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CA SCR 82

in committee

Relative to artificial intelligence in public higher education.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did CA SCR 82 pass?

Not yet. CA SCR 82 is in committee as of 2026-08-13 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-08-13): August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

What is CA SCR 82 about?

This measure would encourage the President of the University of California, the Chancellor of the California State University, and the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to create a workgroup of faculty, staff, and administrators to (1) review the use of artificial intelligence in higher education, (2) create a public report on the strategies and best practices for artificial intelligence usage agreed upon by the workgroup within one year following formation of the workgroup, and (3) submit the report to the Legislature and the relevant policy committees of the Legislature with jurisdiction over higher education and privacy and consumer protection.

Who sponsors CA SCR 82?

Niello is the primary sponsor of CA SCR 82, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

This measure would encourage the President of the University of California, the Chancellor of the California State University, and the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to create a workgroup of faculty, staff, and administrators to (1) review the use of artificial intelligence in higher education, (2) create a public report on the strategies and best practices for artificial intelligence usage agreed upon by the workgroup within one year following formation of the workgroup, and (3) submit the report to the Legislature and the relevant policy committees of the Legislature with jurisdiction over higher education and privacy and consumer protection.

Introduced
2025-05-15
Latest action
2026-08-13 — August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
Bill type
concurrent resolution
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Nielloauthor
  • Fongcoauthor
  • Sharp-Collinscoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-05-15

    Introduced. Referred to Com. on RLS.

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  2. 2025-05-28

    Re-referred to Com. on ED.

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  3. 2025-06-19

    Set for hearing July 2.

  4. 2025-07-02

    From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1906.) (July 2).

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  5. 2025-07-03

    Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

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  6. 2025-07-10

    Read. Adopted. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2040.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  7. 2025-07-10

    In Assembly. Held at Desk.

  8. 2025-08-18

    Referred to Coms. on HIGHER ED. and P. & C.P.

    referral-committee

  9. 2026-06-10

    Coauthors revised.

  10. 2026-06-10

    From committee: Be adopted and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 9). Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.

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  11. 2026-06-11

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

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  12. 2026-06-17

    From committee: Be adopted and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  13. 2026-08-05

    August 5 hearing: Placed on suspense file.

  14. 2026-08-13

    August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Be adopted and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

    2025-07-02 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
  • Consent Calendar 2nd

    2025-07-10 · pass · 37-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Grayson: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Alvarado-Gil: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Pérez: other
    • Reyes: other
    • Umberg: other
  • Be adopted and re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection]

    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
  • Be adopted and re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-06-16 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Irwin: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Hoover: yes

Related bills

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