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SCR82Introduced in the Senate

Public higher education: artificial intelligence usage.

EngrossedAssembly Appropriations

Introduced by Roger Niello, District 6

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Relative to artificial intelligence in public higher education.

Where it stands

August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

August 13, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

Assembly votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

AssemblyStage: Be adopted and re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] · June 16, 2026

15

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

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

See how each assemblymember voted

AssemblymemberDistrictVote
Joe Patterson5Yes
Josh Hoover7Yes
Lori Wilson11Yes
Buffy Wicks14Yes
Rebecca Bauer-Kahan16Yes
Liz Ortega20Yes
Gail Pellerin28Yes
Alexandra Macedo33Yes
Jacqui Irwin42Yes
Isaac Bryan55Yes

Bill history

  1. Introduced. Referred to Com. on RLS.

  2. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

  3. Set for hearing July 2.

  4. From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1906.) (July 2).

  5. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  6. Read. Adopted. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2040.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  7. In Assembly. Held at Desk.

  8. Referred to Coms. on HIGHER ED. and P. & C.P.

  9. Coauthors revised.

  10. From committee: Be adopted and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 9). Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.

  11. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.

  12. From committee: Be adopted and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. August 5 hearing: Placed on suspense file.

  14. August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

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