CA AB 664
vetoedCommunity colleges: baccalaureate degree program: Southwestern Community College District.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did CA AB 664 pass?
No. CA AB 664 passed the legislature but was vetoed. Latest recorded action (2026-09-27): Vetoed by Governor.
What is CA AB 664 about?
Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. Existing law establishes community college districts throughout the state and authorizes them to provide instruction at the campuses they operate. Existing law authorizes the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, in consultation with the California State University and the University of California, to authorize the establishment of community college district baccalaureate degree programs, as provided. This bill would authorize the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to authorize the Southwestern Community College District to offer no more than 4 workforce-aligned baccalaureate degree programs, one each in forensic studies, allied health education and leadership, interaction design, and teaching English to speakers of other languages, as provided. The bill would require the Legislative Analyst's Office to, on or before July 1, 2031, conduct and present to the Legislature and the Governor an interim evaluation of any of the baccalaureate degree programs that are offered pursuant to that authorization and, on or before July 1, 2035, a final evaluation of those degree programs, as provided. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2037. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Southwestern Community College District. This bill would not become operative if either AB 2694 or SB 960 of the 2025–26 Regular Session, or both of those bills, are enacted and take effect on or before January 1, 2027.
Who sponsors CA AB 664?
Alvarez is the primary sponsor of CA AB 664, joined by 3 cosponsors.
Description
Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. Existing law establishes community college districts throughout the state and authorizes them to provide instruction at the campuses they operate. Existing law authorizes the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, in consultation with the California State University and the University of California, to authorize the establishment of community college district baccalaureate degree programs, as provided. This bill would authorize the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to authorize the Southwestern Community College District to offer no more than 4 workforce-aligned baccalaureate degree programs, one each in forensic studies, allied health education and leadership, interaction design, and teaching English to speakers of other languages, as provided. The bill would require the Legislative Analyst's Office to, on or before July 1, 2031, conduct and present to the Legislature and the Governor an interim evaluation of any of the baccalaureate degree programs that are offered pursuant to that authorization and, on or before July 1, 2035, a final evaluation of those degree programs, as provided. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2037. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Southwestern Community College District. This bill would not become operative if either AB 2694 or SB 960 of the 2025–26 Regular Session, or both of those bills, are enacted and take effect on or before January 1, 2027.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-05
- Latest action
- 2026-09-27 — Vetoed by Governor.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- Alvarezauthor
- Boernercoauthor
- Jeff Gonzalezcoauthor
- Padillacoauthor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-27
Vetoed by Governor.
executive-veto
2026-09-14
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-31
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
2026-08-31
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-31
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling.
2026-08-31
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 68. Noes 1.).
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2026-08-31
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 68. Noes 1. Page 7030.).
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2026-08-24
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-08-21
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
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2026-08-13
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-08-13
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).
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2026-08-03
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
2026-07-02
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-05-22
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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2026-05-06
Referred to Com. on ED.
referral-committee
2026-01-27
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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2026-01-26
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 69. Noes 1. Page 3830.)
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2026-01-22
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (January 22).
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2026-01-22
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-01-22
Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 3806.)
2026-01-22
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
referral-committee
2026-01-14
Coauthors revised.
2026-01-14
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (January 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-01-06
Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.
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2026-01-05
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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2026-01-05
Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.
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2025-02-15
From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.
2025-02-14
Read first time. To print.
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Votes
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-01-13 · pass · 9-1
Member-level votes (10)
- Patel: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Fong: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Boerner: yes
- DeMaio: no
Do pass.
2026-01-22 · pass · 15-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Hoover: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Krell: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Solache: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Fong: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Ta: yes
- Dixon: yes
AB 664 Alvarez Assembly Third Reading
2026-01-26 · pass · 69-1
Member-level votes (80)
- Ahrens: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Addis: yes
- Ward: yes
- Haney: yes
- Hart: yes
- Fong: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Bains: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Soria: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Berman: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Lee: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Solache: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Davies: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Krell: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Patel: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Chen: yes
- Garcia: yes
- DeMaio: no
- Johnson: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Arambula: other
- Papan: other
- Macedo: other
- Sanchez: other
- Castillo: other
- Ellis: other
- Flora: other
- Ta: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-07-01 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Choi: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Pérez: other
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