CA AB 235
deadPupils: use of smartphones.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did CA AB 235 pass?
No. CA AB 235 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-02-02). Latest recorded action (2026-02-02): From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
What is CA AB 235 about?
Existing law requires the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school, by July 1, 2026, to develop and adopt, and update every 5 years, a policy to limit or prohibit the use by its pupils of smartphones while the pupils are at a schoolsite or while the pupils are under the supervision and control of an employee or employees of that school district, county office of education, or charter school, as provided. This bill would expressly authorize the above-described policy to limit or prohibit the use of smartphones to include, but not be limited to, a scheduled-based restriction policy, as defined, or a full-day restriction policy, as defined.
Who sponsors CA AB 235?
Arambula is the primary sponsor of CA AB 235.
Description
Existing law requires the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school, by July 1, 2026, to develop and adopt, and update every 5 years, a policy to limit or prohibit the use by its pupils of smartphones while the pupils are at a schoolsite or while the pupils are under the supervision and control of an employee or employees of that school district, county office of education, or charter school, as provided. This bill would expressly authorize the above-described policy to limit or prohibit the use of smartphones to include, but not be limited to, a scheduled-based restriction policy, as defined, or a full-day restriction policy, as defined.
- Introduced
- 2025-03-17
- Latest action
- 2026-02-02 — From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Arambulaauthor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-01-13
Read first time. To print.
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2025-01-14
From printer. May be heard in committee February 13.
2025-03-17
Referred to Com. on ED.
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2025-03-17
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.
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2025-03-18
Re-referred to Com. on ED.
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2025-04-10
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (April 9).
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2025-04-21
Read second time and amended.
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2025-04-22
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2025-04-30
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2025-05-14
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2026-01-31
Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.
failure
2026-02-02
From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
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Versions
Documents
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Votes
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2025-04-09 · pass · 7-1
Member-level votes (9)
- Bonta: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Patel: yes
- Addis: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Castillo: no
- Hoover: other
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
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