Bill Commons

CA AB 2241

enacted

School facilities: inclusive school playgrounds.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 2241 pass?

Yes. CA AB 2241 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-18): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 295, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 2241 about?

If state funds are used for a public building or facility or local funds are used for a school or community college building or facility, including a school playground, existing law prohibits a contract from being awarded until the Department of General Services issues a written approval stating that the plans and specifications comply with the intent of provisions governing access to public buildings by physically handicapped persons, including the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Existing law establishes various state grant and funding programs administered by the State Department of Education that may be used for school facilities and related improvements, including school playgrounds. This bill would require the department to curate and maintain an internet resource that demonstrates best practices for inclusive school playgrounds, as provided.

Who sponsors CA AB 2241?

Boerner is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2241, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

If state funds are used for a public building or facility or local funds are used for a school or community college building or facility, including a school playground, existing law prohibits a contract from being awarded until the Department of General Services issues a written approval stating that the plans and specifications comply with the intent of provisions governing access to public buildings by physically handicapped persons, including the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Existing law establishes various state grant and funding programs administered by the State Department of Education that may be used for school facilities and related improvements, including school playgrounds. This bill would require the department to curate and maintain an internet resource that demonstrates best practices for inclusive school playgrounds, as provided.

Introduced
2026-03-19
Latest action
2026-09-18 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 295, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Boernerauthor
  • Patelprincipal coauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-18

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 295, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-09-18

    Approved by the Governor.

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-09-03

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

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  4. 2026-08-26

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  5. 2026-08-26

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

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

  6. 2026-08-26

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6641.).

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  7. 2026-08-26

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

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  8. 2026-08-19

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  9. 2026-08-18

    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 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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  12. 2026-06-29

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  13. 2026-06-17

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  14. 2026-06-03

    Referred to Com. on ED.

    referral-committee

  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 78. Noes 0.)

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  17. 2026-05-26

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 5310.)

  18. 2026-05-18

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  19. 2026-05-14

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

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  20. 2026-05-06

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

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  21. 2026-04-28

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  22. 2026-04-27

    Read second time and amended.

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  23. 2026-04-23

    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 22).

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  24. 2026-03-23

    Re-referred to Com. on ED.

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  25. 2026-03-19

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

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  26. 2026-03-19

    Referred to Com. on ED.

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  27. 2026-02-20

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  28. 2026-02-19

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/19/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-19Compare
  • 03/19/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-19Compare
  • 04/27/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-27Compare
  • 08/18/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-18Compare
  • 08/30/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-30Compare
  • AB2241Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-04-22 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Bonta: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Castillo: 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 2241 Boerner Assembly Third Reading

    2026-05-26 · pass · 78-0

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

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

    2026-06-17 · pass · 7-0

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

  • 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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http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2241

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