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type: "Bill"
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title: "Literacy: libraries: Local Public Library Partnership Program."
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description: "Existing law declares that it is in the interest of the people and of the state that there be a general diffusion of knowledge and intelligence through the establishment and operation of public libraries. Existing law authorizes the State Librarian to give advisory, consultive, and technical assistance with respect to public libraries to librarians and library authorities, and assist all other authorities, state and local, in assuming their full responsibility for library services."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
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legislature: "California Legislature"
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session: "20232024"
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identifier: "SB 321"
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citation: "California SB 321 (20232024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Literacy", "Local Public Library Partnership Program", "libraries"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ashby"]
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version_count: 8
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action_count: 28
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vote_count: 8
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first_action: "2023-02-06"
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last_action: "2023-10-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0306f541-13dc-46b1-8f4a-e8d15c3179f6"
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source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB321"
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source_hash: "3e1c9db485a4709ed3b3e6488c0921de5835ad91defb5daa249b8f7cd995c8b7"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
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---
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# California SB 321 (20232024) — Literacy: libraries: Local Public Library Partnership Program.
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Existing law declares that it is in the interest of the people and of the state that there be a general diffusion of knowledge and intelligence through the establishment and operation of public libraries. Existing law authorizes the State Librarian to give advisory, consultive, and technical assistance with respect to public libraries to librarians and library authorities, and assist all other authorities, state and local, in assuming their full responsibility for library services.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **02/06/23 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB321&version=20230SB32199INT)
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2. **03/09/23 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB321&version=20230SB32198AMD)
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3. **04/10/23 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB321&version=20230SB32197AMD)
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4. **06/14/23 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB321&version=20230SB32196AMD)
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5. **06/30/23 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB321&version=20230SB32195AMD)
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6. **10/08/23 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB321&version=20230SB32193CHP)
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7. **SB321** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB321)
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8. **09/11/23 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB321&version=20230SB32194ENR)
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## Votes
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- Do pass. — **16–0** (pass) · lower
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- Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — **7–0** (pass) · lower
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- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **7–0** (pass) · upper
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- 3rd Reading SB321 Ashby et al. — **39–1** (pass) · upper
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- Do pass — **6–1** (pass) · upper
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- Placed on suspense file — **7–0** (pass) · upper
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- Unfinished Business SB321 Ashby et al. Concurrence — **39–1** (pass) · upper
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- SB 321 Ashby Senate Third Reading By Bonta — **79–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Ashby — primary (person)
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- Atkins — coauthor (person)
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- Bonta — coauthor (person)
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- Wiener — coauthor (person)
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- Wilk — coauthor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-06** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2023-02-07** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 9.
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- **2023-02-15** Referred to Com. on RLS. `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-09** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. `amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-22** Re-referred to Com. on ED. `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-29** Set for hearing April 12.
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- **2023-04-10** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED. `amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-12** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 681.) (April 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-14** Set for hearing April 24.
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- **2023-04-24** April 24 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
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- **2023-05-12** Set for hearing May 18.
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- **2023-05-18** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 1. Page 1165.) (May 18). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-05-18** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2023-05-22** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 1. Page 1217.) Ordered to the Assembly. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
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- **2023-05-23** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
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- **2023-05-26** Referred to Com. on ED. `referral-committee`
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- **2023-06-14** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED. `amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
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- **2023-06-29** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 28). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-06-30** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
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- **2023-08-16** August 16 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
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- **2023-09-01** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (September 1). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-09-05** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2023-09-06** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2959.) Ordered to the Senate. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
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- **2023-09-06** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
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- **2023-09-07** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 1. Page 2467.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-09-13** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
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- **2023-10-08** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2023-10-08** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 598, Statutes of 2023. `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0306f541-13dc-46b1-8f4a-e8d15c3179f6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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