Who sponsors AB 2121?

AB 2121 is sponsored by Berman, Marc (Democratic).

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California 20252026 Regular Session Status: To Executive 1 D cosponsors

AB 2121 — Community colleges: current expense of education: exclusions.

Last action September 10, 2026 — Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

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Passed Assembly
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Passed Senate
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To Executive
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Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 18, 2026. 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 64% · moderate confidence

To Executive

Current position in the legislative process.
1 sponsor

1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
Single-party support

Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

In plain language

The bill addresses exclusions related to the current expense of education for community colleges.

This bill modifies certain exclusions concerning the current expenses of education that community colleges can account for. It aims to clarify what costs are included in the financial considerations for these institutions.

Summary

Community colleges: current expense of education: exclusions.

Bill Text

Chaptered 09/27/26 - Chaptered html September 27, 2026
Enrolled 09/03/26 - Enrolled html September 03, 2026
Amended 08/13/26 - Amended Senate html August 13, 2026
Amended 08/04/26 - Amended Senate html August 04, 2026
Amended 04/09/26 - Amended Assembly Current pdf April 09, 2026
Introduced 02/18/26 - Introduced pdf February 18, 2026
AB2121 View text html

Action History

September 10, 2026
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
August 30, 2026
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 73. Noes 1.).
August 30, 2026
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
August 30, 2026
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 0.).
August 17, 2026
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
August 13, 2026
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
August 05, 2026
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
August 04, 2026
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
June 23, 2026
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
June 22, 2026
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
June 10, 2026
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
May 27, 2026
Referred to Com. on ED.
May 14, 2026
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
May 14, 2026
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 1. Page 5048.).
May 07, 2026
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
May 06, 2026
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 6).
April 13, 2026
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
April 09, 2026
Read second time and amended.
April 08, 2026
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (April 7).
March 02, 2026
Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.
February 19, 2026
From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
February 18, 2026
Read first time. To print.

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Berman, Marc Democratic

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

AB 2121 Berman Concurrence in Senate Amendments

August 31, 2026

Passed 73 Yea · 1 Nay · 5 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	17	1	0	1
Democratic	55	0	0	4
Unaffiliated	1	0	0	0
Total	73	1	0	5
% of votes cast	92%	1%	0%	6%

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	Not Voting
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	Not Voting
Lee, Alex	Democratic	Yea
Lowenthal, Josh	Democratic	Yea
McKinnor, Tina	Democratic	Yea
Muratsuchi, Al	Democratic	Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie	Democratic	Yea
Ortega, Liz	Democratic	Not Voting
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	Not Voting
Alanis, Juan	Republican	Yea
Castillo, Leticia	Republican	Yea
Chen, Phillip	Republican	Not Voting
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	Nay
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Yea
Johnson, Natasha	Republican	Yea
Lackey, Tom	Republican	Yea
Macedo, Alexandra	Republican	Yea
Patterson, Joe	Republican	Yea
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Yea
Ta, Tri	Republican	Yea
Tangipa, David J.	Republican	Yea
Wallis, Greg	Republican	Yea

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3rd Reading AB2121 Berman By Cabaldon

August 30, 2026

Passed 31 Yea · 0 Nay · 9 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	22	0	0	8
Republican	9	0	0	1
Total	31	0	0	9
% of votes cast	78%	0%	0%	23%

How each member voted (40)

Member	Party	Vote
Allen, Benjamin	Democratic	Yea
Archuleta, Bob	Democratic	Not Voting
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	Not Voting
Gonzalez, Lena A.	Democratic	Not Voting
Grayson, Timothy S.	Democratic	Yea
Hurtado, Melissa	Democratic	Yea
Laird, John	Democratic	Yea
Limón, Monique	Democratic	Yea
McGuire, Mike	Democratic	Yea
McNerney, Jerry	Democratic	Not Voting
Menjivar, Caroline	Democratic	Yea
Padilla, Stephen C.	Democratic	Yea
Pérez, Sasha Renée	Democratic	Not Voting
Reyes, Eloise Gómez	Democratic	Yea
Richardson, Laura	Democratic	Not Voting
Rubio, Susan	Democratic	Yea
Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola	Democratic	Not Voting
Stern, Henry I.	Democratic	Yea
Umberg, Thomas J.	Democratic	Yea
Wahab, Aisha	Democratic	Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah	Democratic	Not Voting
Wiener, Scott D.	Democratic	Yea
Alvarado-Gil, Marie	Republican	Yea
Choi, Steven S.	Republican	Yea
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Yea
Grove, Shannon	Republican	Not Voting
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]

June 10, 2026

Passed 6 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	5	0	0	0
Republican	1	0	0	1
Total	6	0	0	1
% of votes cast	86%	0%	0%	14%

How each member voted (7)

Member	Party	Vote
Cabaldon, Christopher	Democratic	Yea
Cortese, Dave	Democratic	Yea
Menjivar, Caroline	Democratic	Yea
Pérez, Sasha Renée	Democratic	Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez	Democratic	Yea
Choi, Steven S.	Republican	Not Voting
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

AB 2121 Berman Third Reading Urgency

May 14, 2026

Passed 72 Yea · 1 Nay · 7 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	54	0	0	5
Republican	17	1	0	2
Unaffiliated	1	0	0	0
Total	72	1	0	7
% of votes cast	90%	1%	0%	9%

How each member voted (80)

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	Not Voting
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	Not Voting
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	Not Voting
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	Not Voting
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	Not Voting
Alanis, Juan	Republican	Yea
Castillo, Leticia	Republican	Yea
Chen, Phillip	Republican	Yea
Davies, Laurie	Republican	Yea
DeMaio, Carl	Republican	Nay
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Yea
Ellis, Stan	Republican	Yea
Flora, Heath	Republican	Not Voting
Gallagher, James	Republican	Yea
Gonzalez, Jeff	Republican	Yea
Hadwick, Heather	Republican	Not Voting
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Yea
Johnson, Natasha	Republican	Yea
Lackey, Tom	Republican	Yea
Macedo, Alexandra	Republican	Yea
Patterson, Joe	Republican	Yea
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Yea
Ta, Tri	Republican	Yea
Tangipa, David J.	Republican	Yea
Wallis, Greg	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass.

May 06, 2026

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	10	0	0	1
Republican	4	0	0	0
Total	14	0	0	1
% of votes cast	93%	0%	0%	7%

How each member voted (15)

Member	Party	Vote
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M.	Democratic	Yea
Arambula, Joaquin	Democratic	Not Voting
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	Yea
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Yea
Ta, Tri	Republican	Yea
Tangipa, David J.	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

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

April 07, 2026

Passed 9 Yea · 1 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	2	1	0	0
Democratic	7	0	0	0
Total	9	1	0	0
% of votes cast	90%	10%	0%	0%

How each member voted (10)

Member	Party	Vote
Bennett, Steve	Democratic	Yea
Boerner, Tasha	Democratic	Yea
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea
Irwin, Jacqui	Democratic	Yea
Jackson, Corey A.	Democratic	Yea
Patel, Darshana R.	Democratic	Yea
Sharp-Collins, LaShae	Democratic	Yea
DeMaio, Carl	Republican	Nay
Gonzalez, Jeff	Republican	Yea
Tangipa, David J.	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2121 do?: Community colleges: current expense of education: exclusions.
Who sponsors AB 2121?: AB 2121 is sponsored by Berman, Marc (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 2121?: This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 18, 2026. It awaits signature.
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At a glance

Identifier: AB 2121
Jurisdiction: California
Session: 20252026 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: February 18, 2026
Status: To Executive
Prime sponsor: Berman, Marc

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