CA AB 2374
enactedPostsecondary education: Designation of California Asian American- and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did CA AB 2374 pass?
Yes. CA AB 2374 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-29): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 760, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 2374 about?
Existing law establishes the California State University, under the administration of the Trustees of the California State University, the University of California, under the administration of the Regents of the University of California, the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, and independent institutions of higher education, as defined, as 4 segments of postsecondary education in the state. This bill would establish the Designation of California Asian American- and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions to recognize campuses of those segments of postsecondary education that excel at providing academic resources to Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander students. The bill would establish a California Asian American- and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions governing board to designate colleges and universities as California Asian American- and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions and would require the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to, among other duties, develop the application processes and to process and present initial and renewal applications to receive this designation to the governing board, as specified. The bill would make an initial and renewal designation valid for 5 years.
Who sponsors CA AB 2374?
Fong is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2374, joined by 7 cosponsors.
Description
Existing law establishes the California State University, under the administration of the Trustees of the California State University, the University of California, under the administration of the Regents of the University of California, the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, and independent institutions of higher education, as defined, as 4 segments of postsecondary education in the state. This bill would establish the Designation of California Asian American- and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions to recognize campuses of those segments of postsecondary education that excel at providing academic resources to Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander students. The bill would establish a California Asian American- and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions governing board to designate colleges and universities as California Asian American- and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions and would require the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to, among other duties, develop the application processes and to process and present initial and renewal applications to receive this designation to the governing board, as specified. The bill would make an initial and renewal designation valid for 5 years.
- Introduced
- 2026-04-13
- Latest action
- 2026-09-29 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 760, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Fongauthor
- Reyesprincipal coauthor
- Harabediancoauthor
- Kalracoauthor
- Nguyencoauthor
- Muratsuchicoauthor
- Patelcoauthor
- Sharp-Collinscoauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-29
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 760, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-29
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-09-03
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-26
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 5.).
2026-08-26
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-26
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 60. Noes 14.).
2026-08-26
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 60. Noes 14. Page 6644.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-17
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-08-13
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 13).
2026-08-13
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
2026-08-03
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2026-06-25
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-06-15
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ED.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-06-10
Referred to Com. on ED.
referral-committee
2026-06-01
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-05-28
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 58. Noes 16. Page 5528.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-05-18
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-05-14
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (May 14).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-05-06
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
2026-04-22
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-04-22
Coauthors revised.
2026-04-14
Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.
referral-committee
2026-04-13
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HIGHER ED. Read second time and amended.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-09
Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.
referral-committee
2026-02-20
From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2026-02-19
Read first time. To print.
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Votes
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-21 · pass · 7-3
Member-level votes (10)
- Ramos: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Patel: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Fong: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Macedo: no
- Tangipa: no
- DeMaio: no
Do pass.
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 2374 Fong Assembly Third Reading
2026-05-28 · pass · 58-16
Member-level votes (80)
- Bryan: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Soria: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Stefani: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Berman: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Krell: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Solache: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Haney: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Bains: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Ward: yes
- Addis: yes
- Hart: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Patel: yes
- Fong: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Lee: yes
- Papan: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Flora: no
- Davies: no
- Tangipa: no
- Hoover: no
- Wallis: no
- Jeff Gonzalez: no
- Sanchez: no
- Lackey: no
- Ellis: no
- Johnson: no
- Dixon: no
- DeMaio: no
- Patterson: no
- Hadwick: no
- Macedo: no
- Gallagher: no
- Chen: other
- Ta: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Quirk-Silva: other
- Castillo: other
- Alanis: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-24 · pass · 6-1
Member-level votes (7)
- Choi: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: no
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