California 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 154 — Education finance: Proposition 98: suspension.

Last action — Re-referred to Com. on B. & F.R.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

The California Constitution requires the state to apply a minimum amount of funding for each fiscal year for the support of school districts and community college districts. Existing law authorizes the Legislature to suspend that minimum funding obligation for one year by the enactment of an urgency statute, as provided. This bill would suspend the minimum funding obligation for the 2023–24 fiscal year and would declare that the amount of money that will be applied by the state for the support of school districts and community college districts during the 2023–24 fiscal year is $98,484,249,000. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Re-referred to Com. on B. & F.R.

  2. Senate rules suspended. (Ayes 29. Noes 7.).

  3. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  4. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 5.) (June 12).

  5. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B. & F.R.

  6. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  7. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  8. Referred to Com. on B. & F.R.

  9. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  10. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 60. Noes 14. Page 855.)

  11. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  12. Ordered to second reading.

  13. Withdrawn from committee.

  14. Assembly Rule 96 suspended. (Ayes 61. Noes 17. Page 732.)

  15. Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET.

  16. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on BUDGET. Read second time and amended.

  17. Referred to Com. on BUDGET.

  18. From printer. May be heard in committee February 9.

  19. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Committee on Budget · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 16 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Committee on Budget

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Do pass

Passed 13 Yea · 5 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 9001
Unaffiliated 4100
Republican 0400
Total 13501
% of votes cast 68%26%0%5%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Eggman — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Newman — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Becker, Josh Democratic Yea
Blakespear, Catherine S. Democratic Yea
Cortese, Dave Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Menjivar, Caroline Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola Democratic Not Voting
Wahab, Aisha Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Nay

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AB 154 Budget Assembly Third Reading By TING

Passed 60 Yea · 14 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 45001
Unaffiliated 15303
Republican 01102
Total 601406
% of votes cast 75%18%0%8%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Holden — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Villapudua — Yea
Boerner Horvath — Yea
Ting — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Wood — Yea
Low — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Essayli — Nay
Maienschein — Not Voting
Waldron — Not Voting
Mathis — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Luz Rivas — Yea
Vince Fong — Nay
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Addis, Dawn Democratic Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Alvarez, David Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bains, Jasmeet Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Bennett, Steve Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Not Voting
Connolly, Damon Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Haney, Matt Democratic Yea
Hart, Gregg Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Lee, Alex Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
McKinnor, Tina Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Ortega, Liz Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Yea
Papan, Diane Democratic Yea
Pellerin, Gail Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Schiavo, Pilar Democratic Yea
Soria, Esmeralda Democratic Yea
Valencia, Avelino Democratic Yea
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Wilson, Lori D. Democratic Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez Democratic Yea
Alanis, Juan Republican Nay
Chen, Phillip Republican Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Davies, Laurie Republican Nay
Dixon, Diane Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Hoover, Josh Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay
Sanchez, Kate Republican Nay
Ta, Tri Republican Nay
Wallis, Greg Republican Not Voting

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Subjects

finance education
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 154 do?
The California Constitution requires the state to apply a minimum amount of funding for each fiscal year for the support of school districts and community college districts. Existing law authorizes the Legislature to suspend that minimum funding obligation for one year by the enactment of an urgency statute, as provided. This bill would suspend the minimum funding obligation for the 2023–24 fiscal year and would declare that the amount of money that will be applied by the state for the support of school districts and community college districts during the 2023–24 fiscal year is $98,484,249,000. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors AB 154?
AB 154 is sponsored by Committee on Budget.
What is the current status of AB 154?
This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track AB 154?
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