CA AB243 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Passed on October 11 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-10-11 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 610, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Passed on October 11 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-10-11 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 610, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
An act to add Section 66020.8 to the Education Code, and to add Section 826.9 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to postsecondary education.
Title
Postsecondary education: student financial aid dependency status: juveniles.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-09-11 - Assembly - AB 243 Ahrens Concurrence in Senate Amendments (Y: 80 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-09-10 - Senate - Assembly 3rd Reading AB243 Ahrens By Wahab (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-24 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-06-11 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-05-01 - Assembly - AB 243 Ahrens Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session (Y: 76 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-04-23 - Assembly - Do pass. To Consent Calendar (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-08 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-18 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-09-10 - Senate - Assembly 3rd Reading AB243 Ahrens By Wahab (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-24 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-06-11 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-05-01 - Assembly - AB 243 Ahrens Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session (Y: 76 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-04-23 - Assembly - Do pass. To Consent Calendar (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-08 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-18 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-11 | Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 610, Statutes of 2025. | |
| 2025-10-11 | Approved by the Governor. | |
| 2025-09-23 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m. | |
| 2025-09-11 | Assembly | Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3289.). |
| 2025-09-10 | Assembly | In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. |
| 2025-09-10 | Senate | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2797.). |
| 2025-09-08 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-09-04 | Senate | Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. |
| 2025-07-10 | Senate | Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-07-10 | Senate | From Consent Calendar. |
| 2025-07-08 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. |
| 2025-07-07 | Senate | From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar. |
| 2025-06-25 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-06-12 | Senate | Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. |
| 2025-06-11 | Senate | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 11). |
| 2025-05-14 | Senate | Referred to Coms. on ED. and JUD. |
| 2025-05-01 | Senate | In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. |
| 2025-05-01 | Assembly | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1385.) |
| 2025-04-24 | Assembly | Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. |
| 2025-04-23 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 23). |
| 2025-04-08 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-04-01 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on JUD. |
| 2025-03-28 | Assembly | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended. |
| 2025-03-19 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 18). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. |
| 2025-02-18 | Assembly | Referred to Coms. on HIGHER ED. and JUD. |
| 2025-01-15 | Assembly | From printer. May be heard in committee February 14. |
| 2025-01-14 | Assembly | Read first time. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education Code | 66020.8 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| Welfare and Institutions Code | 826.9 | New Code | See Bill Text |
