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AB 361 — Best value procurement: school districts.
Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 144, Statutes of 2025.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Assembly
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✓Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 30, 2025. It awaits signature.
Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.
Prognosis
Where this bill stands today.
Odds of enactment
ModerateHow often bills like it became law.
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To Executive
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 5 recorded votes so far.
Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.
Summary
Existing law establishes a pilot program authorizing the Los Angeles Unified School District to use, before December 31, 2025, a best value procurement method for bid evaluation and selection for public projects that exceed $1,000,000. The pilot program establishes various requirements applicable to the use of the best value procurement method under the authorization. Existing law requires the school district to submit a report to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature on the use of the best value procurement method as provided and in accordance with a specified schedule. These provisions are repealed on January 1, 2026. This bill would delete the reporting requirement and repeal date, thereby extending these provisions concerning the Los Angeles Unified School District indefinitely, and make related conforming changes. This bill would additionally authorize the governing board of any school district, except for the Los Angeles Unified School District, to use, before December 31, 2030, a best value procurement method for bid evaluation and selection for public projects that exceed $1,000,000. The bill would establish various requirements applicable to the use of the best value procurement method under this authorization. The bill would require a school district to submit a report on the use of the best value procurement method, as specified, to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature, on or before January 1, 2030. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2031.
Bill Text
- Chaptered 10/01/25 - Chaptered Current pdf October 01, 2025
- Enrolled 09/05/25 - Enrolled pdf September 05, 2025
- Amended 05/28/25 - Amended Assembly pdf May 28, 2025
- Amended 03/18/25 - Amended Assembly pdf March 18, 2025
- Amended 03/03/25 - Amended Assembly pdf March 03, 2025
- Introduced 01/30/25 - Introduced pdf January 30, 2025
- AB361 View text html
Action History
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Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 144, Statutes of 2025.
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Approved by the Governor.
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Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
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In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
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Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 8. Page 2428.).
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Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 25).
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Referred to Com. on ED.
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In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 3. Page 1821.)
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Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 1756.)
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Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.) (May 23).
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In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
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Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 97.
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Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
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From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 12).
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Re-referred to Com. on ED.
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From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.
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Referred to Com. on ED.
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From printer. May be heard in committee March 2.
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Read first time. To print.
Sponsors
- Nick Schultz · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 11 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Schultz, Nick Democratic
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (121)
121 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 121 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 31 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 78% | 20% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (40)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 71% | 29% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (7)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Cabaldon, Christopher | Democratic | Yea |
| Cortese, Dave | Democratic | Yea |
| Gonzalez, Lena A. | Democratic | Yea |
| Laird, John | Democratic | Yea |
| Pérez, Sasha Renée | Democratic | Yea |
| Choi, Steven S. | Republican | Nay |
| Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 10 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 70 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 4% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (79)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Ávila Farías | — | Yea |
| Addis, Dawn | Democratic | Yea |
| Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Ahrens, Patrick | 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 |
| Boerner, Tasha | Democratic | Yea |
| Bonta, Mia | Democratic | Yea |
| Bryan, Isaac G. | Democratic | Yea |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Caloza, Jessica | Democratic | Yea |
| Carrillo, Juan | Democratic | Yea |
| Connolly, Damon | Democratic | Yea |
| Elhawary, Sade | Democratic | Yea |
| Fong, Mike | Democratic | Yea |
| Gabriel, Jesse | Democratic | Yea |
| Garcia, Robert | Democratic | Yea |
| Gipson, Mike A. | Democratic | Yea |
| González, Mark | Democratic | Yea |
| Haney, Matt | Democratic | Yea |
| Harabedian, John | Democratic | Yea |
| Hart, Gregg | Democratic | Yea |
| Irwin, Jacqui | Democratic | Yea |
| Jackson, Corey A. | Democratic | Yea |
| Kalra, Ash | Democratic | Yea |
| Krell, Maggy | 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 |
| Patel, Darshana R. | Democratic | Yea |
| Pellerin, Gail | Democratic | Yea |
| Petrie-Norris, Cottie | Democratic | Yea |
| Quirk-Silva, Sharon | Democratic | Yea |
| Ramos, James C. | Democratic | Yea |
| Ransom, Rhodesia | Democratic | Yea |
| Rivas, Robert | Democratic | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Celeste | Democratic | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Michelle | Democratic | Yea |
| Rogers, Chris | Democratic | Yea |
| Rubio, Blanca E. | Democratic | Yea |
| Schiavo, Pilar | Democratic | Yea |
| Schultz, Nick | Democratic | Yea |
| Sharp-Collins, LaShae | Democratic | Yea |
| Solache, Jr., José Luis | Democratic | Yea |
| Soria, Esmeralda | Democratic | Yea |
| Stefani, Catherine | Democratic | Yea |
| Valencia, Avelino | Democratic | Yea |
| Ward, Christopher M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Wicks, Buffy | Democratic | Yea |
| Wilson, Lori D. | Democratic | Yea |
| Zbur, Rick Chavez | Democratic | Yea |
| Alanis, Juan | Republican | Yea |
| Castillo, Leticia | Republican | Not Voting |
| Chen, Phillip | Republican | Yea |
| Davies, Laurie | Republican | Yea |
| DeMaio, Carl | Republican | Nay |
| Dixon, Diane | Republican | Nay |
| Ellis, Stan | Republican | Nay |
| Flora, Heath | Republican | Yea |
| Gallagher, James | Republican | Yea |
| Gonzalez, Jeff | Republican | Yea |
| Hadwick, Heather | Republican | Not Voting |
| Hoover, Josh | Republican | Yea |
| Lackey, Tom | Republican | Not Voting |
| Macedo, Alexandra | Republican | Not Voting |
| Patterson, Joe | Republican | Yea |
| Sanchez, Kate | Republican | Not Voting |
| Ta, Tri | Republican | Yea |
| Tangipa, David J. | Republican | Not Voting |
| Wallis, Greg | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 80% | 7% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (15)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Arambula, Joaquin | Democratic | Yea |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Caloza, Jessica | Democratic | Yea |
| Elhawary, Sade | Democratic | Yea |
| Fong, Mike | Democratic | Yea |
| González, Mark | Democratic | Yea |
| Hart, Gregg | Democratic | Yea |
| Pacheco, Blanca | Democratic | Yea |
| Pellerin, Gail | Democratic | Yea |
| Solache, Jr., José Luis | Democratic | Yea |
| Wicks, Buffy | Democratic | Yea |
| Dixon, Diane | Republican | Nay |
| Sanchez, Kate | Republican | Not Voting |
| Ta, Tri | Republican | Yea |
| Tangipa, David J. | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 78% | 0% | 0% | 22% |
How each member voted (9)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Addis, Dawn | Democratic | Yea |
| Alvarez, David | Democratic | Yea |
| Bonta, Mia | Democratic | Yea |
| Garcia, Robert | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Lowenthal, Josh | Democratic | Yea |
| Muratsuchi, Al | Democratic | Yea |
| Patel, Darshana R. | Democratic | Yea |
| Castillo, Leticia | Republican | Not Voting |
| Hoover, Josh | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does AB 361 do?
- Existing law establishes a pilot program authorizing the Los Angeles Unified School District to use, before December 31, 2025, a best value procurement method for bid evaluation and selection for public projects that exceed $1,000,000. The pilot program establishes various requirements applicable to the use of the best value procurement method under the authorization. Existing law requires the school district to submit a report to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature on the use of the best value procurement method as provided and in accordance with a specified schedule. These provisions are repealed on January 1, 2026. This bill would delete the reporting requirement and repeal date, thereby extending these provisions concerning the Los Angeles Unified School District indefinitely, and make related conforming changes. This bill would additionally authorize the governing board of any school district, except for the Los Angeles Unified School District, to use, before December 31, 2030, a best value procurement method for bid evaluation and selection for public projects that exceed $1,000,000. The bill would establish various requirements applicable to the use of the best value procurement method under this authorization. The bill would require a school district to submit a report on the use of the best value procurement method, as specified, to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature, on or before January 1, 2030. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2031.
- Who sponsors AB 361?
- AB 361 is sponsored by Schultz, Nick (Democratic).
- What is the current status of AB 361?
- This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 30, 2025. It awaits signature.
- Where can I track AB 361?
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