Bill Commons

CA AB 2157

enacted

Workforce development: Displaced Oil and Gas Worker Pilot Program: extension.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 2157 pass?

Yes. CA AB 2157 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-20): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 385, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 2157 about?

Existing law establishes, until July 1, 2027, the Displaced Oil and Gas Worker Pilot Program, to be administered by the Employment Development Department (department) , for the purpose of addressing employment dislocations associated with oil, gas, and related industries. That program requires the department, using funds to be appropriated by the Legislature for purposes of the program, to award grants on a competitive basis to qualified applicants, as specified, for specified eligible activities. This bill would extend the program indefinitely by removing the July 1, 2027, repeal date. The bill would require the department to implement and administer the program only to the extent that funding is appropriated by the Legislature, as specified.

Who sponsors CA AB 2157?

Connolly is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2157, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Existing law establishes, until July 1, 2027, the Displaced Oil and Gas Worker Pilot Program, to be administered by the Employment Development Department (department) , for the purpose of addressing employment dislocations associated with oil, gas, and related industries. That program requires the department, using funds to be appropriated by the Legislature for purposes of the program, to award grants on a competitive basis to qualified applicants, as specified, for specified eligible activities. This bill would extend the program indefinitely by removing the July 1, 2027, repeal date. The bill would require the department to implement and administer the program only to the extent that funding is appropriated by the Legislature, as specified.

Introduced
2026-05-14
Latest action
2026-09-20 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 385, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
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Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Connollyauthor
  • Bryanauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-20

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 385, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-09-20

    Approved by the Governor.

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-09-04

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

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-08-27

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 55. Noes 19.).

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

  5. 2026-08-27

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. 2026-08-27

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 55. Noes 19. Page 6714.).

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  7. 2026-08-26

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

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  8. 2026-08-24

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  9. 2026-08-20

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  10. 2026-08-13

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  11. 2026-08-13

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

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  12. 2026-06-29

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

    referral-committee

  13. 2026-06-17

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  14. 2026-06-03

    Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.

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  15. 2026-05-27

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

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  16. 2026-05-26

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 57. Noes 20.)

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  17. 2026-05-26

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 57. Noes 20. Page 5374.)

  18. 2026-05-19

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  19. 2026-05-18

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

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  20. 2026-05-14

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (May 14).

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  21. 2026-04-22

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

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  22. 2026-04-09

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  23. 2026-03-09

    Referred to Com. on L. & E.

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  24. 2026-02-19

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.

  25. 2026-02-18

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/18/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-18Compare
  • 05/18/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-05-18Compare
  • 08/20/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-20Compare
  • 09/01/26 - Enrolled — 2026-09-01Compare
  • AB2157Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-04-08 · pass · 5-1

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Chen: no
    • Lackey: other

  • Do pass as amended.

    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 2157 Connolly Assembly Third Reading

    2026-05-27 · pass · 57-20

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

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

    2026-06-17 · pass · 4-1

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

  • Placed on suspense file

    2026-06-29 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Grayson: yes

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