CaliforniaPupil and parental communication: extracurricular activities: addictive feeds.
What it does
Existing law requires the governing board of a school district that maintains one or more schools containing any of grades 7 to 12, inclusive, to establish a policy regarding participation in extracurricular and cocurricular activities by pupils in those grades as a condition for the receipt of specified school funding allocations.
More detail
This bill, commencing with the 2027–28 school year, would prohibit a school district, county office of education, or charter school from excluding a pupil from participating in any extracurricular activity, including sports and clubs, due to the pupil not having or using addictive feeds, as defined.
Existing law provides that parents and guardians of children enrolled in public schools have the right and should have the opportunity, as mutually supportive and respectful partners in the education of their children within the public schools, to be informed by the school, and to participate in the education of their children, as specified, including by, among other things, to be notified on a timely basis if their child is absent from school without permission.
This bill, commencing with the 2027–28 school year, would prohibit a school district, county office of education, or charter school from using addictive feeds, as defined, as the only means of contacting pupils or pupils' parents or guardians.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Sep 10Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 181, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 10Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 8Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 28Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6783.).Major
- Vote recorded AB 302 Bauer-Kahan Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 27From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (August 27).Minor
- Vote recorded With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 26Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 6646.)
- Aug 25Re-referred to Com. on ED. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB302 Bauer-Kahan By Stern. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 25In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Aug 25Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.).Passed Senate
- Jun 30Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.Major
- Jun 29From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 29).Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 25From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P.Minor
- Jun 24
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection]. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 15Re-referred to Coms. on ED. and P., D.T., & C.P.Minor
- Jun 12Re-referred to Com. on RLS.Minor
- Jun 12Withdrawn from committee.Major
- Jun 11From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.Major
- 2025
- Aug 29In committee: Held under submission.
- Aug 18In committee: Referred to suspense file.Minor
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- Jul 17Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Jul 17Withdrawn from committee.Major
- Jul 17Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.Major
- Jul 16From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 15).Major
- Jul 15
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Public Safety]. Result: pass.Upper
- Jul 3From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.Major
- Jun 27From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.Major
- Jun 25Re-referred to Coms. on JUD. and PUB. S.Minor
- Jun 24Re-referred to Com. on RLS.Minor
- Jun 24Withdrawn from committee.Major
- Jun 23From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.Major
- Jun 4Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.Minor
- May 23In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Vote recorded AB 302 Bauer-Kahan Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- May 23Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 56. Noes 11. Page 1650.)Passed Assembly
- May 15Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 14From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (May 14).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- May 5Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- May 1Read second time and amended.Major
- Apr 30From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (April 29).Major
- Apr 29
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 23From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 12. Noes 2.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.Minor
- Apr 22
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 28Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.Minor
- Jan 24From printer. May be heard in committee February 23.
- Jan 23Read first time. To print.Introduced