CA SB 1128
enactedPupils: technology-based materials: school-issued electronic devices.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Did CA SB 1128 pass?
Yes. CA SB 1128 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-10): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 191, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA SB 1128 about?
Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district, when adopting instructional materials for use in school, to include relevant technology-based materials, defined for these purposes to mean basic or supplemental instructional materials that are designed for use by pupils and teachers as learning resources and that require the availability of electronic equipment in order to be used as a learning resource, and including the electronic equipment required to make use of those materials used by pupils and teachers as a learning resource, including, but not limited to, laptop computers and devices that provide internet access. Existing law prohibits a school official from requiring a pupil to purchase any instructional materials for the pupil's use in the school, except as provided. Commencing with the 2027–28 school year, this bill would prohibit, unless necessary under a specified circumstance, a school district, county office of education, or charter school from requiring a pupil in kindergarten, including a pupil in transitional kindergarten, to take home a school-issued electronic device, as defined, except that a local educational agency may authorize those pupils to take home a school-issued electronic device. The bill would encourage local educational agencies to regularly review and update their policies related to pupils' screen time and, in conducting that review, to solicit input from, among others, currently employed teachers and school administrators. This bill would require the State Department of Education, on or before July 1, 2027, to (1) curate and maintain on its internet website resources for age-appropriate screen time and electronic device use in schools and guidance on how to transition take-home school-issued electronic devices into dedicated classroom-based electronic devices and how to participate in e-waste recycling or buy-back programs, and (2) take into consideration when curating the resources and guidance, among other things, developmentally appropriate screen exposure time at each grade level.
Who sponsors CA SB 1128?
Stern is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1128, joined by 1 cosponsor.
Description
Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district, when adopting instructional materials for use in school, to include relevant technology-based materials, defined for these purposes to mean basic or supplemental instructional materials that are designed for use by pupils and teachers as learning resources and that require the availability of electronic equipment in order to be used as a learning resource, and including the electronic equipment required to make use of those materials used by pupils and teachers as a learning resource, including, but not limited to, laptop computers and devices that provide internet access. Existing law prohibits a school official from requiring a pupil to purchase any instructional materials for the pupil's use in the school, except as provided. Commencing with the 2027–28 school year, this bill would prohibit, unless necessary under a specified circumstance, a school district, county office of education, or charter school from requiring a pupil in kindergarten, including a pupil in transitional kindergarten, to take home a school-issued electronic device, as defined, except that a local educational agency may authorize those pupils to take home a school-issued electronic device. The bill would encourage local educational agencies to regularly review and update their policies related to pupils' screen time and, in conducting that review, to solicit input from, among others, currently employed teachers and school administrators. This bill would require the State Department of Education, on or before July 1, 2027, to (1) curate and maintain on its internet website resources for age-appropriate screen time and electronic device use in schools and guidance on how to transition take-home school-issued electronic devices into dedicated classroom-based electronic devices and how to participate in e-waste recycling or buy-back programs, and (2) take into consideration when curating the resources and guidance, among other things, developmentally appropriate screen exposure time at each grade level.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-17
- Latest action
- 2026-09-10 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 191, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Sternauthor
- Wicksprincipal coauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-10
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 191, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-10
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-09-04
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-28
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-28
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2026-08-27
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
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2026-08-27
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6746.) Ordered to the Senate.
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2026-08-17
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-08-13
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
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2026-08-13
Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
2026-08-13
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 13).
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2026-08-05
August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
2026-07-02
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 1).
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2026-07-02
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-06-04
June 17 hearing postponed by committee.
2026-06-01
Referred to Com. on ED.
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2026-05-22
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2026-05-22
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 4419.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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2026-05-20
Ordered to special consent calendar.
2026-05-14
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4265.) (May 14).
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2026-05-14
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-05-08
Set for hearing May 14.
2026-05-04
May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2026-04-24
Set for hearing May 4.
2026-04-22
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4007.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-04-14
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.
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2026-04-10
Set for hearing April 22.
2026-02-26
Referred to Com. on ED.
referral-committee
2026-02-18
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 20.
2026-02-17
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Versions
- 02/17/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-17Compare
- 04/14/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-04-14Compare
- 07/02/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-07-02Compare
- 08/13/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-08-13Compare
- 08/31/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-31Compare
- 09/10/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-10Compare
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Votes
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-22 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Choi: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Pérez: yes
Placed on suspense file
2026-05-04 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Dahle: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Grayson: yes
Do pass
2026-05-14 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Cervantes: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Grayson: yes
Special Consent
2026-05-22 · pass · 33-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Rubio: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Cortese: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Jones: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Limón: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Grove: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Choi: yes
- Richardson: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Laird: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Becker: other
- Hurtado: other
- Padilla: other
- Alvarado-Gil: other
- Stern: other
- Niello: other
- Allen: other
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-07-01 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Patel: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Garcia: other
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