CA AB1534 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on September 27 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-09-27 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 519, Statutes of 2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on September 27 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-09-27 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 519, Statutes of 2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
An act to add Sections 69870.5, 69871.5, and 69873.5 to the Education Code, and to amend, repeal, and add Sections 14017.1 and 14211 of the Unemployment Insurance Code, relating to workforce education and development.
Title
Federal Workforce Pell Grant program: local workforce development boards: participant training requirement.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2026-08-28 - Assembly - AB 1534 Irwin Concurrence in Senate Amendments (Y: 78 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-08-27 - Senate - Assembly 3rd Reading AB1534 Irwin et al. By Pérez (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-08-13 - Senate - Do pass (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-08-03 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-07-01 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-06-24 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Labor, Public Employment and Retirement ] (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-21 - Assembly - AB 1534 Irwin Third Reading Urgency (Y: 61 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2026-05-14 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 12 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-04-22 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-17 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Labor and Employment] (Y: 8 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-08-27 - Senate - Assembly 3rd Reading AB1534 Irwin et al. By Pérez (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-08-13 - Senate - Do pass (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-08-03 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-07-01 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-06-24 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Labor, Public Employment and Retirement ] (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-21 - Assembly - AB 1534 Irwin Third Reading Urgency (Y: 61 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2026-05-14 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 12 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-04-22 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-17 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Labor and Employment] (Y: 8 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 519, Statutes of 2026. | |
| 2026-09-27 | Approved by the Governor. | |
| 2026-09-08 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m. | |
| 2026-08-28 | Assembly | Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6787.). |
| 2026-08-27 | Assembly | In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. |
| 2026-08-27 | Senate | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.). |
| 2026-08-24 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2026-08-21 | Senate | Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. |
| 2026-08-20 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2026-08-19 | Senate | Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. |
| 2026-08-13 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2026-08-13 | Senate | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13). |
| 2026-08-03 | Senate | In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
| 2026-07-01 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2026-06-25 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L., P.E. & R. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R. |
| 2026-06-15 | Senate | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ED. |
| 2026-06-03 | Senate | Referred to Coms. on ED. and L., P.E. & R. |
| 2026-05-21 | Senate | In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. |
| 2026-05-21 | Assembly | Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 10. Page 5185.). |
| 2026-05-18 | Assembly | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2026-05-14 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.) (May 14). |
| 2026-05-06 | Assembly | In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
| 2026-04-23 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2026-04-23 | Assembly | Coauthors revised. |
| 2026-03-23 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on L. & E. |
| 2026-03-19 | Assembly | Read second time and amended. |
| 2026-03-18 | Assembly | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on L. & E. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (March 17). |
| 2026-03-09 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED. |
| 2026-03-05 | Assembly | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HIGHER ED. Read second time and amended. |
| 2026-02-09 | Assembly | Referred to Coms. on HIGHER ED. and L. & E. |
| 2026-01-06 | Assembly | From printer. May be heard in committee February 5. |
| 2026-01-05 | Assembly | Read first time. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education Code | 69870.5 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| Education Code | 69871.5 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| Education Code | 69873.5 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| Unemployment Insurance Code | 14017.1 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| Unemployment Insurance Code | 14211 | New Code | See Bill Text |
