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California 20252026

SB 892

Public postsecondary education: priority registration: members and former members of the Armed Forces of the United States and State Guard.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-12 13:12:55 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
Publicpostsecondaryeducation, membersandformermembersoftheArmedForcesoftheUnitedStatesandStateGuard, priorityregistration
Introduced / first action
2026-01-14 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University of California as the 3 segments of public institutions of higher education in the state. Existing law requires the California State University and each community college district, and requests the University of California, to grant priority registration for enrollment to a member or former member of the Armed Forces of the United States who is a resident of California and who has received an honorable discharge, a general discharge, or an other than honorable discharge, and to any member or former member of the State Guard, as specified, for any academic term attended at one of these institutions for 4 academic years after leaving state or federal active duty for use within 15 years of leaving state or federal active duty. This bill would, commencing July 1, 2027, remove the above-described provision limiting priority registration to 4 academic years after leaving state or federal active duty for use within 15 years of leaving state or federal active duty. To the extent the bill would add additional duties on community college districts, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 146, Statutes of 2026.

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  2. Approved by the Governor.

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  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

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  4. In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

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  5. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 6158.) Ordered to the Senate.

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  6. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

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  7. From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 5).

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  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee

  9. Re-referred to Com. on M. & V.A. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

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  10. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  11. Coauthors revised.

  12. Referred to Coms. on HIGHER ED. and M. & V.A.

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

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  14. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4113.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  15. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

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  16. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.

    committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2

  17. Set for hearing April 27.

  18. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 3956.) (April 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee

  19. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on M. & V.A. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3599.) (March 18). Re-referred to Com. on M. & V.A.

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  20. Set for hearing March 18.

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

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

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  23. Referred to Coms. on ED. and M. & V.A.

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  24. From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 14.

  25. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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