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CA SB 928

enacted

California State University: faculty employees.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did CA SB 928 pass?

Yes. CA SB 928 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-08-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 149, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA SB 928 about?

Existing law establishes the California State University, under the administration of the Trustees of the California State University, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in the state. Existing law requires the trustees to provide by rule for the government of their appointees and employees, including, among other things, rules related to appointment, classification, and duties. Existing law requires certain community college employees to be a person who meets specified minimum qualifications, as provided. This bill would explicitly require the instructor of record for a course of instruction to be a person who meets the rule provided by the trustees to serve as a faculty employee, as described, teaching credit instruction or noncredit instruction. The bill would also explicitly require a California State University faculty employee to be a person who meets the rule provided by the trustees to serve in that position.

Who sponsors CA SB 928?

Cervantes is the primary sponsor of CA SB 928, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law establishes the California State University, under the administration of the Trustees of the California State University, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in the state. Existing law requires the trustees to provide by rule for the government of their appointees and employees, including, among other things, rules related to appointment, classification, and duties. Existing law requires certain community college employees to be a person who meets specified minimum qualifications, as provided. This bill would explicitly require the instructor of record for a course of instruction to be a person who meets the rule provided by the trustees to serve as a faculty employee, as described, teaching credit instruction or noncredit instruction. The bill would also explicitly require a California State University faculty employee to be a person who meets the rule provided by the trustees to serve in that position.

Introduced
2026-01-29
Latest action
2026-08-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 149, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Cervantesauthor
  • Fongcoauthor
  • Mark Gonzálezcoauthor
  • Muratsuchicoauthor
  • Patelcoauthor
  • Sharp-Collinscoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-08-27

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 149, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-08-27

    Approved by the Governor.

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-08-18

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-08-13

    In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

    committee-passage

  5. 2026-08-13

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.

    passage,reading-1,reading-3

  6. 2026-08-13

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 6145.) Ordered to the Senate.

    passage,reading-1,reading-3

  7. 2026-06-11

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    reading-1,reading-2,reading-3

  8. 2026-06-10

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 9).

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2026-06-10

    Coauthors revised.

  10. 2026-05-18

    Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

    referral-committee

  11. 2026-04-23

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

    reading-1

  12. 2026-04-23

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4033.) Ordered to the Assembly.

    passage,reading-1,reading-3

  13. 2026-04-16

    Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

    reading-1,reading-2

  14. 2026-04-15

    From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3898.) (April 15).

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  15. 2026-04-09

    Set for hearing April 15.

  16. 2026-04-08

    Re-referred to Com. on ED.

    referral-committee

  17. 2026-03-24

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

    amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee

  18. 2026-02-11

    Referred to Com. on RLS.

    referral-committee

  19. 2026-01-30

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 1.

  20. 2026-01-29

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

    introduction,reading-1,referral-committee

Versions

  • 01/29/26 - Introduced — 2026-01-29Compare
  • 03/24/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-03-24Compare
  • 08/14/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-14Compare
  • 08/27/26 - Chaptered — 2026-08-27Compare
  • SB928Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

    2026-04-15 · pass · 7-0

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

  • Consent Calendar 2nd

    2026-04-23 · pass · 37-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Wiener: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Alvarado-Gil: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Wahab: other
    • Reyes: other
    • Ochoa Bogh: other

  • Do pass.

    2026-06-09 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Jackson: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Patel: yes

Related bills

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