Bill Commons

CA AB 2504

enacted

Community colleges: artificial intelligence: pilot program.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 2504 pass?

Yes. CA AB 2504 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-18): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 305, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 2504 about?

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.

Who sponsors CA AB 2504?

Bauer-Kahan is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2504, joined by 3 cosponsors.

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
Latest action
2026-09-18 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 305, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Bauer-Kahanauthor
  • Petrie-Norriscoauthor
  • Michelle Rodriguezcoauthor
  • Sharp-Collinscoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-18

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 305, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-09-18

    Approved by the Governor.

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-08-28

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-08-24

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.).

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

  5. 2026-08-24

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6412.).

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  6. 2026-08-20

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  7. 2026-08-20

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).

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  8. 2026-08-20

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5592.).

  9. 2026-08-18

    Ordered to special consent calendar.

  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. 2026-08-03

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

    referral-committee

  13. 2026-06-30

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  14. 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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  15. 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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  16. 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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  17. 2026-06-10

    Referred to Coms. on ED. and P., D.T., & C.P.

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  18. 2026-05-27

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  19. 2026-05-26

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

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  20. 2026-05-26

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 5317.)

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  21. 2026-05-18

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  22. 2026-05-14

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

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  23. 2026-05-06

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

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  24. 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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  25. 2026-04-20

    Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.

    referral-committee

  26. 2026-04-16

    Read second time and amended.

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  27. 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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  28. 2026-04-07

    Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

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  29. 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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  30. 2026-03-19

    Re-referred to Coms. on HIGHER ED. and P. & C.P. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

    referral-committee

  31. 2026-03-18

    Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.

    referral-committee

  32. 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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  33. 2026-03-09

    Referred to Com. on B. & P.

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  34. 2026-02-21

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  35. 2026-02-20

    Read first time. To print.

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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
  • 08/26/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-26Compare
  • 09/18/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-18Compare
  • AB2504Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

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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