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type: "Bill"
title: "Postsecondary education: textbooks."
description: "The Donahoe Higher Education Act authorizes the activities of the 4 segments of the higher education system in the state. These segments include the 3 public segments: the University of California, which is administered by the Regents of the University of California, the California State University, which is administered by the Trustees of the California State University, and the California Community Colleges, which is administered by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. Private and independent institutions of higher education constitute the other segment. Provisions of the Donahoe Higher Education Act apply to the University of California only to the extent that the regents act, by resolution, to make them applicable."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20112012"
identifier: "SB 1539"
citation: "California SB 1539 (20112012)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Postsecondary education: textbooks."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Corbett"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 17
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2012-02-24"
last_action: "2012-07-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9702dc57-9d87-4b44-89d5-ccca974ceadd"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB1539"
source_hash: "c006db3aae746d6669332654c112c1aa6556d49e7d1115f25a84bda718bdf239"
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 1539 (20112012) — Postsecondary education: textbooks.
The Donahoe Higher Education Act authorizes the activities of the 4 segments of the higher education system in the state. These segments include the 3 public segments: the University of California, which is administered by the Regents of the University of California, the California State University, which is administered by the Trustees of the California State University, and the California Community Colleges, which is administered by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. Private and independent institutions of higher education constitute the other segment. Provisions of the Donahoe Higher Education Act apply to the University of California only to the extent that the regents act, by resolution, to make them applicable.
## 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=201120120SB1539&version=20110SB153999INT)
2. **05/02/12 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB1539&version=20110SB153998AMD)
3. **07/17/12 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB1539&version=20110SB153996CHP)
4. **SB1539** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB1539)
5. **07/03/12 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB1539&version=20110SB153997ENR)
## Votes
- 3rd Reading — **24–10** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **7–2** (pass) · upper
- SB 1539 Corbett Senate Third Reading By LARA — **58–18** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **8–1** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Corbett — 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 ED. `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-13** Set for hearing April 25.
- **2012-05-01** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 2. Page 3302.) (April 25). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-05-02** Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2012-05-03** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 24. Noes 10. Page 3403.) Ordered to the Assembly. `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2012-05-03** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
- **2012-05-10** Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED. `referral-committee`
- **2012-06-20** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (June 19). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-06-21** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2012-07-02** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 58. Noes 18. Page 5558.) Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2012-07-02** In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
- **2012-07-05** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
- **2012-07-17** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2012-07-17** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 151, Statutes of 2012.
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9702dc57-9d87-4b44-89d5-ccca974ceadd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).