California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB 503
School facilities: Civic Center Act: direct costs.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Mark González (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary
The Civic Center Act authorizes, and in some instances requires, the governing board of a school district to allow the use of school facilities or grounds as a civic center, for specified purposes. The act authorizes or requires, as applicable, the governing board of a school district to charge a fee, not to exceed the school district's direct costs, as defined, for use of its school facilities or grounds. Existing law, for these purposes, defines "direct costs" to mean the costs of supplies, utilities, janitorial services, services of school district employees, and salaries paid to school district employees directly associated with the administration of this section necessitated by the entity's use of the school facilities or grounds. Existing law, until January 1, 2025, expanded the definition of direct costs to include a specified share of the operating and maintenance costs proportional to the entity's use of the school facilities or grounds and a share of the costs for maintenance, repair, restoration, and refurbishment of the school facilities or grounds proportional to that entity's use of the school facilities or grounds, as specified.
This bill would restore, indefinitely, the above-described expanded definition of direct costs that was repealed as of January 1, 2025. The bill would require funds collected relating to maintenance, repair, restoration, and refurbishment to be deposited into a special fund and to be used only for certain purposes.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Text versions
- 10/01/25 - Chaptered· Oct 1, 2025
- 09/04/25 - Enrolled· Sep 4, 2025
- 02/25/25 - Amended Assembly· Feb 25, 2025
- 02/10/25 - Introduced· Feb 10, 2025
- AB503
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2025 Senate | 3rd Reading AB503 Mark González By Pérez Urgency Clause | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jun 11, 2025 Senate | Do pass | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 24, 2025 House | AB 503 Mark González Consent Calendar Second Day | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 9, 2025 House | Do pass. To Consent Calendar. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
Actions
- Oct 1, 2025 · Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 156, Statutes of 2025. - Oct 1, 2025 · Legislature
Approved by the Governor. - Sep 9, 2025 · Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m. - Sep 2, 2025 · House
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. - Sep 2, 2025 · Senate
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2411.). - Jun 12, 2025 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - Jun 11, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 11). - May 7, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Com. on ED. - Apr 24, 2025 · Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. - Apr 24, 2025 · House
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1280.). - Apr 21, 2025 · House
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. - Apr 10, 2025 · House
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 9). - Feb 26, 2025 · House
Re-referred to Com. on ED. - Feb 25, 2025 · House
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended. - Feb 24, 2025 · House
Referred to Com. on ED. - Feb 11, 2025 · House
From printer. May be heard in committee March 13. - Feb 10, 2025 · House
Read first time. To print.