Proposition 187, which was approved by the voters at the November 8, 1994, statewide general election, made illegal aliens ineligible for specified public social services, public health care services, and public school education at the elementary, secondary, and post-secondary levels. Among other things, the proposition also required various state and local agencies to report suspected illegal aliens, as specified, and required the Attorney General to perform certain tasks in connection with transmitting and retaining those reports. These provisions of Proposition 187 were rendered unenforceable after a federal court found them to be preempted by the United States Constitution and other federal law.
Proposition 187, which was approved by the voters at the November 8, 1994, statewide general election, made illegal aliens ineligible for specified public social services, public health care services, and public school education at the elementary, secondary, and post-secondary levels. Among other things, the proposition also required various state and local agencies to report suspected illegal aliens, as specified, and required the Attorney General to perform certain tasks in connection with transmitting and retaining those reports. These provisions of Proposition 187 were rendered unenforceable after a federal court found them to be preempted by the United States Constitution and other federal law.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Special Order — 25–14 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 12–5 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 8–0 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB396 De León Concurrence — 33–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 4–2 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 5–2 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 5–2 (pass) · upper
Be referred to Committee on Judiciary. — 10–0 (pass) · lower
SB 396 Hancock Senate Third Reading By RENDON — 35–34 (fail) · lower
From committee: That the Assembly Amendments be concurred in. — 5–0 (pass) · upper
SB 396 De León Senate Third Reading By BONTA — 63–1 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
De León — primary (person)
Alejo — principal coauthor (person)
Bonta — coauthor (person)
Chau — coauthor (person)
Correa — coauthor (person)
Fong — principal coauthor (person)
Gonzalez — coauthor (person)
Lara — principal coauthor (person)
Lieu — coauthor (person)
Padilla — coauthor (person)
Rendon — coauthor (person)
V. Manuel Pérez — coauthor (person)
Williams — principal coauthor (person)
Yamada — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-02-20 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. reading-1, introduction
2013-02-21 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
2013-02-28 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2013-03-13 Set for hearing April 16.
2013-04-03 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-04-17 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 568.) (April 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-04-26 Set for hearing May 6.
2013-05-06 Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2013-05-15 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-05-17 Set for hearing May 23.
2013-05-23 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 1013.) (May 23). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-05-24 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-05-28 Made Special Order for Wednesday, May 29, at 10:30 a.m.
2013-05-29 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 25. Noes 14. Page 1150.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-05-30 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2013-06-17 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2013-08-14 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 2.) (August 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-08-21 Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2013-08-30 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (August 30). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-09-03 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-09-04 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-09-06 Read third time and amended. (Page 2953.) reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-09-11 Motion to reconsider made by Assembly Member Rendon.
2013-09-12 Reconsideration granted. (Page 3311.)
2013-09-12 Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Rendon.
2014-05-23 Notice of intention to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member Holden.
2014-05-27 From inactive file.
2014-05-27 Ordered to third reading.
2014-06-05 Read third time and amended. (Page 5424.) reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-06-05 Ordered to third reading.
2014-06-05 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 97. referral-committee
2014-06-12 From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 12). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-06-24 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 24). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2014-06-25 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-08-14 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 63. Noes 1. Page 6028.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-08-14 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2014-08-18 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10. referral-committee
2014-08-18 From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on JUD. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 4543.) Re-referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-08-19 Set for hearing August 20.
2014-08-20 From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 4671.) committee-passage
2014-08-21 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 4719.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2014-08-28 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 10 a.m.
2014-09-15 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2014-09-15 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 318, Statutes of 2014.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/327dfff6-2a22-4a88-a3b4-5620f5949db0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).