Bill Commons

CA AB 2726

enacted

School facilities: disposal of surplus technology property.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CA AB 2726 pass?

Yes. CA AB 2726 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-30): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 51, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 2726 about?

(1) Existing law authorizes the governing board of any school district or community college district to sell for cash any personal property belonging to the school district or community college district if the property is not required for school purposes, should be disposed of for the purpose of replacement, or is unsatisfactory or not suitable for school use, pursuant to certain requirements, including, among others, notice and bid requirements. This bill, in addition to and notwithstanding those provisions, would separately authorize the governing board of a school district or community college district to declare district-owned technology, as defined, to be surplus technology property and would authorize the school district or community college district to dispose of that surplus technology property by (A) sale by public auction, (B) sale by sealed bid, (C) sale or transfer through a structured trade-in or buyback program with a vendor, manufacturer, or other third-party purchaser, as specified, (D) negotiated sale to a public agency, nonprofit organization, or private entity, as specified, or (E) donation to a public agency or nonprofit public benefit corporation. The bill would require the governing board of a school district or community college district, before disposing of surplus technology property, to adopt policies and procedures that, at minimum, address specified items, including, among others, a process for determining that property is no longer required for school purposes, reasonable methods to ensure competition or market testing, and compliance with all applicable state and federal requirements for protecting pupil or student and employee data. The bill would require the school district or community college district, to the extent practicable, to structure the disposition of surplus technology property in a manner that maximizes net proceeds or value returned, minimizes electronic waste, and promotes environmentally responsible recycling, refurbishment, and reuse. (2) Existing law prohibits a county superintendent of schools from disposing of any item of personal property worth over $25,000 that belongs to the county office of education without meeting specified conditions, including conditions relating to valuation, advertising, and county board of education approval. Existing law prohibits a county superintendent of schools from disposing of any item of personal property worth less than $25,000 that belongs to the county office of education unless they certify the value of the property in a quarterly report and submit that report to the county board of education for its review. This bill, in addition to and notwithstanding those provisions, would separately authorize the county board of education to declare county office of education-owned technology, as defined, to be surplus technology property and would authorize the county superintendent of schools to dispose of that surplus technology property pursuant to the same above-described provisions that would apply to school districts and community college districts.

Who sponsors CA AB 2726?

Fong is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2726.

Description

(1) Existing law authorizes the governing board of any school district or community college district to sell for cash any personal property belonging to the school district or community college district if the property is not required for school purposes, should be disposed of for the purpose of replacement, or is unsatisfactory or not suitable for school use, pursuant to certain requirements, including, among others, notice and bid requirements. This bill, in addition to and notwithstanding those provisions, would separately authorize the governing board of a school district or community college district to declare district-owned technology, as defined, to be surplus technology property and would authorize the school district or community college district to dispose of that surplus technology property by (A) sale by public auction, (B) sale by sealed bid, (C) sale or transfer through a structured trade-in or buyback program with a vendor, manufacturer, or other third-party purchaser, as specified, (D) negotiated sale to a public agency, nonprofit organization, or private entity, as specified, or (E) donation to a public agency or nonprofit public benefit corporation. The bill would require the governing board of a school district or community college district, before disposing of surplus technology property, to adopt policies and procedures that, at minimum, address specified items, including, among others, a process for determining that property is no longer required for school purposes, reasonable methods to ensure competition or market testing, and compliance with all applicable state and federal requirements for protecting pupil or student and employee data. The bill would require the school district or community college district, to the extent practicable, to structure the disposition of surplus technology property in a manner that maximizes net proceeds or value returned, minimizes electronic waste, and promotes environmentally responsible recycling, refurbishment, and reuse. (2) Existing law prohibits a county superintendent of schools from disposing of any item of personal property worth over $25,000 that belongs to the county office of education without meeting specified conditions, including conditions relating to valuation, advertising, and county board of education approval. Existing law prohibits a county superintendent of schools from disposing of any item of personal property worth less than $25,000 that belongs to the county office of education unless they certify the value of the property in a quarterly report and submit that report to the county board of education for its review. This bill, in addition to and notwithstanding those provisions, would separately authorize the county board of education to declare county office of education-owned technology, as defined, to be surplus technology property and would authorize the county superintendent of schools to dispose of that surplus technology property pursuant to the same above-described provisions that would apply to school districts and community college districts.

Introduced
2026-03-16
Latest action
2026-06-30 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 51, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Fongauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-30

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 51, Statutes of 2026.

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  2. 2026-06-30

    Approved by the Governor.

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  3. 2026-06-22

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

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  4. 2026-06-11

    In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

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  5. 2026-06-11

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0.).

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  6. 2026-06-11

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4698.).

  7. 2026-06-08

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  8. 2026-06-04

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 3).

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  9. 2026-05-13

    Referred to Com. on ED.

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  10. 2026-05-05

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

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  11. 2026-05-04

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 4916.)

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  12. 2026-04-23

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  13. 2026-04-22

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 21).

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  14. 2026-04-14

    Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

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  15. 2026-04-13

    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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  16. 2026-04-09

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HIGHER ED. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

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  17. 2026-03-17

    Re-referred to Com. on ED.

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  18. 2026-03-16

    Referred to Coms. on ED. and HIGHER ED.

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  19. 2026-03-16

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.

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  20. 2026-02-21

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  21. 2026-02-20

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/20/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-20Compare
  • 03/16/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-16Compare
  • 04/13/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-13Compare
  • 06/15/26 - Enrolled — 2026-06-15Compare
  • 06/30/26 - Chaptered — 2026-06-30Compare
  • AB2726Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Higher Education] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-04-08 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Zbur: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
  • Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

    2026-04-21 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Ramos: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
  • AB 2726 Fong Consent Calendar Second Day

    2026-05-04 · pass · 73-0

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Jackson: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Arambula: other
    • Chen: other
    • Wallis: other
    • Bennett: other
    • Flora: other
    • Caloza: other
    • Wilson: other
  • Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

    2026-06-03 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Choi: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
  • Consent Calendar 2nd

    2026-06-11 · pass · 36-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Ashby: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Strickland: other
    • Gonzalez: other
    • Pérez: other
    • Alvarado-Gil: other

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