California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB 2148
Elementary and secondary education: public school employees: contractors: natural persons.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Muratsuchi (Democratic)
Cosponsors (1)
- Hoover (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary
Existing law establishes a system of public elementary and secondary education in this state. Under this system, school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools employ personnel to provide instruction to and services for pupils in kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, at schoolsites throughout the state.
This bill would explicitly define, for purposes of the Education Code, both a public school employee and a contractor providing services in a public school to mean a natural person.
Text versions
- 06/30/26 - Chaptered· Jun 30, 2026
- 06/22/26 - Enrolled· Jun 22, 2026
- 04/13/26 - Amended Assembly· Apr 13, 2026
- 03/19/26 - Amended Assembly· Mar 19, 2026
- 02/18/26 - Introduced· Feb 18, 2026
- AB2148
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2026 Senate | Consent Calendar 2nd AB2148 Muratsuchi et al. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jun 10, 2026 Senate | Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jun 3, 2026 Senate | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Labor, Public Employment and Retirement ] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 4, 2026 House | AB 2148 Muratsuchi Assembly Third Reading | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 8, 2026 House | Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Higher Education] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
Actions
- Jun 30, 2026 · Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 45, Statutes of 2026. - Jun 30, 2026 · Legislature
Approved by the Governor. - Jun 24, 2026 · Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m. - Jun 18, 2026 · House
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. - Jun 18, 2026 · Senate
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4859.). - Jun 11, 2026 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. - Jun 10, 2026 · Senate
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 10). - Jun 4, 2026 · Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L., P.E. & R. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 3). Re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R. - May 13, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Coms. on ED. and L., P.E. & R. - May 5, 2026 · Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. - May 4, 2026 · House
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 4901.) - Apr 20, 2026 · House
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - Apr 16, 2026 · House
Ordered to second reading. - Apr 16, 2026 · House
Withdrawn from committee. - Apr 13, 2026 · House
Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96. - Apr 13, 2026 · House
Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED. - Apr 13, 2026 · House
Read second time and amended. - Apr 9, 2026 · House
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HIGHER ED. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 8). - Mar 23, 2026 · House
Re-referred to Com. on ED. - Mar 19, 2026 · House
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended. - Mar 19, 2026 · House
Referred to Coms. on ED., HIGHER ED. and P. & C.P. - Feb 19, 2026 · House
From printer. May be heard in committee March 21. - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Read first time. To print.