CA AB88 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-2)
Status: Passed on October 11 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-10-11 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 608, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-2)
Status: Passed on October 11 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-10-11 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 608, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
An act to amend Sections 69411, 69433.9, 69436, 69514, and 70022 of the Education Code, relating to student financial aid.
Title
Student financial aid: Cal Grants: Middle Class Scholarship Program: eligibility: dependents of members of the armed services stationed outside of California.
Sponsors
| Asm. Tri Ta [R] | Sen. Kelly Seyarto [R] | Asm. Juan Alanis [R] | Sen. Steven Choi [R] |
| Asm. Laurie Davies [R] | Asm. Mike Gipson [D] | Asm. Jeff Gonzalez [R] | Asm. Kate Sanchez [R] |
| Asm. Lori Wilson [D] |
Roll Calls
2025-09-04 - Senate - Special Consent AB88 Ta et al. By Seyarto (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-08-29 - Senate - Do pass (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-08-18 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-07-14 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-07-02 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Military and Veterans Affairs] (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-04 - Assembly - AB 88 Ta Assembly Third Reading (Y: 78 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-03-18 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-08-29 - Senate - Do pass (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-08-18 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-07-14 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-07-02 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Military and Veterans Affairs] (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-04 - Assembly - AB 88 Ta Assembly Third Reading (Y: 78 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-03-18 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-11 | Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 608, Statutes of 2025. | |
| 2025-10-11 | Approved by the Governor. | |
| 2025-09-11 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m. | |
| 2025-09-04 | Assembly | In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. |
| 2025-09-04 | Senate | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2520.). |
| 2025-09-02 | Senate | Ordered to special consent calendar. |
| 2025-08-29 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-08-29 | Senate | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29). |
| 2025-08-18 | Senate | In committee: Referred to suspense file. |
| 2025-07-15 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-07-02 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on M. & V.A. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on M. & V.A. |
| 2025-06-18 | Senate | Referred to Coms. on ED. and M. & V.A. |
| 2025-06-05 | Senate | In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. |
| 2025-06-04 | Assembly | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2055.) |
| 2025-05-27 | Assembly | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-05-23 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23). |
| 2025-04-09 | Assembly | In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
| 2025-03-19 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-03-19 | Assembly | Coauthors revised. |
| 2025-02-03 | Assembly | Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED. |
| 2025-01-07 | Assembly | From printer. May be heard in committee February 6. |
| 2025-01-06 | Assembly | Read first time. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education Code | 69411 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| Education Code | 69433.9 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| Education Code | 69436 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| Education Code | 69514 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| Education Code | 70022 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
