SB 845 is sponsored by Ávila Farías, Weber Pierson, McKinnor, Quirk-Silva, Pérez, Sasha Renée (Democratic), Umberg, Thomas J. (Democratic), and Padilla, Stephen C. (Democratic).

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California 20252026 Regular Session Status: To Executive 3 D cosponsors

SB 845 — Pupil instruction: career technical education, career education, and apprenticeships.

Last action September 02, 2026 — Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

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To Executive
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Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 21, 2025. It awaits signature.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

To Executive

Current position in the legislative process.
7 sponsors

1 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.
Single-party support

Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 D).
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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In plain language

The bill addresses pupil instruction in career technical education and apprenticeships.

This legislation focuses on enhancing pupil instruction in career technical education, career education, and apprenticeships. It aims to improve education pathways that prepare students for various careers.

What this means for you

Workers: This bill may lead to better training opportunities, increasing workforce readiness for various industries.
Families: Families may benefit from enhanced educational pathways that prepare students for stable careers.

Summary

Pupil instruction: career technical education, career education, and apprenticeships.

Bill Text

Chaptered 09/27/26 - Chaptered html September 27, 2026
Amended 08/19/26 - Amended Assembly html August 19, 2026
Amended 08/13/26 - Amended Assembly html August 13, 2026
Amended 06/23/26 - Amended Assembly Current pdf June 23, 2026
Amended 06/08/26 - Amended Assembly pdf June 08, 2026
Amended 04/22/25 - Amended Senate pdf April 22, 2025
Amended 04/01/25 - Amended Senate pdf April 01, 2025
Introduced 02/21/25 - Introduced pdf February 21, 2025
SB845 View text html

Action History

September 02, 2026
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
August 27, 2026
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
August 26, 2026
Ordered to special consent calendar.
August 24, 2026
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
August 24, 2026
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
August 19, 2026
Ordered to third reading.
August 19, 2026
Read third time and amended.
August 17, 2026
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
August 13, 2026
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
August 13, 2026
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 13).
August 13, 2026
Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
August 05, 2026
August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
June 25, 2026
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
June 23, 2026
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. & E.
June 22, 2026
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on L. & E. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 17).
June 18, 2026
Assembly Rule 56 suspended.
June 08, 2026
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.
June 25, 2025
July 2 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
June 05, 2025
Referred to Coms. on ED. and L. & E.
May 28, 2025
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
May 27, 2025
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1250.) Ordered to the Assembly.
May 13, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
May 12, 2025
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
May 02, 2025
Set for hearing May 12.
April 30, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 967.) (April 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
April 22, 2025
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
April 21, 2025
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on L., P.E. & R. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 736.) (April 9).
April 11, 2025
Set for hearing April 30 in L., P.E. & R. pending receipt.
April 01, 2025
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.
March 26, 2025
Set for hearing April 9.
March 12, 2025
Referred to Coms. on ED. and L., P.E. & R.
February 24, 2025
Read first time.
February 24, 2025
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
February 21, 2025
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 115 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Pérez, Sasha Renée Democratic

Co-sponsors (6)

Ávila Farías
Weber Pierson
McKinnor
Quirk-Silva
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic

Not signed on (115)

115 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Special Consent SB845 Pérez et al.

August 27, 2026

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	6	0	0	0
Republican	9	0	0	0
Democratic	25	0	0	0
Total	40	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (40)

Member	Party	Vote
Allen	—	Yea
Gonzalez	—	Yea
Ochoa Bogh	—	Yea
Pérez	—	Yea
Rubio	—	Yea
Weber Pierson	—	Yea
Archuleta, Bob	Democratic	Yea
Arreguín, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Ashby, Angelique V.	Democratic	Yea
Becker, Josh	Democratic	Yea
Blakespear, Catherine S.	Democratic	Yea
Cabaldon, Christopher	Democratic	Yea
Caballero, Anna M.	Democratic	Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina	Democratic	Yea
Cortese, Dave	Democratic	Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena	Democratic	Yea
Grayson, Timothy S.	Democratic	Yea
Hurtado, Melissa	Democratic	Yea
Laird, John	Democratic	Yea
Limón, Monique	Democratic	Yea
McGuire, Mike	Democratic	Yea
McNerney, Jerry	Democratic	Yea
Menjivar, Caroline	Democratic	Yea
Padilla, Stephen C.	Democratic	Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez	Democratic	Yea
Richardson, Laura	Democratic	Yea
Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola	Democratic	Yea
Stern, Henry I.	Democratic	Yea
Umberg, Thomas J.	Democratic	Yea
Wahab, Aisha	Democratic	Yea
Wiener, Scott D.	Democratic	Yea
Alvarado-Gil, Marie	Republican	Yea
Choi, Steven S.	Republican	Yea
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Yea
Grove, Shannon	Republican	Yea
Jones, Brian W.	Republican	Yea
Niello, Roger W.	Republican	Yea
Seyarto, Kelly	Republican	Yea
Strickland, Tony	Republican	Yea
Valladares, Suzette Martinez	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

SB 845 Pérez Senate Third Reading By Fong

August 24, 2026

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	53	0	0	1
Republican	18	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	7	0	0	0
Total	78	0	0	1
% of votes cast	99%	0%	0%	1%

How each member voted (79)

Member	Party	Vote
Fong	—	Yea
Garcia	—	Yea
Lowenthal	—	Yea
Patterson	—	Yea
Ávila Farías	—	Yea
Rivas	—	Yea
Carrillo	—	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
Connolly, Damon	Democratic	Yea
Elhawary, Sade	Democratic	Yea
Gabriel, Jesse	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
McKinnor, Tina	Democratic	Not Voting
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
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	Yea
Chen, Phillip	Republican	Yea
Davies, Laurie	Republican	Yea
DeMaio, Carl	Republican	Yea
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Yea
Ellis, Stan	Republican	Yea
Flora, Heath	Republican	Yea
Gonzalez, Jeff	Republican	Yea
Hadwick, Heather	Republican	Yea
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Yea
Johnson, Natasha	Republican	Yea
Lackey, Tom	Republican	Yea
Macedo, Alexandra	Republican	Yea
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Yea
Ta, Tri	Republican	Yea
Tangipa, David J.	Republican	Yea
Wallis, Greg	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

August 13, 2026

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	11	0	0	0
Republican	0	0	0	4
Total	11	0	0	4
% of votes cast	73%	0%	0%	27%

How each member voted (15)

Member	Party	Vote
Arambula, Joaquin	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Caloza, Jessica	Democratic	Yea
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea
González, Mark	Democratic	Yea
Krell, Maggy	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Yea
Sharp-Collins, LaShae	Democratic	Yea
Solache, Jr., José Luis	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Not Voting
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Not Voting
Ta, Tri	Republican	Not Voting
Tangipa, David J.	Republican	Not Voting

Official roll call →

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

June 24, 2026

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	5	0	0	0
Republican	2	0	0	0
Total	7	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (7)

Member	Party	Vote
Elhawary, Sade	Democratic	Yea
Kalra, Ash	Democratic	Yea
Lee, Alex	Democratic	Yea
Ortega, Liz	Democratic	Yea
Ward, Christopher M.	Democratic	Yea
Alanis, Juan	Republican	Yea
Chen, Phillip	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Labor and Employment]

June 17, 2026

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	2	0	0	0
Democratic	6	0	0	1
Total	8	0	0	1
% of votes cast	89%	0%	0%	11%

How each member voted (9)

Member	Party	Vote
Ahrens, Patrick	Democratic	Yea
Bonta, Mia	Democratic	Yea
Garcia, Robert	Democratic	Yea
Lowenthal, Josh	Democratic	Yea
Patel, Darshana R.	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez	Democratic	Not Voting
Castillo, Leticia	Republican	Yea
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

3rd Reading SB845 Pérez et al.

May 27, 2025

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	29	0	0	1
Republican	10	0	0	0
Total	39	0	0	1
% of votes cast	98%	0%	0%	3%

How each member voted (40)

Member	Party	Vote
Allen, Benjamin	Democratic	Yea
Archuleta, Bob	Democratic	Yea
Arreguín, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Ashby, Angelique V.	Democratic	Yea
Becker, Josh	Democratic	Yea
Blakespear, Catherine S.	Democratic	Yea
Cabaldon, Christopher	Democratic	Yea
Caballero, Anna M.	Democratic	Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina	Democratic	Yea
Cortese, Dave	Democratic	Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena	Democratic	Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A.	Democratic	Yea
Grayson, Timothy S.	Democratic	Yea
Hurtado, Melissa	Democratic	Yea
Laird, John	Democratic	Yea
Limón, Monique	Democratic	Yea
McGuire, Mike	Democratic	Yea
McNerney, Jerry	Democratic	Yea
Menjivar, Caroline	Democratic	Yea
Padilla, Stephen C.	Democratic	Yea
Pérez, Sasha Renée	Democratic	Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez	Democratic	Not Voting
Richardson, Laura	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Susan	Democratic	Yea
Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola	Democratic	Yea
Stern, Henry I.	Democratic	Yea
Umberg, Thomas J.	Democratic	Yea
Wahab, Aisha	Democratic	Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah	Democratic	Yea
Wiener, Scott D.	Democratic	Yea
Alvarado-Gil, Marie	Republican	Yea
Choi, Steven S.	Republican	Yea
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Yea
Grove, Shannon	Republican	Yea
Jones, Brian W.	Republican	Yea
Niello, Roger W.	Republican	Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie	Republican	Yea
Seyarto, Kelly	Republican	Yea
Strickland, Tony	Republican	Yea
Valladares, Suzette Martinez	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

April 30, 2025

Passed 5 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	4	0	0	0
Republican	1	0	0	0
Total	5	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (5)

Member	Party	Vote
Cortese, Dave	Democratic	Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena	Democratic	Yea
Laird, John	Democratic	Yea
Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola	Democratic	Yea
Strickland, Tony	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Labor, Public Employment and Retirement ]

April 09, 2025

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	2	0	0	0
Democratic	5	0	0	0
Total	7	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	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	Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

labor education

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 845 do?: Pupil instruction: career technical education, career education, and apprenticeships.
Who sponsors SB 845?: SB 845 is sponsored by Ávila Farías, Weber Pierson, McKinnor, Quirk-Silva, Pérez, Sasha Renée (Democratic), Umberg, Thomas J. (Democratic), and Padilla, Stephen C. (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 845?: This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 21, 2025. It awaits signature.
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At a glance

Identifier: SB 845
Jurisdiction: California
Session: 20252026 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: February 21, 2025
Status: To Executive
Prime sponsor: Pérez, Sasha Renée

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