Bill Commons

CA AB 2225

enacted

Education governance: Education Commissioner: reporting.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 2225 pass?

Yes. CA AB 2225 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-18): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 293, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 2225 about?

Commencing January 1, 2027, existing law vests all executive and administrative functions of the State Department of Education in an Education Commissioner. Existing law requires the Education Commissioner, on or before October 1, 2027, to develop findings and recommendations, including recommendations for necessary actions and activities, for a 2nd phase of education governance consolidation and streamlining, as specified, and to submit to the Governor and the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature (1) an interim report, by June 30, 2027, with a detailed description of the process used to gather required input for the development of those findings and recommendations and (2) a final report, by October 1, 2027, containing the findings and recommendations. This bill would require the Education Commissioner, utilizing those findings and recommendations, to submit a report, on or before October 1, 2028, to the Governor and appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature on, among other things, (1) progress toward implementation of the recommended actions or activities for education governance consolidation and streamlining and (2) recommendations of any additional steps the Governor and Legislature can take to consolidate or eliminate fragmented or duplicative state requirements and activities that require statutory or budgetary authority.

Who sponsors CA AB 2225?

Patel is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2225, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Description

Commencing January 1, 2027, existing law vests all executive and administrative functions of the State Department of Education in an Education Commissioner. Existing law requires the Education Commissioner, on or before October 1, 2027, to develop findings and recommendations, including recommendations for necessary actions and activities, for a 2nd phase of education governance consolidation and streamlining, as specified, and to submit to the Governor and the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature (1) an interim report, by June 30, 2027, with a detailed description of the process used to gather required input for the development of those findings and recommendations and (2) a final report, by October 1, 2027, containing the findings and recommendations. This bill would require the Education Commissioner, utilizing those findings and recommendations, to submit a report, on or before October 1, 2028, to the Governor and appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature on, among other things, (1) progress toward implementation of the recommended actions or activities for education governance consolidation and streamlining and (2) recommendations of any additional steps the Governor and Legislature can take to consolidate or eliminate fragmented or duplicative state requirements and activities that require statutory or budgetary authority.

Introduced
2026-04-09
Latest action
2026-09-18 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 293, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Patelauthor
  • Muratsuchiauthor
  • Ransomauthor
  • Garciaauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-18

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 293, Statutes of 2026.

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  2. 2026-09-18

    Approved by the Governor.

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  3. 2026-09-15

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

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  4. 2026-08-31

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling.

  5. 2026-08-31

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0.).

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  6. 2026-08-31

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6967.).

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  7. 2026-08-30

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  8. 2026-08-30

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).

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  9. 2026-08-28

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  10. 2026-08-27

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  11. 2026-08-17

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  12. 2026-08-13

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

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  13. 2026-08-13

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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  14. 2026-08-03

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  15. 2026-06-25

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  16. 2026-06-17

    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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  17. 2026-06-10

    Referred to Com. on ED.

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  18. 2026-05-28

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

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  19. 2026-05-27

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 1.)

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  20. 2026-05-27

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 1. Page 5479.)

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  21. 2026-05-19

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  22. 2026-05-18

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

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  23. 2026-05-14

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

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  24. 2026-05-06

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

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  25. 2026-04-14

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  26. 2026-04-13

    Read second time and amended.

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  27. 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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  28. 2026-03-09

    Referred to Com. on ED.

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  29. 2026-02-20

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  30. 2026-02-19

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/19/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-19Compare
  • 04/13/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-13Compare
  • 05/18/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-05-18Compare
  • 06/17/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-17Compare
  • 08/13/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-13Compare
  • 08/27/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-27Compare
  • 09/04/26 - Enrolled — 2026-09-04Compare
  • 09/18/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-18Compare
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  • AB2225Compare

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 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 2225 Patel Assembly Third Reading

    2026-05-28 · pass · 78-1

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Davies: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Lee: 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
    • 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
    • Jackson: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • DeMaio: no
    • Celeste Rodriguez: other

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

    2026-06-24 · pass · 7-0

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

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