CA AB 1626

enacted

Interscholastic athletics: youth sports: coaches: behavioral and mental health training.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 1626 pass?

Yes. CA AB 1626 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-30): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 884, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 1626 about?

Existing law requires the governing board of each school district to have general control of, and be responsible for, all aspects of the interscholastic athletic policies, programs, and activities in its school district, as provided, and requires the governing board of a school district to ensure that all interscholastic policies, programs, and activities in the school district are in compliance with state and federal law. Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district to enter into associations or consortia with other governing boards for purposes of governing regional or statewide interscholastic athletics, as provided. Existing law describes the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) as a voluntary organization that consists of school and school-related personnel with responsibility for administering interscholastic athletic activities in secondary schools and states the intent of the Legislature that the CIF, in consultation with the State Department of Education, implement specified policies relating to interscholastic athletics. Existing law, the 1998 California High School Coaching Education and Training Program, declares the intent of the Legislature to establish a California High School Coaching Education and Training Program, to be administered by school districts with an emphasis on specific components, including, among other components, sports psychology. Existing law requires every high school sports coach to complete, at their own expense, a coaching education program that meets the guidelines established by the California High School Coaching Education and Training Program. This bill would require specified trainings for coaches described in AB 1665 of the 2025–26 Regular Session to cover specified mental-health related topics, including, among other topics, trauma-informed care, as provided, and strategies of creating a positive team culture, as provided. The bill would require the department, on or before September 1, 2027, to identify existing training or develop a model youth athletics behavioral and mental health training, as specified, for persons who serve as coaches in youth sports organizations, both for recreational leagues and competitive or club leagues. The bill would require the department to post the training on its internet website and work with local partners to disseminate the training to appropriate youth athletic leagues, youth coaching entities, and relevant statewide organizations and associations. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 35179.1 of the Education Code proposed by AB 1665 to be operative only if this bill and AB 1665 are enacted and this bill is enacted last. This bill would make the operation of its provisions contingent upon the enactment of AB 1665 of the 2025–26 Regular Session.

Who sponsors CA AB 1626?

Gabriel is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1626, joined by 16 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: 2026-03-16
Latest action: 2026-09-30 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 884, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-09-30
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 884, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-30
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-09-04
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-27
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-27
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6725.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-26
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-26
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-24
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-21
Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-21
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-21
Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, passed, and to Assembly.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-20
In Senate. Held at Desk.
2026-08-20
Ordered to the Senate.
2026-07-02
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-07-02
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-07-02
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 5188.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-06-30
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
reading-1,reading-2
2026-06-29
From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.
committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-06-11
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-06-10
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 10).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-05-27
Referred to Com. on ED.
referral-committee
2026-05-14
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-05-14
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 5053.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-05-07
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
reading-1,reading-2
2026-05-06
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 6).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-23
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-04-23
Coauthors revised.
2026-04-09
Re-referred to Com. on ED.
referral-committee
2026-04-08
Read second time and amended.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-04-07
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on ED. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 7).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-03-17
Re-referred to Com. on A.,E.,S., & T.
referral-committee
2026-03-16
Referred to Coms. on A.,E.,S., & T. and ED.
referral-committee
2026-03-16
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on A.,E.,S., & T. Read second time and amended.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-01-27
From printer. May be heard in committee February 26.
2026-01-26
Read first time. To print.
reading-1

Versions

01/26/26 - Introduced — 2026-01-26Compare
03/16/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-16Compare
04/08/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-08Compare
06/11/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-11Compare
08/21/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-21Compare
09/01/26 - Enrolled — 2026-09-01Compare
09/30/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-30Compare
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Votes

Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Education]
2026-04-07 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Lackey: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Ward: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Quirk-Silva: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-04-22 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Bonta: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Patel: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Castillo: yes
Do pass. To Consent Calendar.
2026-05-06 · pass · 14-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Solache: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Fong: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Ta: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Krell: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Arambula: other
AB 1626 Gabriel Consent Calendar Second Day
2026-05-14 · pass · 77-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Chen: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Berman: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Soria: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Solache: yes
- Wilson: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Hart: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Papan: yes
- Davies: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Lee: yes
- Fong: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Ward: yes
- Krell: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Ta: yes
- Addis: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Bains: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Haney: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Patel: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Arambula: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Flora: other
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-06-10 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Pérez: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Choi: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
Consent Calendar 2nd AB1626 Gabriel et al.
2026-07-02 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Durazo: yes
- Grove: yes
- Jones: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Limón: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Niello: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Allen: yes
- Becker: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Choi: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Laird: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Wahab: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Stern: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: other
- Rubio: other
- Richardson: other

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