CA AB1242 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5)
Status: Engrossed on June 3 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-08-29 - In committee: Held under submission.
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on June 3 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-08-29 - In committee: Held under submission.
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
An act to amend Sections 7295.2, 7295.4, 7296.2, 7299.3, 7299.4, and 7299.6 of the Government Code, and to add Division 115 (commencing with Section 135000) to the Health and Safety Code, relating to language access.
Title
Language access.
Sponsors
| Asm. Alex Lee [D] | Asm. Stephanie Nguyen [D] | Asm. Mia Bonta [D] | Asm. Celeste Rodriguez [D] |
| Asm. Maggy Krell [D] |
Roll Calls
2025-08-18 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-07-08 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-07-02 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Governmental Organization] (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-06-03 - Assembly - AB 1242 Nguyen Assembly Third Reading (Y: 72 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Assembly - Do pass as amended (Y: 11 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-04-29 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-04-22 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Human Services] (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-07-08 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-07-02 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Governmental Organization] (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-06-03 - Assembly - AB 1242 Nguyen Assembly Third Reading (Y: 72 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Assembly - Do pass as amended (Y: 11 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-04-29 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-04-22 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Human Services] (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-29 | Senate | In committee: Held under submission. |
| 2025-08-18 | Senate | In committee: Referred to suspense file. |
| 2025-07-09 | Senate | Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-07-08 | Senate | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 8). |
| 2025-07-03 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on G.O. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on G.O. |
| 2025-06-18 | Senate | Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and G.O. |
| 2025-06-04 | Senate | In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. |
| 2025-06-03 | Assembly | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 3. Page 2016.) |
| 2025-05-27 | Assembly | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-05-23 | Assembly | Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. |
| 2025-05-23 | Assembly | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (May 23). |
| 2025-05-23 | Assembly | Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 1644.) |
| 2025-05-14 | Assembly | In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
| 2025-04-30 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-04-30 | Assembly | Coauthors revised. |
| 2025-04-23 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S. |
| 2025-04-23 | Assembly | Coauthors revised. |
| 2025-04-01 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. |
| 2025-03-28 | Assembly | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended. |
| 2025-03-28 | Assembly | Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and HUM. S. |
| 2025-02-24 | Assembly | Read first time. |
| 2025-02-22 | Assembly | From printer. May be heard in committee March 24. |
| 2025-02-21 | Assembly | Introduced. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government Code | 7295.2 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| Government Code | 7295.4 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| Government Code | 7296.2 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| Government Code | 7299.3 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| Government Code | 7299.4 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| Government Code | 7299.6 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| Health and Safety Code | 135000 | New Code | See Bill Text |
