Bill Commons

CA SB 1006

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Student financial aid: Cal Grant B access costs award.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did CA SB 1006 pass?

The current status of CA SB 1006 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-05-14): May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

What is CA SB 1006 about?

Existing law, the Cal Grant Program, establishes the Cal Grant A Entitlement Awards, the Cal Grant B Entitlement Awards, the California Community College Expanded Entitlement Awards, the California Community College Transfer Entitlement Awards, the Competitive Cal Grant A and B Awards, the Cal Grant C Awards, and the Cal Grant T Awards under the administration of the Student Aid Commission. Existing law establishes eligibility requirements for awards under the Cal Grant Program for participating students attending qualifying postsecondary educational institutions. Existing law limits an award for access costs, as defined, under the Cal Grant B Program to no more than $1,551, except as specified, but allows this amount to be adjusted in the annual Budget Act. This bill, commencing with the 2027–28 award year, would instead require the award for access costs under the Cal Grant B program to be at least the maximum per-student amount provided in the 2025–26 award year and would require that award amount to be increased annually by the amount of the percentage increase, if any, in the California Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, as specified.

Who sponsors CA SB 1006?

Padilla is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1006.

Description

Existing law, the Cal Grant Program, establishes the Cal Grant A Entitlement Awards, the Cal Grant B Entitlement Awards, the California Community College Expanded Entitlement Awards, the California Community College Transfer Entitlement Awards, the Competitive Cal Grant A and B Awards, the Cal Grant C Awards, and the Cal Grant T Awards under the administration of the Student Aid Commission. Existing law establishes eligibility requirements for awards under the Cal Grant Program for participating students attending qualifying postsecondary educational institutions. Existing law limits an award for access costs, as defined, under the Cal Grant B Program to no more than $1,551, except as specified, but allows this amount to be adjusted in the annual Budget Act. This bill, commencing with the 2027–28 award year, would instead require the award for access costs under the Cal Grant B program to be at least the maximum per-student amount provided in the 2025–26 award year and would require that award amount to be increased annually by the amount of the percentage increase, if any, in the California Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, as specified.

Introduced
2026-02-09
Latest action
2026-05-14 — May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Padillaauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

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  1. 2026-05-14

    May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

  2. 2026-05-08

    Set for hearing May 14.

  3. 2026-04-13

    April 13 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  4. 2026-03-27

    Set for hearing April 13.

  5. 2026-03-25

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3688.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  6. 2026-03-12

    Set for hearing March 25.

  7. 2026-03-12

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

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  8. 2026-02-18

    Referred to Com. on ED.

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  9. 2026-02-10

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 12.

  10. 2026-02-09

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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Votes

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-03-25 · pass · 7-0

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

  • Placed on suspense file

    2026-04-13 · pass · 7-0

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

Related bills

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Official source

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1006

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