CA AB 2503
enactedCalifornia Interscholastic Federation: pupil health: heat illness: guidelines.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 2503 pass?
Yes. CA AB 2503 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-08-31): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 172, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 2503 about?
Existing law describes the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) as a voluntary organization that consists of school and school-related personnel with responsibility for administering interscholastic athletic activities in secondary schools, and sets forth the Legislature's intent regarding the CIF's implementation of certain policies. Existing law requires the CIF, in consultation with the State Department of Education, to develop guidelines, procedures, and safety standards for the prevention and management of exertional heat illness. This bill would require, on or before July 1, 2027, and annually thereafter, the CIF to review and update as necessary the guidelines, procedures, and safety standards, with special consideration for regions of the state with higher average temperatures.
Who sponsors CA AB 2503?
Wallis is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2503.
Description
Existing law describes the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) as a voluntary organization that consists of school and school-related personnel with responsibility for administering interscholastic athletic activities in secondary schools, and sets forth the Legislature's intent regarding the CIF's implementation of certain policies. Existing law requires the CIF, in consultation with the State Department of Education, to develop guidelines, procedures, and safety standards for the prevention and management of exertional heat illness. This bill would require, on or before July 1, 2027, and annually thereafter, the CIF to review and update as necessary the guidelines, procedures, and safety standards, with special consideration for regions of the state with higher average temperatures.
- Introduced
- 2026-04-09
- Latest action
- 2026-08-31 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 172, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Wallisauthor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-08-31
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 172, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-08-31
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-08-24
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-17
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-17
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
committee-passage
2026-08-17
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5490.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-06-11
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-06-10
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 10).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-05-20
Referred to Com. on ED.
referral-committee
2026-05-12
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-05-11
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 69. Noes 0. Page 4997.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-04-27
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-04-23
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 22).
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2026-04-14
Re-referred to Com. on ED.
referral-committee
2026-04-13
Read second time and amended.
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2026-04-09
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on ED. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 7).
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2026-03-09
Referred to Coms. on A.,E.,S., & T. and ED.
referral-committee
2026-02-21
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2026-02-20
Read first time. To print.
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Votes
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Education]
2026-04-07 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Lackey: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Ward: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Quirk-Silva: other
- McKinnor: other
Do pass.
2026-04-22 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Bonta: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Patel: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Castillo: yes
AB 2503 Wallis Assembly Third Reading
2026-05-11 · pass · 69-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Jackson: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Haney: yes
- Flora: yes
- Berman: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Davies: yes
- Mark González: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Ta: yes
- Hart: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Patel: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Fong: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Chen: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Papan: yes
- Bains: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Addis: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Krell: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Ward: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Lee: other
- Lowenthal: other
- Solache: other
- Bonta: other
- Michelle Rodriguez: other
- Soria: other
- Rogers: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Bryan: other
- Quirk-Silva: other
- Arambula: other
Do pass
2026-06-10 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Pérez: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Choi: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
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