---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public postsecondary education: students with dependent children."
description: "(1) Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University of California as the 3 public segments of postsecondary education in the state. The missions and functions of these segments are set forth in the Donahoe Higher Education Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20212022"
identifier: "AB 2881"
citation: "California AB 2881 (20212022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public postsecondary education: students with dependent children."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Berman"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 30
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-02-18"
last_action: "2022-09-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/61043e6e-eb48-4731-b27f-e0f5a13c0dc1"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2881"
source_hash: "91280b5dfb4375fc4a60ec03a67954e24202406949a337a42bf8a4fd76f9020d"
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 2881 (20212022) — Public postsecondary education: students with dependent children.

(1) Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University of California as the 3 public segments of postsecondary education in the state. The missions and functions of these segments are set forth in the Donahoe Higher Education Act.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/18/22 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2881&version=20210AB288199INT)
2. **03/28/22 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2881&version=20210AB288198AMD)
3. **06/20/22 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2881&version=20210AB288197AMD)
4. **08/11/22 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2881&version=20210AB288196AMD)
5. **09/30/22 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2881&version=20210AB288194CHP)
6. **AB2881** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2881)
7. **08/26/22 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2881&version=20210AB288195ENR)

## Votes

- AB 2881 Berman Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **75–0** (pass) · lower
- Special Consent AB2881 — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- AB 2881 Berman Assembly Third Reading By MEDINA — **73–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **16–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Human Services] — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Placed on suspense file — **7–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Berman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-18** Introduced. To print. `introduction`
- **2022-02-19** From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
- **2022-03-24** Referred to Coms. on HIGHER ED. and HUM. S. `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-28** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HIGHER ED. Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2`
- **2022-03-29** Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED. `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-20** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 19). Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2022-04-25** Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96. `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-26** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2022-05-18** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-19** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 4736.)
- **2022-05-19** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 19). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-19** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2022-05-23** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 4876.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2022-05-24** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2022-06-01** Referred to Com. on ED. `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-20** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ED. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2022-06-29** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2022-07-27** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2022-08-08** In committee: Referred to suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2022-08-11** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 11). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2022-08-11** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2`
- **2022-08-15** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2022-08-22** Ordered to special consent calendar.
- **2022-08-23** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 4988.). `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2022-08-23** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 25 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2022-08-24** Assembly Rule 77(a) suspended.
- **2022-08-24** Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0.). `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-08-31** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 9:30 p.m.
- **2022-09-30** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-09-30** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 935, Statutes of 2022. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/61043e6e-eb48-4731-b27f-e0f5a13c0dc1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).