||||||||||||
AB 1098 | TRACKING | California Education Interagency Council. | Assembly Chaptered | |||||||||||||
AB 1128 | SUPPORT | California Student Teacher Support Grant Program. | Senate 2 year | |||||||||||||
AB 1235 | PENDING | California State University: skilled and trained workforce requirement. | Senate Rules | |||||||||||||
AB 1241 | PENDING | Student financial aid: Pay it Forward, Pay it Back Pilot Program: study. | Assembly Dead | |||||||||||||
AB 1346 | SUPPORT | Public postsecondary education: residency: dependents of members of the Armed Forces: reenrollments. | Senate 2 year | |||||||||||||
AB 1400 | OPPOSE | Community colleges: Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing Pilot Program. | Assembly Vetoed | |||||||||||||
AB 1453 | TRACKING | Public postsecondary education: student health: contraception and emergency contraception information. | Assembly Dead | |||||||||||||
AB 1462 | PENDING | Public postsecondary education: community colleges: baccalaureate degree program: Allan Hancock College. | Assembly Dead | |||||||||||||
AB 1486 | PENDING | Climate resiliency: research farms: grant program. | Senate Rules | |||||||||||||
AB 1534 | PENDING | Student financial aid: federal Workforce Pell Grant program. | Assembly Higher Education | |||||||||||||
AB 1552 | PENDING | Public postsecondary education: American Institutions and Ideals courses: civic engagement, civic discord, democracy, and democratic institutions: recommendations report. | Assembly Higher Education | |||||||||||||
AB 1582 | PENDING | Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act: collective bargaining: unfair labor practices. | Assembly Public Employment and Retirement | |||||||||||||
AB 1630 | OPPOSE | Meet and confer: observation. | Assembly Public Employment and Retirement | |||||||||||||
AB 1641 | PENDING | Postsecondary education: segments: tribal colleges and universities. | Assembly Higher Education | |||||||||||||
AB 1669 | PENDING | Student health: leaves of absence: mental health. | Assembly Higher Education | |||||||||||||
AB 1716 | SUPPORT | California Victim Compensation Board: tuition reimbursement. | Assembly Appropriations | |||||||||||||
AB 1769 | PENDING | Student transfer: tribal colleges. | Assembly Higher Education | |||||||||||||
AB 1784 | PENDING | Postsecondary education: nondiscrimination: pregnancy or pregnancy-related issues. | Assembly Higher Education | |||||||||||||
AB 1818 | OPPOSE | California State University: employer-employee relations: meeting and conferring. | Assembly Public Employment and Retirement | |||||||||||||
AB 1831 | OPPOSE | California State University: employees and contractors: compensation restrictions. | Assembly Higher Education | |||||||||||||
AB 1845 | PENDING | Student safety: human trafficking. | Assembly Higher Education | |||||||||||||
AB 1852 | PENDING | Kern Medical Education Authority. | Assembly Higher Education | |||||||||||||
AB 1858 | SPONSOR | California Community Colleges and California State University: Joint Associate Degree Pilot Program. | Assembly Higher Education | |||||||||||||
AB 1928 | PENDING | Sex equity: sexual harassment complaints. | Assembly Higher Education | |||||||||||||
AB 1985 | PENDING | Student health: athletic coaches: mental health training. | Assembly Health | |||||||||||||
AB 2053 | PENDING | Community colleges: baccalaureate degree program: Coast Community College District. | Assembly Higher Education | |||||||||||||
AB 2114 | PENDING | Public postsecondary education: nonresident tuition fee exemption: educational asylum program. | Assembly Higher Education | |||||||||||||
AB 2136 | PENDING | Community colleges: baccalaureate degree program: Cerritos Community College District. | Assembly Higher Education | |||||||||||||
AB 2176 | PENDING | Student housing: intersegmental working group. | Assembly Higher Education | |||||||||||||
AB 2203 | PENDING | Public postsecondary education: priority registration: veterans and dependents of veterans: federal GI Bill. | Assembly Higher Education | |||||||||||||
AB 2212 | PENDING | Postsecondary education: sexual harassment, harassment, intimidation, and bullying policies: student orientation and training. | Assembly Higher Education | |||||||||||||
AB 2229 | PENDING | The California State University Enrollment, Access, and Retention of Nontraditional Students Program. | Assembly Higher Education | |||||||||||||
AB 2236 | PENDING | Postsecondary education: articulation agreements. | Assembly Higher Education | |||||||||||||
AB 2251 | PENDING | Student financial aid: Cal Grant Program: cost of attendance. | Assembly Higher Education | |||||||||||||
AB 2301 | PENDING | Community colleges: Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing Pilot Program. | Assembly Higher Education | |||||||||||||
AB 2365 | PENDING | Education-related positions: dismissals: egregious misconduct: employment prohibition. | Assembly Education | |||||||||||||
AB 2374 | PENDING | Postsecondary education: Designation of California Asian American- and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions. | Assembly Higher Education | |||||||||||||
AB 2422 | PENDING | Student financial aid: delayed financial aid awards: extensions. | Assembly Higher Education | |||||||||||||
AB 2436 | PENDING | Public postsecondary education: tuition and fees: Team USA student athletes. | Assembly Higher Education | |||||||||||||
AB 2523 | PENDING | Public postsecondary education: governing bodies: biography and contact information. | Assembly Higher Education | |||||||||||||
AB 2660 | PENDING | Public postsecondary education: intersegmental partnerships: STEM education. | Assembly Higher Education | |||||||||||||
AB 2693 | PENDING | California State University: doctoral programs. | Assembly Higher Education | |||||||||||||
AB 2694 | PENDING | Public postsecondary education: community colleges: statewide baccalaureate degree program. | Assembly Higher Education | |||||||||||||
AB 2766 | PENDING | Public postsecondary education: student housing: foster youth and homeless youth. | Assembly Higher Education | |||||||||||||
SB 60 | OPPOSE | Public postsecondary education: waiver of tuition and fees: California Military Department GI Bill Award Program: extended education courses. | Senate Dead | |||||||||||||
SB 67 | SUPPORT | Student financial aid: Cal Grants: Middle Class Scholarship Program: eligibility: dependents of members of the armed services stationed outside of California. | Senate Chaptered | |||||||||||||
SB 98 | PENDING | Elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education: immigration enforcement: notification. | Senate Chaptered | |||||||||||||
SB 244 | TRACKING | Public postsecondary education: disabled student services: assessments. | Assembly 2 year | |||||||||||||
SB 271 | SUPPORT | Public postsecondary education: students with dependent children: childcare services, resources, and programs. | Senate Chaptered | |||||||||||||
SB 289 | PENDING | Postsecondary education: Gender and Sex Discrimination Educational Oversight Office. | Senate Dead | |||||||||||||
SB 307 | PENDING | Public postsecondary education: immigration enforcement. | Senate Chaptered | |||||||||||||
SB 323 | TRACKING | Student Aid Commission: California Dream Act application. | Assembly 2 year | |||||||||||||
SB 417 | SUPPORT IF AMENDED | The Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026. | Assembly Desk | |||||||||||||
SB 437 | SUPPORT | California State University: claim eligibility: genealogy and descendancy. | Senate Chaptered | |||||||||||||
SB 486 | TRACKING | Regional housing: public postsecondary education: changes in enrollment levels: California Environmental Quality Act. | Senate Chaptered | |||||||||||||
SB 520 | TRACKING | Nurse-midwifery education program. | Senate Chaptered | |||||||||||||
SB 550 | PENDING | California State University, San Jose: legal partnership pilot program. | Assembly 2 year | |||||||||||||
SB 638 | PENDING | California Education Interagency Council: California Career Technical Education Incentive Grant Program. | Senate Chaptered | |||||||||||||
SB 640 | SUPPORT | Public postsecondary education: admission, transfer, and enrollment. | Senate Chaptered | |||||||||||||
SB 685 | TRACKING | California State University: financial aid for homeless students: pilot program. | Assembly 2 year | |||||||||||||
SB 744 | TRACKING | Accrediting agencies. | Senate Chaptered | |||||||||||||
SB 761 | SUPPORT | CalFresh: student eligibility. | Senate Vetoed | |||||||||||||
SB 790 | SUPPORT | Postsecondary education: interstate reciprocity agreements for distance education: out-of-state postsecondary educational institutions. | Assembly 2 year | |||||||||||||
SB 892 | SUPPORT | Public postsecondary education: priority registration: members and former members of the Armed Forces of the United States and State Guard. | Senate Education | |||||||||||||
SB 895 | PENDING | California Science and Health Research Bond Act. | Senate Health | |||||||||||||
SB 960 | PENDING | Public postsecondary education: community colleges: statewide baccalaureate degree program. | Senate Education | |||||||||||||
SB 1006 | PENDING | Student financial aid: Cal Grant B access costs award. | Senate Education | |||||||||||||
SB 1101 | PENDING | Postsecondary education: sharing personal information: notice. | Senate Education | |||||||||||||
SB 1255 | PENDING | Postsecondary education: Designation of California Hispanic-Serving Institutions. | Senate Education | |||||||||||||
SB 1328 | PENDING | Public postsecondary education: Equity in Higher Education Act: campus contact. | Senate Education | |||||||||||||
SB 1374 | SPONSOR | Restraining orders: educational institutions. | Senate Judiciary | |||||||||||||
SCR 82 | PENDING | Public higher education: artificial intelligence usage. | Assembly Higher Education | |||||||||||||