CA AB 1369
enactedPupil rights: school graduation ceremonies and related events: adornments.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did CA AB 1369 pass?
Yes. CA AB 1369 has been enacted into law as of 2025-09-26. Latest recorded action (2025-09-26): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 133, Statutes of 2025.
What is CA AB 1369 about?
Existing law authorizes a pupil to wear traditional tribal regalia or recognized objects of religious or cultural significance as an adornment at school graduation ceremonies. Existing law prohibits that authorization from limiting a local educational agency's discretion and authority to prohibit an item that is likely to cause a substantial disruption of, or material interference with, the ceremony. Existing law defines "adornment" for these purposes as something attached to or worn with, but not replacing, the cap and gown customarily worn at school graduation ceremonies. This bill would extend a pupil's authorization to wear an adornment to school events that are related to graduation. The bill would clarify that what constitutes traditional regalia or recognized objects of religious or cultural significance is to be determined by the pupil and the pupil's family. The bill would prohibit a local educational agency from requiring (1) a preapproval process for a pupil to exercise their rights to wear an adornment and (2) a pupil to wear a cap if the cap is incompatible with the adornment. The bill would revise the definition of "adornment" as it relates to a cap customarily worn at school graduation ceremonies to instead mean something attached to, worn with, or worn in place of, the cap.
Who sponsors CA AB 1369?
Ramos is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1369.
Description
Existing law authorizes a pupil to wear traditional tribal regalia or recognized objects of religious or cultural significance as an adornment at school graduation ceremonies. Existing law prohibits that authorization from limiting a local educational agency's discretion and authority to prohibit an item that is likely to cause a substantial disruption of, or material interference with, the ceremony. Existing law defines "adornment" for these purposes as something attached to or worn with, but not replacing, the cap and gown customarily worn at school graduation ceremonies. This bill would extend a pupil's authorization to wear an adornment to school events that are related to graduation. The bill would clarify that what constitutes traditional regalia or recognized objects of religious or cultural significance is to be determined by the pupil and the pupil's family. The bill would prohibit a local educational agency from requiring (1) a preapproval process for a pupil to exercise their rights to wear an adornment and (2) a pupil to wear a cap if the cap is incompatible with the adornment. The bill would revise the definition of "adornment" as it relates to a cap customarily worn at school graduation ceremonies to instead mean something attached to, worn with, or worn in place of, the cap.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-21
- Latest action
- 2025-09-26 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 133, Statutes of 2025.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Ramosauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
2025-02-21
Introduced. To print.
introduction
2025-02-22
From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
2025-02-24
Read first time.
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2025-03-13
Referred to Coms. on ED. and JUD.
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2025-04-10
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
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2025-05-06
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (May 6).
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2025-05-07
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
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2025-05-12
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1521.)
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2025-05-13
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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2025-05-21
Referred to Coms. on ED. and JUD.
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2025-06-19
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 18).
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2025-06-23
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
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2025-07-02
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 1).
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2025-07-03
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2025-09-02
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2389.).
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2025-09-02
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-04
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2913.).
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2025-09-15
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
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2025-09-26
Approved by the Governor.
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2025-09-26
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 133, Statutes of 2025.
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Votes
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2025-04-09 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Castillo: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Patel: yes
- Addis: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Alvarez: yes
Do pass. To Consent Calendar.
2025-05-06 · pass · 12-0
Member-level votes (12)
- Macedo: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Papan: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Dixon: yes
AB 1369 Ramos Consent Calendar Second Day
2025-05-12 · pass · 77-0
Member-level votes (79)
- Ellis: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Krell: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Bains: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Ta: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Soria: yes
- Chen: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Papan: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Lee: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Fong: yes
- Flora: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Patel: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Hart: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Addis: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Haney: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Bryan: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Ward: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Solache: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Berman: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Davies: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Nguyen: other
- Stefani: other
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary]
2025-06-18 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Cabaldon: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Choi: yes
- Laird: yes
- Limón: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Pérez: yes
Do pass
2025-07-01 · pass · 13-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Niello: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Stern: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Laird: yes
- Allen: yes
- Ashby: yes
3rd Reading AB1369 Ramos By Laird
2025-09-02 · pass · 40-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Laird: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Jones: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Choi: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Becker: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Niello: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Grove: yes
- Allen: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Stern: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Limón: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
AB 1369 Ramos Concurrence in Senate Amendments
2025-09-04 · pass · 77-0
Member-level votes (79)
- Bains: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Hart: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Ta: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Haney: yes
- Solache: yes
- Chen: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Papan: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Addis: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Krell: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Soria: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Patel: yes
- Fong: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Lee: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Flora: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Davies: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Berman: yes
- Ward: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Garcia: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Tangipa: other
- Ahrens: other
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