CA AB 2794

enacted

Postsecondary education: nonresident tuition: exemption: federal GI Bill.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CA AB 2794 pass?

Yes. CA AB 2794 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-08-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 144, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 2794 about?

Existing law establishes uniform residency requirements for purposes of ascertaining the amount of tuition and fees to be paid by students of public postsecondary educational institutions. Existing law requires a student classified as a nonresident to pay nonresident tuition, in addition to other fees required by the institution, except as provided. Existing law exempts a student enrolled at a campus of the California Community Colleges or the California State University from paying nonresident tuition or any other fee that exclusively applies to nonresident students if the student resides in California, meets the definition of "covered individual" under federal law, and is eligible for education benefits under 4 specified federal GI Bill programs, as the federal law read on January 5, 2022. This bill would add, for purposes of that exemption, the Montgomery GI Bill-Selected Reserve program to the list of federal GI Bill programs and specify that federal law as it read on January 5, 2026, applies. To the extent that the bill would impose new duties on community college districts to determine eligibility for an exemption from paying nonresident tuition or fees, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Who sponsors CA AB 2794?

Committee on Higher Education is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2794.

Description

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-08-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 144, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-08-27
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 144, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-08-27
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-08-18
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-11
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
committee-passage
2026-08-10
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-10
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5325.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-04
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
reading-1,reading-2
2026-08-03
From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.
committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-06-25
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-06-01
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2026-05-27
Referred to Com. on ED.
referral-committee
2026-05-14
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-05-14
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 5057.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-05-07
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
reading-1,reading-2
2026-05-06
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 6).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-22
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-03-23
Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.
referral-committee
2026-03-19
From printer. May be heard in committee April 18.
2026-03-18
Read first time. To print.
reading-1

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Votes

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: 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
Do pass. To Consent Calendar.
2026-05-06 · pass · 14-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Solache: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Fong: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Ta: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Krell: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Arambula: other
AB 2794 Higher Education Consent Calendar Second Day
2026-05-14 · pass · 77-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Chen: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Berman: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Soria: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Solache: yes
- Wilson: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Hart: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Papan: yes
- Davies: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Lee: yes
- Fong: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Ward: yes
- Krell: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Ta: yes
- Addis: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Bains: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Haney: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Patel: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Arambula: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Flora: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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

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