(1) Existing law states the policy of the State of California is to afford all persons in public schools, regardless of their disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or any other specified characteristic, equal rights and opportunities in the educational institutions of the state. Existing law prohibits the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school from adopting or approving the use of any textbook, instructional material, supplemental instructional material, or curriculum if its use would subject a pupil to unlawful discrimination, as specified.
California AB 715 (20252026) — Educational equity: discrimination: antisemitism prevention.
(1) Existing law states the policy of the State of California is to afford all persons in public schools, regardless of their disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or any other specified characteristic, equal rights and opportunities in the educational institutions of the state. Existing law prohibits the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school from adopting or approving the use of any textbook, instructional material, supplemental instructional material, or curriculum if its use would subject a pupil to unlawful discrimination, as specified.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 14–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 9–0 (pass) · lower
AB 715 ZBUR Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 71–0 (pass) · lower
2nd Reading AB715 Zbur et al. By Wiener — 35–0 (pass) · upper
AB 715 Zbur Assembly Third Reading — 68–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Zbur — primary (person)
Addis — author (person)
Fong — principal coauthor (person)
Gabriel — principal coauthor (person)
Gonzalez — principal coauthor (person)
Weber Pierson — principal coauthor (person)
Wiener — principal coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2025-02-14 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2025-02-15 From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.
2025-03-03 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2025-05-12 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2025-05-12 Re-referred to Com. on ED. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96. referral-committee
2025-05-12 Joint Rules 61 and 62(a) suspended.
2025-05-14 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (May 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-05-21 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2025-05-23 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-27 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-05-29 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 1773.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-05-29 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2025-06-11 Referred to Coms. on ED. and JUD. referral-committee
2025-07-01 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ED. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2025-09-09 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ED. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2025-09-11 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (September 10). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-09-11 Withdrawn from committee.
2025-09-11 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2025-09-11 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (September 11). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable