---
type: "Bill"
title: "Special education funding."
description: "Existing law adjusts funding for individuals with exceptional needs based on an incidence multiplier, as defined, for each special education local plan area."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20092010"
identifier: "AB 184"
citation: "California AB 184 (20092010)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Special education funding."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Block"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 30
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2009-02-02"
last_action: "2010-09-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/535b3588-0cb8-4869-be8f-cfcfe200d153"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB184"
source_hash: "050bdea99eba4dafb132e16cac3b9ed0c2431dc6d22d6cc3741f7357811bc296"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---

# California AB 184 (20092010) — Special education funding.

Existing law adjusts funding for individuals with exceptional needs based on an incidence multiplier, as defined, for each special education local plan area.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **02/02/09 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB184&version=20090AB18499INT)
2. **08/02/10 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB184&version=20090AB18497AMD)
3. **08/17/10 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB184&version=20090AB18496AMD)
4. **09/04/09 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB184&version=20090AB18498AMD)
5. **09/27/10 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB184&version=20090AB18494CHP)
6. **AB184** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB184)
7. **08/24/10 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB184&version=20090AB18495ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 184 BUDGET Assembly Third Reading By EVANS — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB184 Block Reconsider — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 184 BLOCK Concurrence- Urgency Added — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB184 Block Urgency Clause — **fail** (fail) · upper
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB184 Block Urgency Clause — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Block — primary (person)
- Ducheny — coauthor (person)
- Fuentes — coauthor (person)
- Padilla — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2009-02-02** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2009-02-03** From printer. May be heard in committee March 5.
- **2009-03-31** Referred to Com. on BUDGET. `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-27** Withdrawn from committee. Ordered placed on second reading file.
- **2009-04-29** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2009-05-04** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 51. Noes 0. Page 1225.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2009-05-04** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2009-05-14** Referred to Com. on RLS. `referral-committee`
- **2009-06-11** Withdrawn from committee. Ordered placed on second reading file.
- **2009-06-15** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2009-09-04** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2009-09-08** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2009-09-12** Read third time. Urgency clause refused adoption. (Ayes 26. Noes 1. Page 2446.) `reading-3, reading-1`
- **2009-09-12** Motion to reconsider made by Senator Price.
- **2009-09-12** Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2446.)
- **2010-08-02** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2010-08-03** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2010-08-03** Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(c). `referral-committee`
- **2010-08-05** Re-referred to Com. on ED. `referral-committee`
- **2010-08-09** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 4400.)
- **2010-08-12** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (August 11). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2010-08-12** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2010-08-16** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 12). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2010-08-17** Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2010-08-18** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 4583.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2010-08-18** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 20 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2010-08-23** Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6526.) `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-09-09** Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
- **2010-09-25** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2010-09-27** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 403, Statutes of 2010.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/535b3588-0cb8-4869-be8f-cfcfe200d153`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).