republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20152016/sb-418.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "California State University: readmission."
description: "The Donahoe Higher Education Act sets forth the missions and functions of the segments of the higher education system in the state, including, among other segments, the California State University, administered by the Trustees of the California State University. Existing federal law provides that a student whose absence from an institution of higher education is necessitated by service in the uniformed services shall be entitled to readmission to the institution if the cumulative length of the absence does not exceed 5 years."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20152016"
identifier: "SB 418"
citation: "California SB 418 (20152016)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["California State University: readmission."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Morrell"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2015-02-25"
last_action: "2015-08-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c965c433-f346-47e5-8faa-78b8e170c22a"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB418"
source_hash: "13626e7f7b561d32dc86e50455a7678f1d24f0bfacc79acc093bd72b98e4f3b9"
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 418 (20152016) — California State University: readmission.

The Donahoe Higher Education Act sets forth the missions and functions of the segments of the higher education system in the state, including, among other segments, the California State University, administered by the Trustees of the California State University. Existing federal law provides that a student whose absence from an institution of higher education is necessitated by service in the uniformed services shall be entitled to readmission to the institution if the cumulative length of the absence does not exceed 5 years.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/25/15 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB418&version=20150SB41899INT)
2. **04/15/15 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB418&version=20150SB41898AMD)
3. **08/07/15 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB418&version=20150SB41896CHP)
4. **SB418** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB418)
5. **07/27/15 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB418&version=20150SB41897ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- Consent Calendar 2nd — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — **14–0** (pass) · lower
- SB 418 Morrell Consent Calendar Second Day — **79–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **12–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Morrell — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-02-25** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2015-02-26** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 28.
- **2015-03-05** Referred to Com. on ED. `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-20** Set for hearing April 8.
- **2015-04-14** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 522.) (April 8). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2015-04-15** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2015-04-24** Set for hearing May 4.
- **2015-05-04** From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. `committee-passage, reading-2`
- **2015-05-05** Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2015-05-11** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 953.) Ordered to the Assembly. `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2015-05-11** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
- **2015-05-22** Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED. `referral-committee`
- **2015-06-24** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2015-07-08** From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (July 8). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2015-07-09** Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2015-07-16** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2433.) Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2015-07-16** In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
- **2015-07-30** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 10 a.m.
- **2015-08-07** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2015-08-07** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 145, Statutes of 2015.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c965c433-f346-47e5-8faa-78b8e170c22a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).