HR 87 — Relative to school accountability.
Last action — Read. Adopted. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 4471.).
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Assembly
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has passed the Assembly. Introduced February 20, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.
Odds of enactment
Moderate chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.
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Prognosis
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Passed Assembly
Current position in the legislative process.
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66 sponsors
1 primary, 65 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (50 D · 16 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 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.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
1 added · 1 removedPlain-language change summary
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Action History
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Read. Adopted. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 4471.).
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Coauthors revised.
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From committee: Be adopted. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 25).
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Referred to Com. on ED.
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Introduced.
Sponsors
- Buffy Wicks · Cosponsor
- Christopher M. Ward · Cosponsor
- Greg Wallis · Cosponsor
- Avelino Valencia · Cosponsor
- David J. Tangipa · Cosponsor
- Tri Ta · Cosponsor
- Catherine Stefani · Cosponsor
- Esmeralda Soria · Cosponsor
- Solache, Jr., José Luis · Cosponsor
- LaShae Sharp-Collins · Cosponsor
- Pilar Schiavo · Cosponsor
- Kate Sanchez · Cosponsor
- Blanca E. Rubio · Cosponsor
- Chris Rogers · Cosponsor
- Michelle Rodriguez · Cosponsor
- Robert Rivas · Cosponsor
- James C. Ramos · Cosponsor
- Cottie Petrie-Norris · Cosponsor
- Gail Pellerin · Cosponsor
- Joe Patterson · Cosponsor
- Darshana R. Patel · Cosponsor
- Matt Haney · Cosponsor
- Mark González · Cosponsor
- Jeff Gonzalez · Cosponsor
- Mike A. Gipson · Cosponsor
- Robert Garcia · Cosponsor
- Mike Fong · Cosponsor
- Heath Flora · Cosponsor
- Stan Ellis · Cosponsor
- Sade Elhawary · Cosponsor
- Laurie Davies · Cosponsor
- Damon Connolly · Cosponsor
- Leticia Castillo · Cosponsor
- Juan Carrillo · Cosponsor
- Lisa Calderon · Cosponsor
- Isaac G. Bryan · Cosponsor
- Mia Bonta · Cosponsor
- Tasha Boerner · Cosponsor
- Marc Berman · Cosponsor
- Jasmeet Bains · Cosponsor
- Joaquin Arambula · Cosponsor
- David Alvarez · Cosponsor
- Juan Alanis · Cosponsor
- Patrick Ahrens · Cosponsor
- Cecilia M. Aguiar-Curry · Cosponsor
- Dawn Addis · Cosponsor
- Blanca Pacheco · Cosponsor
- Liz Ortega · Cosponsor
- Stephanie Nguyen · Cosponsor
- Tina McKinnor · Cosponsor
- Alexandra Macedo · Cosponsor
- Josh Lowenthal · Cosponsor
- Maggy Krell · Cosponsor
- Natasha Johnson · Cosponsor
- Corey A. Jackson · Cosponsor
- Jacqui Irwin · Cosponsor
- Josh Hoover · Cosponsor
- Gregg Hart · Cosponsor
- Rick Chavez Zbur · Cosponsor
- Lori D. Wilson · Cosponsor
- Rhodesia Ransom · Cosponsor
- Heather Hadwick · Cosponsor
- Diane Dixon · Cosponsor
- Ash Kalra · Cosponsor
- Al Muratsuchi · Primary
- Diane Papan · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 65 co-sponsors · 56 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Muratsuchi, Al Democratic
Co-sponsors (65)
- Wicks, Buffy Democratic
- Ward, Christopher M. Democratic
- Wallis, Greg Republican
- Valencia, Avelino Democratic
- Tangipa, David J. Republican
- Ta, Tri Republican
- Stefani, Catherine Democratic
- Soria, Esmeralda Democratic
- Solache, Jr., José Luis Democratic
- Sharp-Collins, LaShae Democratic
- Schiavo, Pilar Democratic
- Sanchez, Kate Republican
- Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic
- Rogers, Chris Democratic
- Rodriguez, Michelle Democratic
- Rivas, Robert Democratic
- Ramos, James C. Democratic
- Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic
- Pellerin, Gail Democratic
- Patterson, Joe Republican
- Patel, Darshana R. Democratic
- Haney, Matt Democratic
- González, Mark Democratic
- Gonzalez, Jeff Republican
- Gipson, Mike A. Democratic
- Garcia, Robert Democratic
- Fong, Mike Democratic
- Flora, Heath Republican
- Ellis, Stan Republican
- Elhawary, Sade Democratic
- Davies, Laurie Republican
- Connolly, Damon Democratic
- Castillo, Leticia Republican
- Carrillo, Juan Democratic
- Calderon, Lisa Democratic
- Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic
- Bonta, Mia Democratic
- Boerner, Tasha Democratic
- Berman, Marc Democratic
- Bains, Jasmeet Democratic
- Arambula, Joaquin Democratic
- Alvarez, David Democratic
- Alanis, Juan Republican
- Ahrens, Patrick Democratic
- Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic
- Addis, Dawn Democratic
- Pacheco, Blanca Democratic
- Ortega, Liz Democratic
- Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic
- McKinnor, Tina Democratic
- Macedo, Alexandra Republican
- Lowenthal, Josh Democratic
- Krell, Maggy Democratic
- Johnson, Natasha Republican
- Jackson, Corey A. Democratic
- Irwin, Jacqui Democratic
- Hoover, Josh Republican
- Hart, Gregg Democratic
- Zbur, Rick Chavez Democratic
- Wilson, Lori D. Democratic
- Ransom, Rhodesia Democratic
- Hadwick, Heather Republican
- Dixon, Diane Republican
- Kalra, Ash Democratic
- Papan, Diane Democratic
Not signed on (56)
56 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 56 →"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 |
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| Democratic | 50 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Republican | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 68 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| % of votes cast | 85% | 0% | 0% | 15% |
How each member voted (80)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Ávila Farías | — | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Bennett, Steve | Democratic | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Garcia, Robert | Democratic | Yea |
| Gipson, Mike A. | Democratic | Yea |
| González, Mark | Democratic | Yea |
| Haney, Matt | Democratic | Yea |
| Harabedian, John | Democratic | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Gallagher, James | Republican | Yea |
| Gonzalez, Jeff | Republican | Yea |
| Hadwick, Heather | Republican | Yea |
| Hoover, Josh | Republican | Yea |
| Johnson, Natasha | Republican | Yea |
| Lackey, Tom | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (9)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Alvarez, David | 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 | Yea |
| Alanis, Juan | Republican | Yea |
| Hoover, Josh | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HR 87?
- HR 87 is sponsored by Wicks, Buffy (Democratic), Ward, Christopher M. (Democratic), Wallis, Greg (Republican), Valencia, Avelino (Democratic), Tangipa, David J. (Republican), Ta, Tri (Republican), Stefani, Catherine (Democratic), Soria, Esmeralda (Democratic), Solache, Jr., José Luis (Democratic), Sharp-Collins, LaShae (Democratic), Schiavo, Pilar (Democratic), Sanchez, Kate (Republican), Rubio, Blanca E. (Democratic), Rogers, Chris (Democratic), Rodriguez, Michelle (Democratic), Rivas, Robert (Democratic), Ramos, James C. (Democratic), Petrie-Norris, Cottie (Democratic), Pellerin, Gail (Democratic), Patterson, Joe (Republican), Patel, Darshana R. (Democratic), Haney, Matt (Democratic), González, Mark (Democratic), Gonzalez, Jeff (Republican), Gipson, Mike A. (Democratic), Garcia, Robert (Democratic), Fong, Mike (Democratic), Flora, Heath (Republican), Ellis, Stan (Republican), Elhawary, Sade (Democratic), Davies, Laurie (Republican), Connolly, Damon (Democratic), Castillo, Leticia (Republican), Carrillo, Juan (Democratic), Calderon, Lisa (Democratic), Bryan, Isaac G. (Democratic), Bonta, Mia (Democratic), Boerner, Tasha (Democratic), Berman, Marc (Democratic), Bains, Jasmeet (Democratic), Arambula, Joaquin (Democratic), Alvarez, David (Democratic), Alanis, Juan (Republican), Ahrens, Patrick (Democratic), Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. (Democratic), Addis, Dawn (Democratic), Pacheco, Blanca (Democratic), Ortega, Liz (Democratic), Nguyen, Stephanie (Democratic), McKinnor, Tina (Democratic), Macedo, Alexandra (Republican), Lowenthal, Josh (Democratic), Krell, Maggy (Democratic), Johnson, Natasha (Republican), Jackson, Corey A. (Democratic), Irwin, Jacqui (Democratic), Hoover, Josh (Republican), Hart, Gregg (Democratic), Zbur, Rick Chavez (Democratic), Wilson, Lori D. (Democratic), Ransom, Rhodesia (Democratic), Hadwick, Heather (Republican), Dixon, Diane (Republican), Kalra, Ash (Democratic), Muratsuchi, Al (Democratic), and Papan, Diane (Democratic).
- What is the current status of HR 87?
- This bill has passed the Assembly. Introduced February 20, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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