California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California SB 48
Educational equity: discrimination prevention coordinators.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Gonzalez
Cosponsors (3)
- Weber Pierson (Democratic)
- Fong (Democratic)
- Ward (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary
Existing law states the policy of the State of California is to afford all persons in public schools, regardless of their disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or any other specified characteristic, equal rights and opportunities in the educational institutions of the state. AB 715 of the 2025–26 Regular Session proposes to, among other things, (1) establish the Office of Civil Rights, under the administration of the Government Operations Agency, with the purpose of working directly with local educational agencies to prevent and address discrimination and bias, as specified, and (2) state the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation to establish coordinators to be employed within the Office of Civil Rights to prevent and address discrimination and bias.
This bill would require the Office of Civil Rights to employ a Religious Discrimination Prevention Coordinator, a Race and Ethnicity Discrimination Prevention Coordinator, a Gender Discrimination Prevention Coordinator, and an LGBTQ Discrimination Prevention Coordinator. The bill would require each of the coordinators to be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate.
This bill would make the operation of its provisions contingent upon the enactment of AB 715 of the 2025–26 Regular Session.
Text versions
- 10/07/25 - Chaptered· Oct 7, 2025
- 09/17/25 - Enrolled· Sep 17, 2025
- 09/09/25 - Amended Assembly· Sep 9, 2025
- 07/09/25 - Amended Assembly· Jul 9, 2025
- 04/23/25 - Amended Senate· Apr 23, 2025
- 03/24/25 - Amended Senate· Mar 24, 2025
- 12/16/24 - Introduced· Dec 16, 2024
- SB48
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2025 Senate | W/O REF. TO FILE | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Sep 13, 2025 House | SB 48 Gonzalez Senate Third Reading By FONG | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Sep 12, 2025 House | Do pass. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jul 2, 2025 House | Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jun 2, 2025 Senate | 3rd Reading SB48 Gonzalez et al. Urgency Clause | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 23, 2025 Senate | Do pass | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 12, 2025 Senate | Placed on suspense file | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 29, 2025 Senate | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 2, 2025 Senate | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
Actions
- Oct 7, 2025 · Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 429, Statutes of 2025. - Oct 7, 2025 · Legislature
Approved by the Governor. - Sep 23, 2025 · Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m. - Sep 13, 2025 · Senate
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 27. Noes 5. Page 3048.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. - Sep 13, 2025 · Senate
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. - Sep 13, 2025 · House
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 55. Noes 3. Page 3437.) Ordered to the Senate. - Sep 13, 2025 · House
Joint Rule 61(a)(14) and 51(a)(4) suspended. (Ayes 59. Noes 20. Page 3414.) - Sep 12, 2025 · House
Assembly Rule 63 suspended. - Sep 12, 2025 · House
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) . - Sep 11, 2025 · House
Joint Rule 62(a) suspended. - Sep 10, 2025 · House
Joint Rule 61(a) suspended. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 3190.) - Sep 10, 2025 · House
Re-referred to Com. on ED. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96. - Sep 9, 2025 · House
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. - Jul 14, 2025 · House
July 15 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author. - Jul 9, 2025 · House
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. - Jul 3, 2025 · House
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. - Jul 3, 2025 · House
Coauthors revised. - Jun 9, 2025 · House
Referred to Coms. on ED. and JUD. - Jun 3, 2025 · House
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. - Jun 2, 2025 · Senate
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 7. Page 1361.) Ordered to the Assembly. - May 23, 2025 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - May 23, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 1189.) (May 23). - May 16, 2025 · Senate
Set for hearing May 23. - May 12, 2025 · Senate
May 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file. - May 2, 2025 · Senate
Set for hearing May 12. - Apr 30, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 1. Page 938.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Apr 23, 2025 · Senate
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. - Apr 10, 2025 · Senate
Set for hearing April 29. - Apr 9, 2025 · Senate
Re-referred to Com. on JUD. - Apr 3, 2025 · Senate
Re-referred to Com. on RLS. - Apr 3, 2025 · Senate
Withdrawn from committee. - Apr 2, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 6. Noes 1. Page 633.) (April 2). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. - Mar 24, 2025 · Senate
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED. - Mar 19, 2025 · Senate
Set for hearing April 2. - Mar 3, 2025 · Senate
March 19 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author. - Mar 3, 2025 · Senate
Set for hearing March 19. - Jan 29, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Coms. on ED. and PUB. S. - Jan 6, 2025 · Senate
Read first time. - Dec 17, 2024 · Senate
From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 16. - Dec 16, 2024 · Senate
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.