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AB642Introduced in the Assembly

Emergencies proclaimed by the Governor: school employee catastrophic leave.

Passed

Introduced by Al Muratsuchi, District 66

What does this bill do?

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Official description

An act to amend Section 44043.5 of, and to add Section 44043.6 to, the Education Code, relating to emergencies, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.

Where it stands

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 83, Statutes of 2025.

July 30, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

Assembly votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

AssemblyStage: AB 642 Muratsuchi Concurrence in Senate Amendments · July 17, 2025

74

Yes

0

No

5

Absent or Not Voting

79 assemblymembers recorded in this Assembly vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

What do people think?

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See how each assemblymember voted

AssemblymemberDistrictVote
Heather Hadwick1Yes
Chris Rogers2Yes
James Gallagher3Absent
Cecilia Aguiar-Curry4Yes
Joe Patterson5Yes
Maggy Krell6Yes
Josh Hoover7Yes
David Tangipa8Yes
Heath Flora9Yes
Stephanie Nguyen10Yes

Bill history

  1. Read first time. To print.

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

  3. Referred to Com. on ED.

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

  5. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

  6. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 26).

  7. Read second time and amended.

  8. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  9. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  10. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 1644.)

  11. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 23).

  12. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  13. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  14. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2066.).

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

  16. Referred to Com. on ED.

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

  18. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 2).

  19. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  20. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2042.).

  21. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  22. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 2590.).

  23. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.

  24. Approved by the Governor.

  25. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 83, Statutes of 2025.

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