Public postsecondary education: exemption from payment of nonresident tuition.
(1) Existing law exempts a student, other than a person excluded from the term "immigrant," as defined, from paying nonresident tuition at the California State University and the California Community Colleges if, among other conditions, the student has a total of 3 or more years of full-time attendance in certain California schools or attainment of equivalent credits earned while in those schools, as specified, or the student completes 3 or more years of full-time high school coursework in California and a total of 3 or more years of attendance in California elementary schools or California secondary schools. Existing law requires attendance in credit courses at a campus of the California Community Colleges counted toward meeting the 3-year requirement to not exceed 2 years of full-time attendance.
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SB 1141
California SB 1141 (20212022)
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Public postsecondary education: exemption from payment of nonresident tuition.
California SB 1141 (20212022) — Public postsecondary education: exemption from payment of nonresident tuition.
(1) Existing law exempts a student, other than a person excluded from the term "immigrant," as defined, from paying nonresident tuition at the California State University and the California Community Colleges if, among other conditions, the student has a total of 3 or more years of full-time attendance in certain California schools or attainment of equivalent credits earned while in those schools, as specified, or the student completes 3 or more years of full-time high school coursework in California and a total of 3 or more years of attendance in California elementary schools or California secondary schools. Existing law requires attendance in credit courses at a campus of the California Community Colleges counted toward meeting the 3-year requirement to not exceed 2 years of full-time attendance.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Unfinished Business SB1141 Limón Concurrence — 32–8 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 5–0 (pass) · upper
SB 1141 Limón Senate Third Reading By Nazarian — 61–11 (pass) · lower
Do pass — 5–2 (pass) · upper
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading — 29–8 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 9–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended. — 12–4 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Limón — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2022-02-16 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2022-02-16 Article IV Section 8(a) of the Constitution and Joint Rule 55 dispensed with February 7, 2022, suspending the 30 calendar day requirement.
2022-02-17 From printer.
2022-02-23 Referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2022-03-15 Set for hearing March 30.
2022-03-30 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3272.) (March 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2022-04-05 Set for hearing April 18.
2022-04-18 April 18 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
2022-05-13 Set for hearing May 19.
2022-05-19 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3785.) (May 19). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-05-19 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2022-05-24 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 8. Page 3870.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-05-25 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2022-05-27 Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED. referral-committee
2022-06-02 June 8 hearing postponed by committee.
2022-06-15 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2022-06-29 June 29 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
2022-08-11 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (August 11). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-08-15 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2022-08-16 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2022-08-24 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 61. Noes 11. Page 6199.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-08-24 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2022-08-30 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 32. Noes 8. Page 5310.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-09-06 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2022-09-23 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2022-09-23 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 490, Statutes of 2022. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1d78ec08-51c4-488c-a1bd-432ed5403479. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).