Bill Commons

CA AB 2071

enacted

Pupil instruction: digital wellness.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 2071 pass?

Yes. CA AB 2071 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-10): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 186, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 2071 about?

Existing law requires the State Department of Education, on or before January 1, 2024, to develop a plan to expand mental health instruction in California public schools. This bill would require the department, on or before January 1, 2028, to develop a plan to expand digital wellness instruction in California public schools, as provided.

Who sponsors CA AB 2071?

Hoover is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2071, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Existing law requires the State Department of Education, on or before January 1, 2024, to develop a plan to expand mental health instruction in California public schools. This bill would require the department, on or before January 1, 2028, to develop a plan to expand digital wellness instruction in California public schools, as provided.

Introduced
2026-04-09
Latest action
2026-09-10 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 186, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Hooverauthor
  • Umbergcoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-10

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 186, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-09-10

    Approved by the Governor.

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-09-09

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-08-31

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling.

    amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2026-08-31

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

    amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2026-08-31

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6991.).

    amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2026-08-11

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  8. 2026-08-10

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

    passage,reading-1,reading-3

  9. 2026-08-10

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5323.).

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  10. 2026-08-04

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

    reading-1,reading-2

  11. 2026-08-03

    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

  12. 2026-07-02

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee

  13. 2026-06-22

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

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  14. 2026-06-10

    Referred to Com. on ED.

    referral-committee

  15. 2026-06-01

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  16. 2026-05-28

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 5521.)

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  17. 2026-05-20

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 5167.)

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  18. 2026-05-11

    From Consent Calendar.

  19. 2026-05-11

    Ordered to third reading.

    reading-1,reading-3

  20. 2026-05-07

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

    reading-1,reading-2

  21. 2026-05-06

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 6).

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  22. 2026-04-14

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    referral-committee

  23. 2026-04-13

    Read second time and amended.

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  24. 2026-04-09

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 8).

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  25. 2026-03-02

    Referred to Com. on ED.

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  26. 2026-02-19

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.

  27. 2026-02-18

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/18/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-18Compare
  • 04/13/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-13Compare
  • 05/20/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-05-20Compare
  • 06/22/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-22Compare
  • 09/04/26 - Enrolled — 2026-09-04Compare
  • 09/10/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-10Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare
  • AB2071Compare

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-04-08 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Zbur: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Lowenthal: 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 2071 Hoover Assembly Third Reading

    2026-05-28 · pass · 75-0

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

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

    2026-07-01 · pass · 7-0

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

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