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CA AB 2006

enacted

State government: office buildings: daycare centers.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 2006 pass?

Yes. CA AB 2006 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 569, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 2006 about?

Existing law, the California Child Day Care Facilities Act, sets forth requirements for licensure as a daycare center. This bill, except as specified, would authorize on and after January 1, 2027, when the state constructs, acquires, or receives as a gift any office building that can accommodate state employees, or when additions, alterations, or repairs are made to any existing state-owned office building, and the additions, alterations, or repairs both change and affect the use of 25 percent of the net square foot area of the building and include addition to, alteration of, or repair of the first floor, priority to be given to licensed childcare providers, as defined, that seek to contract with the Director of General Services (director) to use a part of the space as a daycare center, as defined. The bill would subject the use of the space as a daycare center to terms and conditions set forth by the director, including as to cost. This bill would authorize the director to secure other space not attached to a state-owned office building for use as a daycare center if funds are made available for those purposes and the director determines one of certain conditions exist. The bill would also authorize existing state-owned office buildings to be retrofitted to accommodate a daycare center at the director's discretion, to the extent that state funds are made available for those purposes. The bill would set forth priority for enrollment of children in daycare centers established pursuant to the bill's provisions. This bill would require compliance with local and state safety building codes for daycare centers in state-owned office buildings. The bill would exclude from the bill's provisions office buildings used or owned by the state that provide care or 24-hour residential care for patients, inmates, or wards of the state.

Who sponsors CA AB 2006?

Michelle Rodriguez is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2006, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Existing law, the California Child Day Care Facilities Act, sets forth requirements for licensure as a daycare center. This bill, except as specified, would authorize on and after January 1, 2027, when the state constructs, acquires, or receives as a gift any office building that can accommodate state employees, or when additions, alterations, or repairs are made to any existing state-owned office building, and the additions, alterations, or repairs both change and affect the use of 25 percent of the net square foot area of the building and include addition to, alteration of, or repair of the first floor, priority to be given to licensed childcare providers, as defined, that seek to contract with the Director of General Services (director) to use a part of the space as a daycare center, as defined. The bill would subject the use of the space as a daycare center to terms and conditions set forth by the director, including as to cost. This bill would authorize the director to secure other space not attached to a state-owned office building for use as a daycare center if funds are made available for those purposes and the director determines one of certain conditions exist. The bill would also authorize existing state-owned office buildings to be retrofitted to accommodate a daycare center at the director's discretion, to the extent that state funds are made available for those purposes. The bill would set forth priority for enrollment of children in daycare centers established pursuant to the bill's provisions. This bill would require compliance with local and state safety building codes for daycare centers in state-owned office buildings. The bill would exclude from the bill's provisions office buildings used or owned by the state that provide care or 24-hour residential care for patients, inmates, or wards of the state.

Introduced
2026-03-02
Latest action
2026-09-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 569, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Michelle Rodriguezauthor
  • Leecoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-27

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 569, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-09-27

    Approved by the Governor.

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-09-03

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

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-08-26

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

  5. 2026-08-26

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. 2026-08-26

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.).

  7. 2026-08-26

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6637.).

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  8. 2026-08-24

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  9. 2026-08-21

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  10. 2026-08-20

    Ordered to third reading.

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  11. 2026-08-20

    From special consent calendar.

  12. 2026-08-18

    Ordered to special consent calendar.

  13. 2026-08-13

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  14. 2026-08-13

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

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  15. 2026-08-03

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  16. 2026-06-29

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  17. 2026-06-24

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

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  18. 2026-06-09

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HUMAN S. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 9). Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.

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  19. 2026-06-03

    Referred to Coms. on G.O. and HUMAN S.

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  20. 2026-05-27

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

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  21. 2026-05-26

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.)

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  22. 2026-05-26

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 5370.)

  23. 2026-05-19

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  24. 2026-05-18

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

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  25. 2026-05-14

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 14).

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  26. 2026-05-06

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

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  27. 2026-04-09

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 22. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  28. 2026-03-25

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on G.O. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 24). Re-referred to Com. on G.O.

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  29. 2026-03-25

    Coauthors revised.

  30. 2026-03-03

    Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.

    referral-committee

  31. 2026-03-02

    Referred to Coms. on HUM. S. and G.O.

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  32. 2026-03-02

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

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  33. 2026-02-18

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.

  34. 2026-02-17

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/17/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-17Compare
  • 03/02/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-02Compare
  • 05/18/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-05-18Compare
  • 06/24/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-24Compare
  • 08/21/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-21Compare
  • 08/30/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-30Compare
  • 09/27/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-27Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare
  • AB2006Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Governmental Organization] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-03-24 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Castillo: yes
  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-04-08 · pass · 22-0

    Member-level votes (22)
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
  • Do pass as amended.

    2026-05-14 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Krell: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Tangipa: other
    • Ta: other
    • Dixon: other
    • Hoover: other
  • AB 2006 Michelle Rodriguez Assembly Third Reading

    2026-05-27 · pass · 77-0

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

    2026-06-09 · pass · 13-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Wahab: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Alvarado-Gil: other
    • Hurtado: other
  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-06-29 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Laird: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes

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