CA AB 2504

in committee

Community colleges: artificial intelligence: pilot program.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, administered by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in the state. Existing law requires the board to appoint a chief executive officer, known as the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges. Existing law establishes community college districts throughout the state, under the administration of community college district governing boards, and authorizes these districts to provide instruction at the community college campuses they operate. This bill, upon appropriation, would require the chancellor's office to implement the Future of Creative Industries Pilot Program, commencing on or before July 1, 2028, and to select up to 10 community colleges to participate in the pilot program, as specified. The bill would require the chancellor's office, on or before January 1, 2032, to submit a report to the Legislature evaluating the effectiveness of the pilot program, as provided. The bill would repeal this pilot program on January 1, 2033.

Introduced: 2026-03-17
Status date: —
Latest action: 2026-06-30 — Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-02-20
Read first time. To print.
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2026-02-21
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2026-03-09
Referred to Com. on B. & P.
referral-committee
2026-03-17
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended.
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2026-03-18
Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.
referral-committee
2026-03-19
Re-referred to Coms. on HIGHER ED. and P. & C.P. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
referral-committee
2026-04-06
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HIGHER ED. Read second time and amended.
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2026-04-07
Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.
referral-committee
2026-04-15
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 14).
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2026-04-16
Read second time and amended.
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2026-04-20
Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
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2026-04-22
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-05-06
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
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2026-05-14
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
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2026-05-18
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-05-26
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.)
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2026-05-27
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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2026-06-10
Referred to Coms. on ED. and P., D.T., & C.P.
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2026-06-11
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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2026-06-25
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P.
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2026-06-29
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 29).
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2026-06-30
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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Versions

02/20/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-20Compare
03/17/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-17Compare
04/06/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-06Compare
04/16/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-16Compare
06/11/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-11Compare
06/30/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-30Compare
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Documents

Votes

Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection]
2026-04-14 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Muratsuchi: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Fong: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Patel: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-04-21 · pass · 15-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Bryan: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Patterson: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Hoover: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Ward: 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 2504 Bauer-Kahan 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 [Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection]
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
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-06-29 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Seyarto: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes

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