republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20112012/sb-1525.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Postsecondary education: Student Athlete Bill of Rights."
description: "Existing law provides for a system of postsecondary education in this state. This system includes 4 segments: the University of California, administered by the Regents of the University of California; the California State University, administered by the Trustees of the California State University; the California Community Colleges, administered by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges; and independent institutions of higher education."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20112012"
identifier: "SB 1525"
citation: "California SB 1525 (20112012)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Postsecondary education: Student Athlete Bill of Rights."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Padilla"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 32
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2012-02-24"
last_action: "2012-09-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ab7a9780-9bbb-4da2-9dab-27ff02b914e7"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB1525"
source_hash: "e10b7331cef2408b0675c41a9b5761fa7e2da67e41e9e0568dba653af6dc2f20"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---

# California SB 1525 (20112012) — Postsecondary education: Student Athlete Bill of Rights.

Existing law provides for a system of postsecondary education in this state. This system includes 4 segments: the University of California, administered by the Regents of the University of California; the California State University, administered by the Trustees of the California State University; the California Community Colleges, administered by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges; and independent institutions of higher education.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **02/24/12 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB1525&version=20110SB152599INT)
2. **03/27/12 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB1525&version=20110SB152598AMD)
3. **04/26/12 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB1525&version=20110SB152597AMD)
4. **05/29/12 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB1525&version=20110SB152596AMD)
5. **07/02/12 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB1525&version=20110SB152595AMD)
6. **08/06/12 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB1525&version=20110SB152594AMD)
7. **09/27/12 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB1525&version=20110SB152592CHP)
8. **SB1525** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB1525)
9. **08/23/12 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB1525&version=20110SB152593ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **6–1** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Higher Education. — **5–1** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **12–5** (pass) · lower
- SB 1525 Padilla Senate Third Reading By BLOCK — **51–25** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading — **22–14** (pass) · upper
- Unfinished Business SB1525 Padilla Concurrence — **25–10** (pass) · upper
- Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **6–2** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **5–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Padilla — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2012-02-24** Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction`
- **2012-02-26** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 27.
- **2012-02-27** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2012-03-22** Referred to Com. on RLS. `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-27** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. `reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2012-03-30** Set for hearing April 11 in ED. pending receipt.
- **2012-04-09** Re-referred to Com. on ED. `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-11** Testimony taken. Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2012-04-13** Set for hearing April 18.
- **2012-04-25** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1. Page 3232.) (April 18). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-04-26** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2012-05-04** Set for hearing May 14.
- **2012-05-14** Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- **2012-05-18** Set for hearing May 24.
- **2012-05-29** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3598.) (May 24). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-05-29** Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2012-05-31** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 22. Noes 14. Page 3741.) Ordered to the Assembly. `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2012-05-31** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
- **2012-06-14** Referred to Coms. on HIGHER ED. and A.,E.,S.,T., & I.M. `referral-committee`
- **2012-06-15** Re-referred to Coms. on A.,E.,S.,T., & I.M. and HIGHER ED. `referral-committee`
- **2012-06-26** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HIGHER ED. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED. `referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-07-02** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED. `reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2012-07-05** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (July 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-08-06** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2012-08-09** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (August 8). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-08-13** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2012-08-20** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 51. Noes 25. Page 6021.) Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2012-08-21** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- **2012-08-22** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 25. Noes 10. Page 4681.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2012-08-28** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- **2012-09-27** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2012-09-27** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 625, Statutes of 2012.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ab7a9780-9bbb-4da2-9dab-27ff02b914e7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).