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CA AB 2142

vetoed

School districts: community college districts: short-term employees: classified service.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CA AB 2142 pass?

No. CA AB 2142 passed the legislature but was vetoed. Latest recorded action (2026-09-20): Vetoed by Governor.

What is CA AB 2142 about?

Existing law requires the governing board of a school district and the governing board of a community college district to employ persons for positions not requiring certification qualifications and to classify, as defined, these employees and positions. Existing law requires these employees and positions to be known as the classified service. Existing law prohibits substitute and short-term employees, as defined, employed and paid for less than 75% of a school year or college year, from being part of the classified service. This bill would establish a rebuttable presumption that a school district or community college district is required to replace a short-term employee position with a position in the classified service if (1) the short-term employee performs the required service of the position beyond 75% of a school year or college year, (2) the short-term employee voluntarily separates or is laid off or terminated from employment for at least 50% but less than 75% of a school year or college year and is then rehired in the next school year or college year to perform substantially the same services for at least 50% of the school year or college year, or (3) the services of the short-term employee position are used at least 50% of a school year or college year for 3 of 5 consecutive school years or college years.

Who sponsors CA AB 2142?

Garcia is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2142.

Description

Existing law requires the governing board of a school district and the governing board of a community college district to employ persons for positions not requiring certification qualifications and to classify, as defined, these employees and positions. Existing law requires these employees and positions to be known as the classified service. Existing law prohibits substitute and short-term employees, as defined, employed and paid for less than 75% of a school year or college year, from being part of the classified service. This bill would establish a rebuttable presumption that a school district or community college district is required to replace a short-term employee position with a position in the classified service if (1) the short-term employee performs the required service of the position beyond 75% of a school year or college year, (2) the short-term employee voluntarily separates or is laid off or terminated from employment for at least 50% but less than 75% of a school year or college year and is then rehired in the next school year or college year to perform substantially the same services for at least 50% of the school year or college year, or (3) the services of the short-term employee position are used at least 50% of a school year or college year for 3 of 5 consecutive school years or college years.

Introduced
2026-04-22
Latest action
2026-09-20 — Vetoed by Governor.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Garciaauthor

Committees

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Action timeline

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  1. 2026-09-20

    Vetoed by Governor.

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  2. 2026-09-08

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

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  3. 2026-08-28

    In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  4. 2026-08-28

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 10.).

  5. 2026-08-13

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 13).

  6. 2026-08-13

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. 2026-08-03

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  8. 2026-07-01

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  9. 2026-06-10

    Referred to Coms. on L., P.E. & R. and APPR.

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  10. 2026-05-28

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

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  11. 2026-05-27

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 60. Noes 16.)

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  12. 2026-05-27

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 60. Noes 16. Page 5452.)

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  13. 2026-05-18

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  14. 2026-05-14

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (May 14).

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  15. 2026-05-06

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

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  16. 2026-04-27

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  17. 2026-04-23

    Read second time and amended.

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  18. 2026-04-22

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) (April 21).

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  19. 2026-04-08

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HIGHER ED. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

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  20. 2026-03-09

    Referred to Coms. on P. E. & R. and HIGHER ED.

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  21. 2026-02-19

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.

  22. 2026-02-18

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/18/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-18Compare
  • 04/23/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-23Compare
  • 09/02/26 - Enrolled — 2026-09-02Compare
  • AB2142Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-04-08 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Alanis: other
    • Lackey: other

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

    2026-04-21 · pass · 7-3

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Ramos: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Macedo: no
    • Tangipa: no
    • DeMaio: no

  • Do pass.

    2026-05-14 · pass · 11-4

    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: no
    • Ta: no
    • Dixon: no
    • Hoover: no

  • AB 2142 Garcia Assembly Third Reading

    2026-05-27 · pass · 60-16

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Bennett: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Johnson: no
    • Hoover: no
    • Macedo: no
    • DeMaio: no
    • Dixon: no
    • Wallis: no
    • Flora: no
    • Jeff Gonzalez: no
    • Tangipa: no
    • Hadwick: no
    • Sanchez: no
    • Gallagher: no
    • Alanis: no
    • Ellis: no
    • Patterson: no
    • Ta: no
    • Celeste Rodriguez: other
    • Castillo: other
    • Lackey: other
    • Chen: other

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

    2026-07-01 · pass · 4-1

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Strickland: no

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