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SB685Introduced in the Senate

Special education: nonpublic schools and agencies.

Passed

Introduced by Dave Cortese, District 15

What does this bill do?

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Official description

An act to amend Sections 33050, 44237, 44415, 48645.5, 48853, 48853.5, 48854, 48856, 48911.5, 48986, 49001, 51225.2, 52052, 56001, 56028, 56034, 56035, 56040.6, 56042, 56101, 56124, 56157, 56168, 56170, 56195.8, 56205, 56325, 56326.5, 56342.1, 56345, 56361, 56361.5, 56365, 56366, 56366.1, 56366.4, 56366.45, 56366.5, 56366.6, 56366.8, 56366.9, 56366.10, 56366.11, 56366.12, 56383, 56430, 56441.8, 56505, 56505.2, 56521.2, 56836.20, 56836.21, 56847, 56856, and 56857 of, to amend the heading of Article 4 (commencing with Section 56836.20) of Chapter 7.2 of Part 30 of Division 4 of Title 2 of, to add Section 56359 to, and to repeal and add Section 56366.2 of, the Education Code, and to amend Sections 7575 and 7579 of the Government Code, relating to special education.

Where it stands

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 975, Statutes of 2026.

September 30, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

Assembly votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

6 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Unfinished Business SB685 Cortese Concurrence · August 30, 2026

28

Yes

10

No

2

Absent or Not Voting

40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Megan Dahle1No
Mike McGuire2Yes
Christopher Cabaldon3Yes
Marie Alvarado-Gil4No
Jerry McNerney5Yes
Roger Niello6No
Jesse Arreguin7Yes
Angelique Ashby8Yes
Tim Grayson9Absent
Aisha Wahab10Yes

Bill history

  1. Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

  2. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.

  3. Read first time.

  4. Referred to Com. on ED.

  5. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

  6. Set for hearing April 9.

  7. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 736.) (April 9).

  8. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  9. Set for hearing April 28.

  10. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  11. April 28 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  12. Set for hearing May 23.

  13. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1209.) (May 23).

  14. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  15. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 1303.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  16. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  17. Referred to Coms. on HIGHER ED. and ED.

  18. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on ED. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 24).

  19. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

  20. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

  21. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  22. Re-referred to Com. on ED. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

  23. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

  24. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 1).

  25. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  26. August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

  27. Assembly Rule 63 suspended.

  28. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 13).

  29. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  30. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  31. Read third time and amended.

  32. Ordered to third reading.

  33. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 6621.) Ordered to the Senate.

  34. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  35. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d).

  36. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on ED. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on ED.

  37. From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.)

  38. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 28. Noes 10.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  39. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  40. Approved by the Governor.

  41. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 975, Statutes of 2026.

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