California 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

AB 853 — Student financial aid: Golden State Scholarshare Trust Act.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 17, Statutes of 2019.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 20, 2019. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Under the Golden State Scholarshare Trust Act, the Scholarshare Investment Board administers the Golden State Scholarshare College Savings Trust, also known as the Scholarshare Trust, which provides financial aid for postsecondary education costs of participating students, as specified. Existing law authorizes the Scholarshare trust to enter into participation agreements with participants on behalf of beneficiaries pursuant to specified terms and agreements. Existing law also authorizes the Scholarshare trust to make payments to institutions of higher education pursuant to participation agreements on behalf of beneficiaries. This bill would authorize the Scholarshare trust to make payments to other third parties, in addition to institutions of higher education, pursuant to participation agreements on behalf of beneficiaries. The bill would also make conforming changes.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 17, Statutes of 2019.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

  4. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 1607.).

  6. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  7. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 5).

  8. Referred to Com. on ED.

  9. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  10. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 1077.)

  11. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  12. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 2).

  13. Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

  14. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HIGHER ED. Read second time and amended.

  15. Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

  16. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  17. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Smith

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (120)

120 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.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Consent Calendar AB853

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 27000
Democratic 10000
Republican 3000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Rubio — Yea
Monning — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Beall — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hill — Yea
Roth — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Allen — Yea
Borgeas — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bates — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Chang — Yea
Pan — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A. Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

AB 853 Smith Assembly Third Reading

Passed 74 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 46002
Republican 7000
Democratic 21004
Total 74006
% of votes cast 93%0%0%8%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Smith — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Diep — Yea
Chau — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Gray — Yea
Holden — Yea
Daly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Ting — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Melendez — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Low — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Burke — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Wood — Yea
Medina — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Chu — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Weber — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Levine — Not Voting
Salas — Yea
Brough — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Not Voting
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Not Voting
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Not Voting
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8000
Republican 2000
Democratic 2000
Total 12000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Medina — Yea
Levine — Yea
Weber — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Low — Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

finance education
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 853 do?
Under the Golden State Scholarshare Trust Act, the Scholarshare Investment Board administers the Golden State Scholarshare College Savings Trust, also known as the Scholarshare Trust, which provides financial aid for postsecondary education costs of participating students, as specified. Existing law authorizes the Scholarshare trust to enter into participation agreements with participants on behalf of beneficiaries pursuant to specified terms and agreements. Existing law also authorizes the Scholarshare trust to make payments to institutions of higher education pursuant to participation agreements on behalf of beneficiaries. This bill would authorize the Scholarshare trust to make payments to other third parties, in addition to institutions of higher education, pursuant to participation agreements on behalf of beneficiaries. The bill would also make conforming changes.
Who sponsors AB 853?
AB 853 is sponsored by Smith and Bonta, Mia (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 853?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 20, 2019. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 853?
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