California 2025-2026 Regular Session

California Assembly Bill AB542 Action History

	10/13/2025	Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 696, Statutes of 2025.
	10/13/2025	Approved by the Governor.
	09/15/2025	Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
	09/15/2025	Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
Assembly	09/08/2025	Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0.).
Senate	09/08/2025	Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3033.).
Assembly	09/04/2025	In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
Senate	09/04/2025	Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
Assembly	09/04/2025	Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
Assembly	09/04/2025	In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
Senate	09/02/2025	Ordered to special consent calendar.
Senate	08/29/2025	From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).
Senate	08/29/2025	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
	08/29/2025	From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).
Senate	07/14/2025	In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
	07/14/2025	In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
Senate	07/02/2025	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
	07/02/2025	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Senate	06/23/2025	From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ED.
	06/23/2025	From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ED.
Senate	06/18/2025	Referred to Coms. on ED. and APPR.
	06/18/2025	Referred to Coms. on ED. and APPR.
Senate	06/05/2025	In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Senate	06/05/2025	In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Assembly	06/04/2025	Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0.)
Senate	06/04/2025	Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2065.)
	05/27/2025	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Assembly	05/23/2025	Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 1644.)
	05/23/2025	From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 23).
	05/23/2025	Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
Assembly	05/23/2025	Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
Assembly	05/23/2025	From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 23).
Assembly	05/23/2025	Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 16.)
	05/14/2025	In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
Assembly	05/14/2025	In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
	05/01/2025	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Assembly	05/01/2025	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
	04/07/2025	Re-referred to Com. on ED.
Assembly	04/07/2025	Re-referred to Com. on ED.
	04/03/2025	From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.
Assembly	04/03/2025	From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.
	03/20/2025	In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
Assembly	03/20/2025	In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
	02/27/2025	Re-referred to Com. on ED.
	02/26/2025	From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.
	02/24/2025	Referred to Com. on ED.
Assembly	02/24/2025	Referred to Com. on ED.
	02/12/2025	From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.
Assembly	02/12/2025	From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.
	02/11/2025	Read first time. To print.
Assembly	02/11/2025	Read first time. To print.