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CA AB 1728

enacted

Community colleges: common course numbering system: career technical education public safety courses.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CA AB 1728 pass?

Yes. CA AB 1728 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-15): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 200, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 1728 about?

Existing law requires the California Community Colleges, on or before July 1, 2027, to adopt a common course numbering system for all general education requirement courses and transfer pathway courses, and requires each community college campus, on or before July 1, 2027, to incorporate common course numbers from the adopted system into its course catalog. This bill would require, on or before December 31, 2027, the California Community Colleges to develop and submit to the Legislature an implementation and funding plan to establish a common course numbering and alignment system for career technical education public safety courses that is focused on regional, agency-compliant, and professional standards, as provided. The bill would require the system to include a phased implementation for firefighting courses, law enforcement education courses, and courses related to a modern policing degree program, as specified. The bill would make implementation of the system contingent upon the availability of funding.

Who sponsors CA AB 1728?

Alanis is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1728.

Description

Existing law requires the California Community Colleges, on or before July 1, 2027, to adopt a common course numbering system for all general education requirement courses and transfer pathway courses, and requires each community college campus, on or before July 1, 2027, to incorporate common course numbers from the adopted system into its course catalog. This bill would require, on or before December 31, 2027, the California Community Colleges to develop and submit to the Legislature an implementation and funding plan to establish a common course numbering and alignment system for career technical education public safety courses that is focused on regional, agency-compliant, and professional standards, as provided. The bill would require the system to include a phased implementation for firefighting courses, law enforcement education courses, and courses related to a modern policing degree program, as specified. The bill would make implementation of the system contingent upon the availability of funding.

Introduced
2026-03-18
Latest action
2026-09-15 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 200, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Alanisauthor

Committees

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Action timeline

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  1. 2026-09-15

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 200, Statutes of 2026.

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  2. 2026-09-15

    Approved by the Governor.

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  3. 2026-09-14

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 200, Statutes of 2026.

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  4. 2026-09-14

    Approved by the Governor.

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  5. 2026-08-31

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

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  6. 2026-08-25

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.).

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  7. 2026-08-25

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6448.).

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  8. 2026-08-20

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  9. 2026-08-20

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

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  10. 2026-08-20

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5589.).

  11. 2026-08-18

    Ordered to special consent calendar.

  12. 2026-08-13

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  13. 2026-08-13

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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  14. 2026-08-03

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  15. 2026-06-30

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  16. 2026-06-29

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 24).

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  17. 2026-06-03

    Referred to Com. on ED.

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  18. 2026-05-21

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

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  19. 2026-05-21

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 5194.)

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  20. 2026-05-18

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  21. 2026-05-14

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).

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  22. 2026-05-06

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

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  23. 2026-03-23

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  24. 2026-03-19

    Read second time and amended.

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  25. 2026-03-18

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (March 17).

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  26. 2026-02-23

    Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

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  27. 2026-02-06

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 8.

  28. 2026-02-05

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/05/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-05Compare
  • 03/19/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-19Compare
  • 06/30/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-30Compare
  • 08/27/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-27Compare
  • 09/14/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-14Compare
  • AB1728Compare
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Documents

Votes

  • Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-03-17 · pass · 10-0

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

  • Do pass.

    2026-05-14 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Dixon: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Mark González: yes

  • AB 1728 Alanis Assembly Third Reading

    2026-05-21 · pass · 73-0

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

  • Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-06-24 · pass · 7-0

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

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