CA SB 1154
enactedPublic contracts: best value procurement: community college districts.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did CA SB 1154 pass?
Yes. CA SB 1154 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-18): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 323, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA SB 1154 about?
Existing law, the Local Agency Public Construction Act, sets forth procedures that a local agency is required to follow when procuring certain services or work. The act requires the governing board of any school district and the governing board of any community college district to let contracts for the purchase of, among other things, equipment, materials, or supplies to be furnished, sold, or leased to the district, involving an expenditure of more than $50,000, to the lowest responsible bidder that gives security as the board requires, or else reject all bids. The act also authorizes the governing board of a school district, as described, to use, before December 31, 2030, a best value procurement method for bid evaluation and selection for public projects that exceed $1,000,000. This bill would additionally authorize the governing board of a community college district to use, before December 31, 2030, a best value procurement method for bid evaluation and selection for public projects that exceed $1,000,000. The bill would establish various requirements applicable to the use of the best value procurement method under this authorization. The bill would require a community college district to submit a report on the use of the best value procurement method, as specified, to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature, on or before January 1, 2030. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2031.
Who sponsors CA SB 1154?
Reyes is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1154.
Description
Existing law, the Local Agency Public Construction Act, sets forth procedures that a local agency is required to follow when procuring certain services or work. The act requires the governing board of any school district and the governing board of any community college district to let contracts for the purchase of, among other things, equipment, materials, or supplies to be furnished, sold, or leased to the district, involving an expenditure of more than $50,000, to the lowest responsible bidder that gives security as the board requires, or else reject all bids. The act also authorizes the governing board of a school district, as described, to use, before December 31, 2030, a best value procurement method for bid evaluation and selection for public projects that exceed $1,000,000. This bill would additionally authorize the governing board of a community college district to use, before December 31, 2030, a best value procurement method for bid evaluation and selection for public projects that exceed $1,000,000. The bill would establish various requirements applicable to the use of the best value procurement method under this authorization. The bill would require a community college district to submit a report on the use of the best value procurement method, as specified, to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature, on or before January 1, 2030. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2031.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-18
- Latest action
- 2026-09-18 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 323, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Reyesauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-18
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 323, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-18
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-08-24
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2026-08-19
In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
committee-passage
2026-08-19
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-19
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 63. Noes 11. Page 6260.) Ordered to the Senate.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-06-25
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-06-24
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (June 23).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-05-26
Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.
referral-committee
2026-05-20
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2026-05-19
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 9. Page 4334.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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2026-04-09
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-04-08
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3791.) (April 8).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-23
Set for hearing April 8.
2026-02-26
Referred to Com. on ED.
referral-committee
2026-02-19
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.
2026-02-18
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Votes
Do pass
2026-04-08 · pass · 5-2
Member-level votes (7)
- Reyes: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Choi: no
- Ochoa Bogh: no
3rd Reading
2026-05-19 · pass · 29-9
Member-level votes (40)
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Limón: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Becker: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Rubio: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Stern: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Laird: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Richardson: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Strickland: no
- Grove: no
- Alvarado-Gil: no
- Ochoa Bogh: no
- Dahle: no
- Jones: no
- Choi: no
- Valladares: no
- Seyarto: no
- Allen: other
- Niello: other
Do pass.
2026-06-23 · pass · 8-2
Member-level votes (10)
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Patel: yes
- Fong: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- DeMaio: no
- Tangipa: no
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