Public postsecondary education: immigration enforcement.
Existing law requires the Trustees of the California State University, the governing boards of community college districts, and independent institutions of higher education that are qualifying institutions for purposes of the Cal Grant Program, and requests the Regents of the University of California, to the fullest extent consistent with state and federal law, to implement various precautionary measures when federal immigration enforcement activities are undertaken on campuses of those segments, as specified. Existing law requires those precautionary measures to include, among other measures, that in the event that an undocumented student is detained, deported, or is unable to attend to their academic requirements due to the action of an immigration officer in relation to a federal immigration order, as specified, a requirement that the college or university make all reasonable efforts to assist the student in retaining any eligibility for financial aid, fellowship stipends, and exemptions from nonresident tuition fees, among other benefits the student has been awarded or received, and a requirement that the student be permitted to reenroll if and when the student is able to return to the college or university.
California SB 307 (20252026) — Public postsecondary education: immigration enforcement.
Existing law requires the Trustees of the California State University, the governing boards of community college districts, and independent institutions of higher education that are qualifying institutions for purposes of the Cal Grant Program, and requests the Regents of the University of California, to the fullest extent consistent with state and federal law, to implement various precautionary measures when federal immigration enforcement activities are undertaken on campuses of those segments, as specified. Existing law requires those precautionary measures to include, among other measures, that in the event that an undocumented student is detained, deported, or is unable to attend to their academic requirements due to the action of an immigration officer in relation to a federal immigration order, as specified, a requirement that the college or university make all reasonable efforts to assist the student in retaining any eligibility for financial aid, fellowship stipends, and exemptions from nonresident tuition fees, among other benefits the student has been awarded or received, and a requirement that the student be permitted to reenroll if and when the student is able to return to the college or university.
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 [Appropriations] — 12–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 9–4 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 9–2 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] — 7–2 (pass) · lower
SB 307 Cervantes Senate Third Reading By Fong — 60–8 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] — 6–1 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB307 Cervantes Concurrence — 30–7 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Cervantes — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2025-02-10 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2025-02-11 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 13.
2025-02-19 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2025-03-26 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
2025-04-02 Re-referred to Coms. on ED. and JUD. referral-committee
2025-04-04 Set for hearing April 23.
2025-04-10 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
2025-04-17 Set for hearing April 29 in JUD. pending receipt.
2025-04-23 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 6. Noes 1. Page 865.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-04-30 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 939.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-05-02 Set for hearing May 12.
2025-05-12 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2025-05-13 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-06-02 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 3. Page 1387.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-06-03 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2025-06-09 Referred to Coms. on HIGHER ED. and JUD. referral-committee
2025-06-25 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (June 24). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-06-26 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2025-07-02 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-07-16 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 4.) (July 16). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-07-17 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-09-09 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 60. Noes 8. Page 3065.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-09-09 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2025-09-11 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 7. Page 2926.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-09-22 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
2025-10-12 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2025-10-12 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 668, Statutes of 2025. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/803bd585-0693-4be1-bb1a-780b9acbcbaa. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).