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CA AB 1400

vetoed

Community colleges: Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing Pilot Program.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did CA AB 1400 pass?

No. CA AB 1400 passed the legislature but was vetoed on 2026-01-22. Latest recorded action (2026-01-22): Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

What is CA AB 1400 about?

Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. Existing law establishes community college districts throughout the state, under the administration of community college district governing boards, and authorizes these districts to provide instruction at the community college campuses they operate. Existing law establishes a statewide baccalaureate degree program that authorizes up to a total of 30 baccalaureate degree programs at community college districts to be approved per academic year, as provided. This bill would require the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to develop a Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing Pilot Program that authorizes select community college districts to offer a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. The bill would limit the pilot program to 10 community college districts statewide and would require the chancellor's office to identify and select eligible community college districts based on specified criteria. The bill would require the chancellor's office to develop a process designed to assist community college districts with nursing programs that are applying for national accreditation for the purpose of qualifying for the pilot program, as provided. The bill would require each participating community college district to give priority registration for enrollment in the pilot program to students with an associate degree in nursing from that community college district. The bill would require the Legislative Analyst's Office to conduct an evaluation of the pilot program to determine the effectiveness of the program and the need to continue or expand the program, as specified, to be submitted to the Legislature on or before July 1, 2033. The bill would repeal these provisions as of January 1, 2035.

Who sponsors CA AB 1400?

Soria is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1400, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. Existing law establishes community college districts throughout the state, under the administration of community college district governing boards, and authorizes these districts to provide instruction at the community college campuses they operate. Existing law establishes a statewide baccalaureate degree program that authorizes up to a total of 30 baccalaureate degree programs at community college districts to be approved per academic year, as provided. This bill would require the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to develop a Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing Pilot Program that authorizes select community college districts to offer a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. The bill would limit the pilot program to 10 community college districts statewide and would require the chancellor's office to identify and select eligible community college districts based on specified criteria. The bill would require the chancellor's office to develop a process designed to assist community college districts with nursing programs that are applying for national accreditation for the purpose of qualifying for the pilot program, as provided. The bill would require each participating community college district to give priority registration for enrollment in the pilot program to students with an associate degree in nursing from that community college district. The bill would require the Legislative Analyst's Office to conduct an evaluation of the pilot program to determine the effectiveness of the program and the need to continue or expand the program, as specified, to be submitted to the Legislature on or before July 1, 2033. The bill would repeal these provisions as of January 1, 2035.

Introduced
2025-02-21
Latest action
2026-01-22 — Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Soriaauthor
  • Cervantesprincipal coauthor
  • Reyesprincipal coauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-21

    Introduced. To print.

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  2. 2025-02-22

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.

  3. 2025-02-24

    Read first time.

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  4. 2025-03-24

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HIGHER ED. Read second time and amended.

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  5. 2025-03-24

    Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

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  6. 2025-03-25

    Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

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  7. 2025-04-30

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  8. 2025-05-14

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  9. 2025-05-23

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).

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  10. 2025-05-27

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  11. 2025-06-03

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 1995.)

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  12. 2025-06-04

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  13. 2025-06-18

    Referred to Com. on ED.

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  14. 2025-07-09

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  15. 2025-08-13

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  16. 2025-08-25

    In committee: Referred to suspense file.

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  17. 2025-08-29

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).

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  18. 2025-08-29

    Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

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  19. 2025-09-02

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  20. 2025-09-09

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2746.).

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  21. 2025-09-09

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  22. 2025-09-12

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 3364.).

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  23. 2025-09-24

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

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  24. 2025-10-13

    Vetoed by Governor.

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  25. 2025-10-13

    Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  26. 2026-01-22

    Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

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Versions

  • 02/21/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-21Compare
  • 03/24/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-03-24Compare
  • 08/29/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-08-29Compare
  • 09/16/25 - Enrolled — 2025-09-16Compare
  • AB1400Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2025-04-29 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Patel: yes

  • Do pass.

    2025-05-23 · pass · 14-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Calderon: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Sanchez: other

  • AB 1400 Soria Assembly Third Reading

    2025-06-03 · pass · 74-0

    Member-level votes (79)
    • Berman: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Sanchez: other
    • Castillo: other
    • Irwin: other
    • Chen: other
    • Arambula: other

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2025-07-09 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Laird: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes

  • Placed on suspense file

    2025-08-25 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Grayson: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Wahab: other

  • Do pass as amended

    2025-08-29 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Richardson: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes

  • 3rd Reading AB1400 Soria et al. By Reyes

    2025-09-09 · pass · 39-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Richardson: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Alvarado-Gil: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Weber Pierson: other

  • AB 1400 Soria Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    2025-09-12 · pass · 74-0

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Johnson: other
    • Arambula: other
    • Irwin: other
    • Patel: other
    • Sanchez: other
    • Castillo: other

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