--- type: "Bill" title: "Pupil instruction: course of study: social sciences: treatment of Native Americans." description: "Existing law requires the adopted course of study for grades 1 to 6, inclusive, and the adopted course of study for grades 7 to 12, inclusive, to include certain areas of study, including, among others, English, mathematics, social sciences, science, and visual and performing arts, as specified." jurisdiction: "us/states/ca" legislature: "California Legislature" session: "20232024" identifier: "AB 1821" citation: "California AB 1821 (20232024)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Pupil instruction", "course of study", "social sciences", "treatment of Native Americans"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Ramos"] version_count: 6 action_count: 29 vote_count: 7 first_action: "2024-01-11" last_action: "2024-09-27" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/547cd57f-c828-4f83-ae50-7fc5117cdad5" source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB1821" source_hash: "fba1b8ec3df90e507e4db7bed1500660a295ea6ec19d055b186ccce87e87f628" 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 1821 (20232024) — Pupil instruction: course of study: social sciences: treatment of Native Americans. Existing law requires the adopted course of study for grades 1 to 6, inclusive, and the adopted course of study for grades 7 to 12, inclusive, to include certain areas of study, including, among others, English, mathematics, social sciences, science, and visual and performing arts, as specified. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **01/11/24 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB1821&version=20230AB182199INT) 2. **04/01/24 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB1821&version=20230AB182198AMD) 3. **08/23/24 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB1821&version=20230AB182197AMD) 4. **09/27/24 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB1821&version=20230AB182195CHP) 5. **AB1821** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB1821) 6. **09/05/24 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB1821&version=20230AB182196ENR) ## Votes - 3rd Reading AB1821 Ramos et al. By Archuleta — **40–0** (pass) · upper - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **7–0** (pass) · lower - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — **7–0** (pass) · upper - Consent Calendar 2nd AB1821 Ramos et al. By Archuleta — **37–0** (pass) · upper - Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — **15–0** (pass) · lower - AB 1821 Ramos Consent Calendar Second Day — **75–0** (pass) · lower - AB 1821 Ramos Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **77–0** (pass) · lower ## Sponsors - Ramos — primary (person) - Addis — coauthor (person) - Arambula — coauthor (person) - Archuleta — coauthor (person) - Bonta — coauthor (person) - Garcia — author (person) - Holden — coauthor (person) - Luz Rivas — coauthor (person) - Mathis — author (person) - Muratsuchi — coauthor (person) - Reyes — coauthor (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2024-01-11** Read first time. To print. `reading-1` - **2024-01-12** From printer. May be heard in committee February 11. - **2024-01-22** Referred to Com. on ED. `referral-committee` - **2024-03-21** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 20). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee` - **2024-04-01** Read second time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2` - **2024-04-02** Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee` - **2024-04-17** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 17). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable` - **2024-04-18** Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. `reading-1, reading-2` - **2024-04-25** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 4996.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3` - **2024-04-25** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1` - **2024-05-08** Referred to Com. on ED. `referral-committee` - **2024-05-29** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (May 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee` - **2024-06-10** From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar. `committee-passage, reading-2` - **2024-06-11** Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. `reading-1, reading-2` - **2024-06-13** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4490.). `passage, reading-1, reading-3` - **2024-06-13** In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. `committee-passage` - **2024-06-17** Withdrawn from Engrossing and Enrolling. - **2024-06-17** Ordered to the Senate. - **2024-06-17** In Senate. Held at Desk. - **2024-08-23** Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, passed, and to Assembly. `passage, reading-3` - **2024-08-23** Ordered to third reading. - **2024-08-23** Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3` - **2024-08-26** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2` - **2024-08-30** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.). `passage, reading-1, reading-3` - **2024-08-31** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. - **2024-08-31** Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.). `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable` - **2024-09-12** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m. - **2024-09-27** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature` - **2024-09-27** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 658, Statutes of 2024. `became-law` ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/547cd57f-c828-4f83-ae50-7fc5117cdad5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).