Existing law requires a pupil subject to compulsory full-time education or compulsory continuation education, and who is absent from school without a valid excuse 3 full days in one school year, tardy or absent for more than a 30-minute period during the schoolday without a valid excuse on 3 occasions in one school year, or any combination thereof, to be classified as a truant. Existing law requires a school district, upon a pupil's initial classification as a truant, to notify the pupil's parent or guardian of specified information, including, among other information, that the pupil and parent or guardian of the pupil may be subject to prosecution, as specified, and that it is recommended that the parent or guardian accompany the pupil to school and attend classes with the pupil for one day.
California SB 691 (20232024) — Pupil attendance: truancy notifications.
Existing law requires a pupil subject to compulsory full-time education or compulsory continuation education, and who is absent from school without a valid excuse 3 full days in one school year, tardy or absent for more than a 30-minute period during the schoolday without a valid excuse on 3 occasions in one school year, or any combination thereof, to be classified as a truant. Existing law requires a school district, upon a pupil's initial classification as a truant, to notify the pupil's parent or guardian of specified information, including, among other information, that the pupil and parent or guardian of the pupil may be subject to prosecution, as specified, and that it is recommended that the parent or guardian accompany the pupil to school and attend classes with the pupil for one day.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Unfinished Business SB691 Portantino Concurrence — 31–9 (pass) · upper
That the Assembly amendments be concurred in — 5–1 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 5–2 (pass) · upper
SB 691 Portantino Senate Third Reading By McCarty — 58–5 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 6–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Portantino — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2023-02-16 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2023-02-17 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 19.
2023-03-01 Referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2023-03-09 Set for hearing March 29.
2023-03-29 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 570.) (March 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-04-03 Set for hearing April 10.
2023-04-10 April 10 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
2023-05-12 Set for hearing May 18.
2023-05-18 May 18 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
2024-01-03 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2024-01-03 Withdrawn from committee.
2024-01-03 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2024-01-03 Re-referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2024-01-05 Set for hearing January 10.
2024-01-10 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 2969.) (January 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2024-01-11 Set for hearing January 16.
2024-01-11 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2024-01-16 January 16 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
2024-01-17 Set for hearing January 18.
2024-01-18 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 2. Page 3011.) (January 18). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-01-22 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2024-01-29 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 31. Noes 7. Page 3051.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-01-29 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2024-04-29 Referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2024-04-29 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
2024-06-07 June 12 hearing postponed by committee.
2024-06-26 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 26). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-06-27 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2024-08-07 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 2.) (August 7). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-08-08 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2024-08-12 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2024-08-19 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 58. Noes 5. Page 6381.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-08-20 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2024-08-20 Re-referred to Com. on RLS pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). referral-committee
2024-08-20 From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on ED. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 5216.) Re-referred to Com. on ED. committee-passage, referral-committee
2024-08-22 Set for hearing August 26.
2024-08-26 From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 5425.) committee-passage
2024-08-27 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 31. Noes 9. Page 5509.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-09-03 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2024-09-28 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2024-09-28 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 863, Statutes of 2024. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a03816c1-bfa4-4015-905d-3852440f1556. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).