republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20172018/ab-2385.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public postsecondary education: textbooks."
description: "The Donahoe Higher Education Act authorizes the activities of the 4 segments of the postsecondary education system in the state. These segments include the 3 public postsecondary segments: the University of California, which is administered by the Regents of the University of California, the California State University, which is administered by the Trustees of the California State University, and the California Community Colleges, which is administered by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. Private and independent postsecondary educational institutions constitute the remaining segment."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20172018"
identifier: "AB 2385"
citation: "California AB 2385 (20172018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public postsecondary education: textbooks."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cunningham"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 19
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-02-14"
last_action: "2018-08-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2eb8736d-100c-4082-8888-dcc2718125f1"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB2385"
source_hash: "b660ee985c0b129d889eaab29237e54185ae83029572af8912aa0267c963b19b"
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 AB 2385 (20172018) — Public postsecondary education: textbooks.

The Donahoe Higher Education Act authorizes the activities of the 4 segments of the postsecondary education system in the state. These segments include the 3 public postsecondary segments: the University of California, which is administered by the Regents of the University of California, the California State University, which is administered by the Trustees of the California State University, and the California Community Colleges, which is administered by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. Private and independent postsecondary educational institutions constitute the remaining segment.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/14/18 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB2385&version=20170AB238599INT)
2. **03/15/18 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB2385&version=20170AB238598AMD)
3. **04/26/18 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB2385&version=20170AB238597AMD)
4. **06/20/18 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB2385&version=20170AB238596AMD)
5. **08/27/18 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB2385&version=20170AB238594CHP)
6. **AB2385** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB2385)
7. **08/10/18 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB2385&version=20170AB238595ENR)

## Votes

- AB 2385 CUNNINGHAM Assembly Third Reading — **71–0** (pass) · lower
- AB 2385 CUNNINGHAM Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **76–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading AB2385 Cunningham By Monning — **35–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cunningham — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-14** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2018-02-15** From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.
- **2018-03-15** Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-15** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HIGHER ED. Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2018-03-19** Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED. `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-25** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 24). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-26** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2018-04-30** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2018-05-10** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 5118.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2018-05-10** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2018-05-24** Referred to Com. on ED. `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-19** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 13). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction`
- **2018-06-20** Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2018-07-05** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 5105.). `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2018-07-05** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 3 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2018-08-09** Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6203.). `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2018-08-14** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- **2018-08-27** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-27** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 214, Statutes of 2018.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2eb8736d-100c-4082-8888-dcc2718125f1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).