Existing law, the Ortiz-Pacheco-Poochigian-Vasconcellos Cal Grant Program, establishes the Cal Grant A and B Entitlement awards, the California Community College Transfer Cal Grant Entitlement awards, the Competitive Cal Grant A and B awards, the Cal Grant C awards, and the Cal Grant T awards under the administration of the Student Aid Commission, and establishes eligibility requirements for awards under these programs for participating students attending qualifying institutions. Under the Cal Grant B Entitlement Program, awards may be made for access costs, defined as living expenses and expenses for transportation, supplies, and books, in an amount not to exceed $1,551 annually, as adjusted in the annual Budget Act.
California SB 174 (20132014) — Student financial aid: Cal Grant Program.
Existing law, the Ortiz-Pacheco-Poochigian-Vasconcellos Cal Grant Program, establishes the Cal Grant A and B Entitlement awards, the California Community College Transfer Cal Grant Entitlement awards, the Competitive Cal Grant A and B awards, the Cal Grant C awards, and the Cal Grant T awards under the administration of the Student Aid Commission, and establishes eligibility requirements for awards under these programs for participating students attending qualifying institutions. Under the Cal Grant B Entitlement Program, awards may be made for access costs, defined as living expenses and expenses for transportation, supplies, and books, in an amount not to exceed $1,551 annually, as adjusted in the annual Budget Act.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 174 De León Third Reading Urgency By QUIRK-SILVA — 77–1 (pass) · lower
Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — 5–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 11–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent. — 9–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
De León — primary (person)
Liu — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-02-05 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. reading-1, introduction
2013-02-06 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 8.
2013-02-14 Referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2014-01-06 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-01-07 Set for hearing January 15.
2014-01-15 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 2597.) (January 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-01-16 Set for hearing January 21.
2014-01-21 Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2014-01-22 Set for hearing January 23.
2014-01-23 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 2644.) (January 23). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2014-01-27 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-01-28 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 2663.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-01-28 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2014-04-10 Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED. referral-committee
2014-06-11 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-06-18 Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2014-08-14 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 14). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2014-08-18 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-08-20 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 1. Page 6224.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-08-20 In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2014-08-25 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2014-09-16 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2014-09-16 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 363, Statutes of 2014.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/2d3e8acb-a1e4-4d9a-9579-37d125e2952e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).