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CA AB 805

in committee

Career Apprenticeship Bridge Program.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 805 pass?

Not yet. CA AB 805 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-08-13): In committee: Held under submission.

What is CA AB 805 about?

Existing law establishes the Division of Apprenticeship Standards within the Department of Industrial Relations and requires the division, among other things, to evaluate apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs to ensure that the program evaluated is complying with its standards, as specified. Existing law requires the Chief of the Division of Apprenticeship Standards to perform various functions with respect to apprenticeship programs and the welfare of apprentices. This bill would establish the Career Apprenticeship Bridge Program to be administered by the division and would authorize the division to work with the State Department of Education and the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges in order to, among other things, identify resources to support youth apprenticeships. The bill would require a program applicant for a Career Apprenticeship Bridge Program to submit documentation to the chief, as specified. The bill would require the chief, before approving a Career Apprenticeship Bridge Program, to present the application, as described, to the State Department of Education to review whether specified requirements are met. The bill would authorize the chief, among other things, to issue rules and regulations that govern Career Apprenticeship Bridge Programs, as specified.

Who sponsors CA AB 805?

Fong is the primary sponsor of CA AB 805.

Description

Existing law establishes the Division of Apprenticeship Standards within the Department of Industrial Relations and requires the division, among other things, to evaluate apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs to ensure that the program evaluated is complying with its standards, as specified. Existing law requires the Chief of the Division of Apprenticeship Standards to perform various functions with respect to apprenticeship programs and the welfare of apprentices. This bill would establish the Career Apprenticeship Bridge Program to be administered by the division and would authorize the division to work with the State Department of Education and the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges in order to, among other things, identify resources to support youth apprenticeships. The bill would require a program applicant for a Career Apprenticeship Bridge Program to submit documentation to the chief, as specified. The bill would require the chief, before approving a Career Apprenticeship Bridge Program, to present the application, as described, to the State Department of Education to review whether specified requirements are met. The bill would authorize the chief, among other things, to issue rules and regulations that govern Career Apprenticeship Bridge Programs, as specified.

Introduced
2025-03-24
Latest action
2026-08-13 — In committee: Held under submission.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Fongauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-08-13

    In committee: Held under submission.

  2. 2026-06-29

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-06-18

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

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  4. 2026-06-17

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 17).

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  5. 2026-06-09

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.

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  6. 2026-06-04

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  7. 2026-06-02

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.

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  8. 2026-05-06

    Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.

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  9. 2026-01-27

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

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  10. 2026-01-26

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 3839.)

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  11. 2026-01-22

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (January 22).

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  12. 2026-01-22

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

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  13. 2026-01-22

    Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 3806.)

  14. 2026-01-22

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  15. 2026-01-13

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (January 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  16. 2026-01-06

    Re-referred to Com. on L. & E.

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  17. 2026-01-05

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

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  18. 2025-03-25

    Re-referred to Com. on L. & E.

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  19. 2025-03-24

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

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  20. 2025-03-24

    Referred to Com. on L. & E.

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  21. 2025-02-19

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.

  22. 2025-02-18

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/18/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-18Compare
  • 03/24/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-03-24Compare
  • 01/05/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-01-05Compare
  • 06/02/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-02Compare
  • 06/09/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-09Compare
  • 06/18/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-18Compare
  • AB805Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-01-13 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Alanis: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
  • 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 805 Fong Assembly Third Reading

    2026-01-26 · pass · 73-0

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Mark González: 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
    • Castillo: 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
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Muratsuchi: other
    • Celeste Rodriguez: other
    • Arambula: other
    • Papan: other
    • Bryan: other
    • Flora: other
    • Ta: other
  • Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-06-17 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Durazo: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Laird: yes
  • Placed on suspense file

    2026-06-29 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Grayson: yes

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