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CA AB 2158

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Pupil instruction: outdoor learning.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CA AB 2158 pass?

The current status of CA AB 2158 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-08-13): In committee: Held under submission.

What is CA AB 2158 about?

Existing law establishes a system of public elementary and secondary education in this state. Under this system, local educational agencies throughout the state provide instruction to pupils in kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, and existing law establishes courses of study for those pupils. This bill would encourage school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools to integrate outdoor learning into standards-aligned instruction across all grades and subject areas, as provided. Existing law establishes the State Department of Education under the administration of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and assigns the department numerous duties relating to the governance and funding of local educational agencies. This bill would require the department, on or before July 1, 2028, to curate and maintain on its internet website resources for educators on outdoor learning. The bill would also encourage the department, in carrying out these provisions, to consult with county offices of education, classroom educators, tribal partners, mental and physical health professionals and researchers, environmental literacy experts, and community organizations with experience in outdoor learning. The bill would authorize the department to provide resources to address the particular needs of each local educational agency. The bill would authorize the department to accept voluntary contributions to be deposited into the Outdoor Learning and Environmental Literacy Account, which the bill would create in the State Treasury, to fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature, the costs of these provisions.

Who sponsors CA AB 2158?

Hoover is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2158, joined by 7 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law establishes a system of public elementary and secondary education in this state. Under this system, local educational agencies throughout the state provide instruction to pupils in kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, and existing law establishes courses of study for those pupils. This bill would encourage school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools to integrate outdoor learning into standards-aligned instruction across all grades and subject areas, as provided. Existing law establishes the State Department of Education under the administration of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and assigns the department numerous duties relating to the governance and funding of local educational agencies. This bill would require the department, on or before July 1, 2028, to curate and maintain on its internet website resources for educators on outdoor learning. The bill would also encourage the department, in carrying out these provisions, to consult with county offices of education, classroom educators, tribal partners, mental and physical health professionals and researchers, environmental literacy experts, and community organizations with experience in outdoor learning. The bill would authorize the department to provide resources to address the particular needs of each local educational agency. The bill would authorize the department to accept voluntary contributions to be deposited into the Outdoor Learning and Environmental Literacy Account, which the bill would create in the State Treasury, to fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature, the costs of these provisions.

Introduced
2026-04-09
Latest action
2026-08-13 — In committee: Held under submission.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Hooverauthor
  • Nguyencoauthor
  • Sanchezcoauthor
  • Zburcoauthor
  • Arreguíncoauthor
  • Lowenthalauthor
  • Garciacoauthor
  • Ransomcoauthor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-08-13

    In committee: Held under submission.

  2. 2026-08-03

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  3. 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.

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  4. 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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  5. 2026-06-10

    Referred to Com. on ED.

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  6. 2026-05-28

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

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  7. 2026-05-27

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

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  8. 2026-05-27

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 5453.)

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  9. 2026-05-18

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  10. 2026-05-14

    Coauthors revised.

  11. 2026-05-14

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

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  12. 2026-05-06

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

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  13. 2026-04-14

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  14. 2026-04-13

    Read second time and amended.

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  15. 2026-04-09

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

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  16. 2026-03-02

    Referred to Com. on ED.

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  17. 2026-02-19

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.

  18. 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
  • 06/22/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-22Compare
  • AB2158Compare
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Documents

Votes

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

    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.

    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 2158 Hoover Assembly Third Reading

    2026-05-27 · pass · 77-0

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