---
type: "Bill"
title: "Pupils: homework assignments for suspended pupils."
description: "(1) Existing law authorizes the teacher of any class from which a pupil is suspended to require the suspended pupil to complete any assignments and tests missed during the suspension."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20192020"
identifier: "AB 982"
citation: "California AB 982 (20192020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Pupils: homework assignments for suspended pupils."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Holden"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 25
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-02-21"
last_action: "2019-10-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6b8d318e-645f-4345-a45d-f95946a6f381"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB982"
source_hash: "a25d3ee62bebb1e3075a02db31ce10135742dee0d19e8bdf24b71bace33c17b1"
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 982 (20192020) — Pupils: homework assignments for suspended pupils.

(1) Existing law authorizes the teacher of any class from which a pupil is suspended to require the suspended pupil to complete any assignments and tests missed during the suspension.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/21/19 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB982&version=20190AB98299INT)
2. **04/03/19 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB982&version=20190AB98298AMD)
3. **06/12/19 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB982&version=20190AB98297AMD)
4. **08/27/19 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB982&version=20190AB98296AMD)
5. **10/12/19 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB982&version=20190AB98294CHP)
6. **AB982** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB982)
7. **09/11/19 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB982&version=20190AB98295ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading AB982 Holden By Leyva — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- AB 982 Holden Consent Calendar Second Day — **76–0** (pass) · lower
- AB 982 Holden Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **79–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **6–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Holden — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-21** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-22** From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
- **2019-03-04** Referred to Com. on ED. `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-02** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (March 27). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction`
- **2019-04-03** Read second time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2`
- **2019-04-04** Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-24** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 24). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2019-04-25** Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2019-05-02** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1477.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **2019-05-02** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2019-05-16** Referred to Com. on ED. `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-11** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 5). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction`
- **2019-06-12** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2019-06-24** From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar. `committee-passage, reading-2`
- **2019-06-25** Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2019-07-01** From Consent Calendar.
- **2019-07-01** Ordered to third reading.
- **2019-08-27** Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **2019-08-28** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2019-09-03** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2454.). `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **2019-09-03** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 5 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2019-09-09** Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3093.). `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-09-13** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
- **2019-10-12** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-10-12** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 779, Statutes of 2019.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6b8d318e-645f-4345-a45d-f95946a6f381`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).