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CA SB 945

enacted

School curriculum: physical education framework: cardiopulmonary resuscitation: automated external defibrillators.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did CA SB 945 pass?

Yes. CA SB 945 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-30): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 992, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA SB 945 about?

Existing law requires the governing board of a school district or the governing body of a charter school that requires a course in health education for graduation from high school to include instruction in performing compression-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) , as provided. Existing law also encourages those entities to provide to pupils general information on the use and importance of an automated external defibrillators (AED) . Existing law further requires the State Department of Education to provide guidance on how to implement these provisions, including, but not limited to, who may provide instruction. Existing law establishes the Instructional Quality Commission and requires the commission to, among other things, recommend curriculum frameworks to the State Board of Education. This bill would require the commission, when the physical education framework is next revised after January 1, 2027, to consider including content on the importance, performance, and use of CPR and AEDs in that framework.

Who sponsors CA SB 945?

Weber Pierson is the primary sponsor of CA SB 945, joined by 8 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law requires the governing board of a school district or the governing body of a charter school that requires a course in health education for graduation from high school to include instruction in performing compression-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) , as provided. Existing law also encourages those entities to provide to pupils general information on the use and importance of an automated external defibrillators (AED) . Existing law further requires the State Department of Education to provide guidance on how to implement these provisions, including, but not limited to, who may provide instruction. Existing law establishes the Instructional Quality Commission and requires the commission to, among other things, recommend curriculum frameworks to the State Board of Education. This bill would require the commission, when the physical education framework is next revised after January 1, 2027, to consider including content on the importance, performance, and use of CPR and AEDs in that framework.

Introduced
2026-02-02
Latest action
2026-09-30 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 992, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Weber Piersonauthor
  • Caballerocoauthor
  • Padillacoauthor
  • Richardsoncoauthor
  • Alaniscoauthor
  • Daviescoauthor
  • Garciacoauthor
  • Sharp-Collinscoauthor
  • Walliscoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-30

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 992, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-09-30

    Approved by the Governor.

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-08-24

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

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-08-19

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.

    passage,reading-1,reading-3

  5. 2026-08-19

    In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

    committee-passage

  6. 2026-08-19

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6264.) Ordered to the Senate.

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  7. 2026-08-13

    Assembly Rule 63 suspended.

  8. 2026-08-13

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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  9. 2026-08-13

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  10. 2026-07-01

    July 1 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

  11. 2026-06-18

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee

  12. 2026-06-18

    Coauthors revised.

  13. 2026-06-01

    Referred to Com. on ED.

    referral-committee

  14. 2026-05-22

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  15. 2026-05-22

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 4417.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  16. 2026-05-20

    Ordered to special consent calendar.

  17. 2026-05-14

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4258.) (May 14).

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  18. 2026-05-14

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  19. 2026-05-08

    Set for hearing May 14.

  20. 2026-04-27

    April 27 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  21. 2026-04-17

    Set for hearing April 27.

  22. 2026-04-15

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3898.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  23. 2026-04-06

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

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  24. 2026-04-02

    Set for hearing April 15.

  25. 2026-02-11

    Referred to Com. on ED.

    referral-committee

  26. 2026-02-03

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 5.

  27. 2026-02-02

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

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Versions

  • 02/02/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-02Compare
  • 04/06/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-04-06Compare
  • 08/20/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-20Compare
  • 09/30/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-30Compare
  • SB945Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

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

  • Placed on suspense file

    2026-04-27 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Wahab: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Richardson: 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 SB945 Weber Pierson

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

    2026-06-17 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Castillo: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Zbur: other

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