Who sponsors AB 2766?

AB 2766 is sponsored by Bennett, Lee, Wahab, and Ahrens, Patrick (Democratic).

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California 20252026 Regular Session Status: To Executive 1 D cosponsors

AB 2766 — Public postsecondary education: student housing: foster youth and homeless youth.

Last action September 15, 2026 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 216, Statutes of 2026.

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This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 20, 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 70% · moderate confidence

To Executive

Current position in the legislative process.
4 sponsors

1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.
Single-party support

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

Passed 9 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

This bill prioritizes housing and enrollment for foster and homeless youth in California's public colleges.

The bill mandates California public colleges to prioritize student housing and enrollment for current and former foster and homeless youth. It also requires these colleges to implement specific measures to support these students, including waiving housing costs and providing eligibility information.

What this means for you

Families: This bill provides families of foster and homeless youth with increased opportunities for their children to access higher education.

Summary

Public postsecondary education: student housing: foster youth and homeless youth.

Bill Text

Chaptered 09/14/26 - Chaptered html September 14, 2026
Enrolled 08/24/26 - Enrolled Current pdf August 24, 2026
Amended 05/28/26 - Amended Senate pdf May 28, 2026
Amended 04/08/26 - Amended Assembly pdf April 08, 2026
Introduced 02/20/26 - Introduced pdf February 20, 2026
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Action History

September 15, 2026
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 216, Statutes of 2026.
September 15, 2026
Approved by the Governor.
August 27, 2026
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
August 20, 2026
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6330.).
August 19, 2026
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
August 19, 2026
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.).
August 04, 2026
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
August 03, 2026
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
June 29, 2026
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
June 10, 2026
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HUMAN S. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.
May 28, 2026
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ED.
May 27, 2026
Referred to Coms. on ED. and HUMAN S.
May 14, 2026
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
May 14, 2026
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 5057.)
May 07, 2026
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
May 06, 2026
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 6).
April 23, 2026
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
April 23, 2026
Coauthors revised.
April 15, 2026
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.
April 09, 2026
Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.
April 08, 2026
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HIGHER ED. Read second time and amended.
March 16, 2026
Referred to Coms. on HIGHER ED. and HUM. S.
February 21, 2026
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
February 20, 2026
Read first time. To print.

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Ahrens, Patrick Democratic

Co-sponsors (3)

Bennett
Lee
Wahab

Not signed on (118)

118 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 2766 Ahrens Concurrence in Senate Amendments

August 20, 2026

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	17	0	0	1
Democratic	54	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	6	0	0	1
Total	77	0	0	2
% of votes cast	97%	0%	0%	3%

How each member voted (79)

Member	Party	Vote
Patterson	—	Yea
Ávila Farías	—	Yea
Rivas	—	Yea
Carrillo	—	Yea
Fong	—	Yea
Garcia	—	Not Voting
Lowenthal	—	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	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
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	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	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 →

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2766 Ahrens et al. By Wahab

August 19, 2026

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	6	0	0	0
Republican	9	0	0	0
Democratic	23	0	0	2
Total	38	0	0	2
% of votes cast	95%	0%	0%	5%

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	Not Voting
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	Not Voting
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 →

3rd Reading AB2766 Ahrens et al. By Wahab

August 19, 2026

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	10	0	0	0
Democratic	28	0	0	2
Total	38	0	0	2
% of votes cast	95%	0%	0%	5%

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	Not Voting
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	Not Voting
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	Yea
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]

June 29, 2026

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
Becker, Josh	Democratic	Yea
Laird, John	Democratic	Yea
Pérez, Sasha Renée	Democratic	Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah	Democratic	Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

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

June 10, 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
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	Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

AB 2766 Ahrens Consent Calendar Second Day

May 14, 2026

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	57	0	0	2
Republican	19	0	0	1
Unaffiliated	1	0	0	0
Total	77	0	0	3
% of votes cast	96%	0%	0%	4%

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	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	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	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	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. To Consent Calendar.

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

April 23, 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
Ahrens, Patrick	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Elhawary, Sade	Democratic	Yea
Lee, Alex	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Blanca E.	Democratic	Yea
Castillo, Leticia	Republican	Not Voting
Tangipa, David J.	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Human Services]

April 14, 2026

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	6	0	0	1
Republican	3	0	0	0
Total	9	0	0	1
% of votes cast	90%	0%	0%	10%

How each member voted (10)

Member	Party	Vote
Boerner, Tasha	Democratic	Yea
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea
Jackson, Corey A.	Democratic	Yea
Muratsuchi, Al	Democratic	Yea
Patel, Darshana R.	Democratic	Yea
Rodriguez, Celeste	Democratic	Not Voting
Sharp-Collins, LaShae	Democratic	Yea
DeMaio, Carl	Republican	Yea
Gonzalez, Jeff	Republican	Yea
Tangipa, David J.	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2766 do?: Public postsecondary education: student housing: foster youth and homeless youth.
Who sponsors AB 2766?: AB 2766 is sponsored by Bennett, Lee, Wahab, and Ahrens, Patrick (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 2766?: This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 20, 2026. It awaits signature.
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At a glance

Identifier: AB 2766
Jurisdiction: California
Session: 20252026 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: February 20, 2026
Status: To Executive
Prime sponsor: Ahrens, Patrick

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