Existing law, the Child Care and Development Services Act, administered by the State Department of Social Services, establishes a system of childcare and development services for children up to 13 years of age. Existing law, the Early Education Act, among other things, requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to administer all California state preschool programs, including, but not limited to, part-day and full-day developmentally and age-appropriate programs for 3- and 4-year-old children. Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services to coordinate with the State Department of Education and others to develop the state plan for purposes of the federal Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) .
California SB 140 (20232024) — Early childcare and education.
Existing law, the Child Care and Development Services Act, administered by the State Department of Social Services, establishes a system of childcare and development services for children up to 13 years of age. Existing law, the Early Education Act, among other things, requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to administer all California state preschool programs, including, but not limited to, part-day and full-day developmentally and age-appropriate programs for 3- and 4-year-old children. Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services to coordinate with the State Department of Education and others to develop the state plan for purposes of the federal Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) .
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 140 Budget and Fiscal Review Senate Third Reading By TING — 61–10 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB140 B. & F.R. (Skinner) Concurrence — 31–8 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading SB140 B. & F.R. — 29–8 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2023-01-18 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2023-01-19 From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 18.
2023-01-25 Referred to Com. on B. & F.R. referral-committee
2023-03-16 Withdrawn from committee. (Ayes 28. Noes 8. Page 357.)
2023-03-16 Ordered to second reading.
2023-03-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-03-27 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 8. Page 498.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-03-27 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2023-03-30 Referred to Com. on BUDGET. referral-committee
2023-08-28 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2023-09-06 Assembly Rule 96 suspended.
2023-09-06 Withdrawn from committee. (Ayes 61. Noes 17. Page 2953.)
2023-09-06 Ordered to second reading.
2023-09-07 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-09-08 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 61. Noes 10. Page 3105.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-09-08 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2023-09-11 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 31. Noes 8. Page 2570.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-09-12 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.
2023-09-13 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2023-09-13 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 193, Statutes of 2023. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/fbf3b4c2-4dff-44a2-911b-c6b4f1608803. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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