California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB 302
Pupil and parental communication: extracurricular activities: addictive feeds.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Bauer-Kahan (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary
Existing law requires the governing board of a school district that maintains one or more schools containing any of grades 7 to 12, inclusive, to establish a policy regarding participation in extracurricular and cocurricular activities by pupils in those grades as a condition for the receipt of specified school funding allocations.
This bill, commencing with the 2027–28 school year, would prohibit a school district, county office of education, or charter school from excluding a pupil from participating in any extracurricular activity, including sports and clubs, due to the pupil not having or using addictive feeds, as defined.
Existing law provides that parents and guardians of children enrolled in public schools have the right and should have the opportunity, as mutually supportive and respectful partners in the education of their children within the public schools, to be informed by the school, and to participate in the education of their children, as specified, including by, among other things, to be notified on a timely basis if their child is absent from school without permission.
This bill, commencing with the 2027–28 school year, would prohibit a school district, county office of education, or charter school from using addictive feeds, as defined, as the only means of contacting pupils or pupils' parents or guardians.
Text versions
- 09/10/26 - Chaptered· Sep 10, 2026
- 09/02/26 - Enrolled· Sep 2, 2026
- 06/30/26 - Amended Senate· Jun 30, 2026
- 06/11/26 - Amended Senate· Jun 11, 2026
- 07/17/25 - Amended Senate· Jul 17, 2025
- 07/03/25 - Amended Senate· Jul 3, 2025
- 06/27/25 - Amended Senate· Jun 27, 2025
- 06/23/25 - Amended Senate· Jun 23, 2025
- 05/01/25 - Amended Assembly· May 1, 2025
- 01/23/25 - Introduced· Jan 23, 2025
- AB302
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026 House | AB 302 Bauer-Kahan Concurrence in Senate Amendments | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Aug 27, 2026 House | With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Aug 25, 2026 Senate | 3rd Reading AB302 Bauer-Kahan By Stern | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jun 29, 2026 Senate | Do pass as amended | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jun 24, 2026 Senate | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Aug 18, 2025 Senate | Placed on suspense file | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jul 15, 2025 Senate | Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Public Safety] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 23, 2025 House | AB 302 Bauer-Kahan Assembly Third Reading | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 14, 2025 House | Do pass. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 29, 2025 House | Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 22, 2025 House | Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
Actions
- Sep 10, 2026 · Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 181, Statutes of 2026. - Sep 10, 2026 · Legislature
Approved by the Governor. - Sep 8, 2026 · Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m. - Aug 28, 2026 · House
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6783.). - Aug 27, 2026 · House
From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (August 27). - Aug 26, 2026 · House
Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 6646.) - Aug 25, 2026 · House
Re-referred to Com. on ED. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. - Aug 25, 2026 · House
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. - Aug 25, 2026 · Senate
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.). - Jun 30, 2026 · Senate
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. - Jun 29, 2026 · Senate
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 29). - Jun 25, 2026 · Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P. - Jun 15, 2026 · Senate
Re-referred to Coms. on ED. and P., D.T., & C.P. - Jun 12, 2026 · Senate
Re-referred to Com. on RLS. - Jun 12, 2026 · Senate
Withdrawn from committee. - Jun 11, 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 APPR. - Aug 29, 2025 · Senate
In committee: Held under submission. - Aug 18, 2025 · Senate
In committee: Referred to suspense file. - Jul 17, 2025 · Senate
Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Jul 17, 2025 · Senate
Withdrawn from committee. - Jul 17, 2025 · Senate
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. - Jul 16, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 15). - Jul 3, 2025 · Senate
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD. - Jun 27, 2025 · Senate
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD. - Jun 25, 2025 · Senate
Re-referred to Coms. on JUD. and PUB. S. - Jun 24, 2025 · Senate
Re-referred to Com. on RLS. - Jun 24, 2025 · Senate
Withdrawn from committee. - Jun 23, 2025 · Senate
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. - Jun 4, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD. - May 23, 2025 · Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. - May 23, 2025 · House
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 56. Noes 11. Page 1650.) - May 15, 2025 · House
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - May 14, 2025 · House
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (May 14). - May 5, 2025 · House
Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - May 1, 2025 · House
Read second time and amended. - Apr 30, 2025 · House
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (April 29). - Apr 23, 2025 · House
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 12. Noes 2.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. - Mar 28, 2025 · House
Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD. - Jan 24, 2025 · House
From printer. May be heard in committee February 23. - Jan 23, 2025 · House
Read first time. To print.