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Bill
Technology-based materials.
Existing law defines specified terms used in provisions of law related to instructional materials, including technology-based materials. Existing law defines technology-based materials as basic or supplemental instructional materials that are designed as learning resources and that require the availability of electronic equipment in order to be used. However, the technology-based materials do not include the electronic equipment required to make use of those materials.
us/states/ca
California Legislature
20092010
AB 1398
California AB 1398 (20092010)
Technology-based materials.
enacted
6
24
5
2009-02-27
2009-10-11
openstates
ocd-bill/ee7817db-ab69-4192-b024-18a08063e945
http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1398
f502b0dc3b29335512749cb12829e60d538c2ef30089c13d0de64320e64de118
2026-07-01
https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump
2026-07-06
reported
California AB 1398 (20092010) — Technology-based materials.
Existing law defines specified terms used in provisions of law related to instructional materials, including technology-based materials. Existing law defines technology-based materials as basic or supplemental instructional materials that are designed as learning resources and that require the availability of electronic equipment in order to be used. However, the technology-based materials do not include the electronic equipment required to make use of those materials.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
02/27/09 - Introduced (filed) — source
07/14/09 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
08/31/09 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
10/11/09 - Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
AB1398 (committee substitute) — source
09/11/09 - Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
AB 1398 BLUMENFIELD Concurrence in Senate Amendments — pass (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended. — pass (pass) · upper
AB 1398 BLUMENFIELD Assembly Third Reading — pass (pass) · lower
Assembly 3rd Reading AB1398 Blumenfield By Ashburn — pass (pass) · upper
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — pass (pass) · lower
Blumenfield — primary (person)
Alquist — coauthor (person)
Ashburn — principal coauthor (person)
Denham — coauthor (person)
Fletcher — coauthor (person)
Padilla — coauthor (person)
Torlakson — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2009-02-27 Introduced. To print. introduction
2009-03-01 From printer. May be heard in committee March 30.
2009-03-02 Read first time. reading-1
2009-03-31 Referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2009-04-16 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2009-04-23 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (April 22). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2009-04-27 Read second time. To Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2009-04-30 From Consent Calendar. To third reading.
2009-05-04 Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 1235.) 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 ED. referral-committee
2009-06-25 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2009-07-01 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2009-07-13 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 8). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2009-07-14 Read second time, amended, and to third reading. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2009-08-31 Read third time, amended. To second reading. reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1
2009-09-01 Read second time. To third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2009-09-03 Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 3. Page 2166.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2009-09-08 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 10 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2009-09-09 Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 3152.)
2009-09-09 Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 3163.) amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2009-09-29 Enrolled and to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.
2009-10-11 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2009-10-11 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 293, Statutes of 2009.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01 ; origin ocd-bill/ee7817db-ab69-4192-b024-18a08063e945. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).