CA AB2555 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-2)
Status: Enrolled on August 27 2026 - 75% progression
Action: 2026-08-27 - Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.).
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Status: Enrolled on August 27 2026 - 75% progression
Action: 2026-08-27 - Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.).
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
An act to amend Sections 51101 and 51225.33 of, to amend and renumber Section 313.3 of, to amend, repeal, and add Section 313 of, to add Sections 313.3, 313.4, 313.6, 313.7, and 313.9 to, and to repeal and add Section 313.5 of, the Education Code, relating to English learners, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.
Title
English learners: reclassification.
Sponsors
| Asm. Darshana Patel [D] | Asm. Mia Bonta [D] | Asm. Josh Hoover [R] | Asm. Josh Lowenthal [D] |
| Asm. Alexandra Macedo [R] | Asm. Al Muratsuchi [D] | Asm. Gail Pellerin [D] | Asm. Robert Rivas [D] |
| Asm. Rick Zbur [D] |
Roll Calls
2026-08-27 - Assembly - AB 2555 Patel Concurrence - Urgency Added (Y: 77 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-08-26 - Senate - Assembly 3rd Reading AB2555 Patel et al. By Pérez Urgency Clause (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-08-13 - Senate - Do pass as amended (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]
2026-06-24 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-26 - Assembly - AB 2555 Patel Assembly Third Reading (Y: 78 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-05-14 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-08 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-08-26 - Senate - Assembly 3rd Reading AB2555 Patel et al. By Pérez Urgency Clause (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-08-13 - Senate - Do pass as amended (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]
2026-06-24 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-26 - Assembly - AB 2555 Patel Assembly Third Reading (Y: 78 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-05-14 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-08 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-27 | Assembly | Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.). |
| 2026-08-27 | Assembly | In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. |
| 2026-08-26 | Senate | Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.). |
| 2026-08-24 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2026-08-20 | Senate | Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. |
| 2026-08-17 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2026-08-13 | Senate | Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. |
| 2026-08-13 | Senate | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13). |
| 2026-08-03 | Senate | In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
| 2026-06-25 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2026-06-10 | 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. |
| 2026-06-10 | Senate | Referred to Com. on ED. |
| 2026-05-27 | Senate | In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. |
| 2026-05-26 | Assembly | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.) |
| 2026-05-18 | Assembly | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2026-05-14 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14). |
| 2026-05-14 | Assembly | Coauthors revised. |
| 2026-05-14 | Assembly | Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 5030.) |
| 2026-05-13 | Assembly | In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
| 2026-05-06 | Assembly | In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. |
| 2026-04-16 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2026-04-15 | Assembly | Read second time and amended. |
| 2026-04-14 | Assembly | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 8). |
| 2026-03-17 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on ED. |
| 2026-03-16 | Assembly | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended. |
| 2026-03-09 | Assembly | Referred to Com. on ED. |
| 2026-02-21 | Assembly | From printer. May be heard in committee March 23. |
| 2026-02-20 | Assembly | Read first time. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education Code | 313 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| Education Code | 51101 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| Education Code | 51225.33 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
