---
type: "Bill"
title: "Pupil transportation: driver qualifications."
description: "(1) Existing law requires the driver of a school pupil activity bus, as defined, to be subject to the regulations adopted by the Department of the California Highway Patrol governing schoolbus drivers, except as specified."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20232024"
identifier: "SB 88"
citation: "California SB 88 (20232024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Pupil transportation", "driver qualifications"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Skinner"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 39
vote_count: 12
first_action: "2023-01-17"
last_action: "2023-10-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/36b8b7ac-7779-4655-80ac-8328f3d1ba61"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB88"
source_hash: "f1800591f6cd5350987e8988df154d010cd5cd2abb63af8e6180b6e145a712c1"
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 SB 88 (20232024) — Pupil transportation: driver qualifications.

(1) Existing law requires the driver of a school pupil activity bus, as defined, to be subject to the regulations adopted by the Department of the California Highway Patrol governing schoolbus drivers, except as specified.

## Version chain

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

1. **01/17/23 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB88&version=20230SB8899INT)
2. **03/06/23 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB88&version=20230SB8898AMD)
3. **04/17/23 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB88&version=20230SB8897AMD)
4. **04/27/23 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB88&version=20230SB8896AMD)
5. **06/19/23 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB88&version=20230SB8895AMD)
6. **08/14/23 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB88&version=20230SB8894AMD)
7. **09/01/23 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB88&version=20230SB8893AMD)
8. **10/07/23 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB88&version=20230SB8891CHP)
9. **SB88** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB88)
10. **09/11/23 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB88&version=20230SB8892ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **5–2** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Public Safety] — **4–2** (pass) · upper
- Do pass — **4–2** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **3–1** (pass) · upper
- Unfinished Business SB88 Skinner et al. Concurrence Motion To Reconsider — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Unfinished Business SB88 Skinner et al. Concurrence — **31–9** (pass) · upper
- Unfinished Business SB88 Skinner et al. Concurrence — **28–9** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **11–4** (pass) · lower
- SB 88 Skinner Senate Third Reading By McCarty — **60–17** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Education] — **6–2** (pass) · lower
- Placed on suspense file — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading — **29–9** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Skinner — primary (person)
- McCarty — coauthor (person)
- Wahab — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-17** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-01-18** From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 17.
- **2023-01-25** Referred to Com. on RLS. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-06** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. `amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-15** Re-referred to Coms. on ED. and PUB S. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-21** Set for hearing April 12.
- **2023-04-13** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on PUB S. (Ayes 4. Noes 2. Page 682.) (April 12). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-17** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB S. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-18** Set for hearing April 25.
- **2023-04-26** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 3. Noes 1. Page 900.) (April 25). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-27** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-05-02** Set for hearing May 8.
- **2023-05-08** May 8 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
- **2023-05-12** Set for hearing May 18.
- **2023-05-18** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 2. Page 1160.) (May 18). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-18** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2023-05-30** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 9. Page 1343.) Ordered to the Assembly. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2023-05-31** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-15** Referred to Coms. on ED. and PUB. S. `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-19** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED. `amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-06-23** June 28 hearing postponed by committee.
- **2023-06-27** Re-referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and ED. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96. `referral-committee`
- **2023-07-03** Assembly Rule 56 suspended.
- **2023-07-11** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on ED. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (July 11). Re-referred to Com. on ED. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-07-13** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 12). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-08-14** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-08-23** August 23 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
- **2023-09-01** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (September 1). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-09-01** Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2`
- **2023-09-05** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2023-09-06** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 60. Noes 17. Page 2963.) Ordered to the Senate. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2023-09-06** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- **2023-09-07** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 28. Noes 9. Page 2466.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-09-07** Motion to reconsider made by Senator Skinner.
- **2023-09-07** Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2480.)
- **2023-09-07** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 31. Noes 9. Page 2481.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-09-13** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- **2023-10-07** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-10-07** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 380, Statutes of 2023. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/36b8b7ac-7779-4655-80ac-8328f3d1ba61`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).