Bill Commons

CA SB 968

enacted

Community colleges: San Mateo County Community College District.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did CA SB 968 pass?

Yes. CA SB 968 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-29): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 34, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA SB 968 about?

Existing law, until July 1, 2028, authorizes the San Mateo County Community College District to adopt a policy that uses local unrestricted general funds to provide fee waivers to students with the greatest financial need when other fee waivers are not provided to those students, as specified. Existing law authorizes the San Mateo County Community College District to use local unrestricted general funds, in addition to funding received under the California College Promise, to provide assistance to students for the total cost of attendance, as defined, only for students who reside within the boundary of the community college district. This bill would delete the repeal date, thereby extending the San Mateo County Community College District's authority to adopt the above-described policy indefinitely. The bill would also repeal an obsolete reporting requirement. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the San Mateo County Community College District.

Who sponsors CA SB 968?

Becker is the primary sponsor of CA SB 968, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law, until July 1, 2028, authorizes the San Mateo County Community College District to adopt a policy that uses local unrestricted general funds to provide fee waivers to students with the greatest financial need when other fee waivers are not provided to those students, as specified. Existing law authorizes the San Mateo County Community College District to use local unrestricted general funds, in addition to funding received under the California College Promise, to provide assistance to students for the total cost of attendance, as defined, only for students who reside within the boundary of the community college district. This bill would delete the repeal date, thereby extending the San Mateo County Community College District's authority to adopt the above-described policy indefinitely. The bill would also repeal an obsolete reporting requirement. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the San Mateo County Community College District.

Introduced
2026-02-03
Latest action
2026-06-29 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 34, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Beckerauthor
  • Bermancoauthor
  • Papancoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-29

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 34, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-06-29

    Approved by the Governor.

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-06-24

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

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-06-18

    In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

    committee-passage

  5. 2026-06-18

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 63. Noes 0. Page 5762.) Ordered to the Senate.

    passage,reading-1,reading-3

  6. 2026-06-11

    Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

    reading-1,reading-2

  7. 2026-06-10

    From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 9).

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2026-05-04

    Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

    referral-committee

  9. 2026-03-26

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

    reading-1

  10. 2026-03-26

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 3699.) Ordered to the Assembly.

    passage,reading-1,reading-3

  11. 2026-03-19

    Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

    reading-1,reading-2

  12. 2026-03-18

    From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3599.) (March 18).

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  13. 2026-03-05

    Set for hearing March 18.

  14. 2026-02-11

    Referred to Com. on ED.

    referral-committee

  15. 2026-02-04

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 6.

  16. 2026-02-03

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

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

    2026-03-18 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Cortese: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
  • Consent Calendar 2nd SB968 Becker et al.

    2026-03-26 · pass · 37-0

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

    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
  • SB 968 Becker Consent Calendar Second Day

    2026-06-18 · pass · 63-0

    Member-level votes (79)
    • Fong: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Alvarez: other
    • Ellis: other
    • Haney: other
    • Johnson: other
    • Muratsuchi: other
    • Flora: other
    • Papan: other
    • Dixon: other
    • Patel: other
    • Tangipa: other
    • McKinnor: other
    • Bains: other
    • Soria: other
    • Celeste Rodriguez: other
    • Wicks: other
    • Ramos: other

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