California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB 2225
Education governance: Education Commissioner: reporting.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Patel (Democratic)
Cosponsors (3)
- Garcia (Democratic)
- Muratsuchi (Democratic)
- Ransom (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary
Commencing January 1, 2027, existing law vests all executive and administrative functions of the State Department of Education in an Education Commissioner. Existing law requires the Education Commissioner, on or before October 1, 2027, to develop findings and recommendations, including recommendations for necessary actions and activities, for a 2nd phase of education governance consolidation and streamlining, as specified, and to submit to the Governor and the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature (1) an interim report, by June 30, 2027, with a detailed description of the process used to gather required input for the development of those findings and recommendations and (2) a final report, by October 1, 2027, containing the findings and recommendations.
This bill would require the Education Commissioner, utilizing those findings and recommendations, to submit a report, on or before October 1, 2028, to the Governor and appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature on, among other things, (1) progress toward implementation of the recommended actions or activities for education governance consolidation and streamlining and (2) recommendations of any additional steps the Governor and Legislature can take to consolidate or eliminate fragmented or duplicative state requirements and activities that require statutory or budgetary authority.
Text versions
- 09/18/26 - Chaptered· Sep 18, 2026
- 09/04/26 - Enrolled· Sep 4, 2026
- 08/27/26 - Amended Senate· Aug 27, 2026
- 08/13/26 - Amended Senate· Aug 13, 2026
- 06/17/26 - Amended Senate· Jun 17, 2026
- 05/18/26 - Amended Assembly· May 18, 2026
- 04/13/26 - Amended Assembly· Apr 13, 2026
- 02/19/26 - Introduced· Feb 19, 2026
- AB2225
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 12:15 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 House | AB 2225 Patel Concurrence in Senate Amendments | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Aug 30, 2026 Senate | 3rd Reading AB2225 Patel et al. By Pérez | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Aug 13, 2026 Senate | Do pass as amended | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Aug 3, 2026 Senate | Placed on suspense file | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jun 24, 2026 Senate | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 28, 2026 House | AB 2225 Patel Assembly Third Reading | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 14, 2026 House | Do pass as amended. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 8, 2026 House | Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
Actions
- Sep 18, 2026 · Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 293, Statutes of 2026. - Sep 18, 2026 · Legislature
Approved by the Governor. - Sep 15, 2026 · Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m. - Aug 31, 2026 · House
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6967.). - Aug 30, 2026 · House
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. - Aug 30, 2026 · Senate
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.). - Aug 28, 2026 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - Aug 27, 2026 · Senate
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. - Aug 17, 2026 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - Aug 13, 2026 · Senate
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. - Aug 13, 2026 · Senate
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13). - Aug 3, 2026 · Senate
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. - Jun 25, 2026 · Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Jun 17, 2026 · 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. - Jun 10, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Com. on ED. - May 28, 2026 · Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. - May 27, 2026 · House
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 1.) - May 19, 2026 · House
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - May 18, 2026 · House
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. - May 14, 2026 · House
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 14). - May 6, 2026 · House
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. - Apr 14, 2026 · House
Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - 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 APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 8). - Mar 9, 2026 · House
Referred to Com. on ED. - Feb 20, 2026 · House
From printer. May be heard in committee March 22. - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Read first time. To print.