republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20132014/sb-185.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Instructional materials: digital format."
description: "Existing law requires the State Board of Education to adopt at least 5 basic instructional materials in specified subject areas for use in kindergarten and grades 1 to 8, inclusive, for district boards, as defined. Existing law also requires the governing board of each school district maintaining one or more high schools to adopt instructional materials that meet specified criteria for use in the high schools under its control. Existing law prohibits the state board from adopting instructional materials until the 2015–16 school year."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20132014"
identifier: "SB 185"
citation: "California SB 185 (20132014)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Instructional materials: digital format."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Walters"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 19
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2013-02-06"
last_action: "2013-08-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/da454216-a392-4e8f-8da2-0c33c1bb42b6"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB185"
source_hash: "b5b84150f91385bf83bbeb6694383600282fbdfcbad1c0351ea59e41200cd52a"
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 185 (20132014) — Instructional materials: digital format.

Existing law requires the State Board of Education to adopt at least 5 basic instructional materials in specified subject areas for use in kindergarten and grades 1 to 8, inclusive, for district boards, as defined. Existing law also requires the governing board of each school district maintaining one or more high schools to adopt instructional materials that meet specified criteria for use in the high schools under its control. Existing law prohibits the state board from adopting instructional materials until the 2015–16 school year.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/06/13 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB185&version=20130SB18599INT)
2. **05/02/13 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB185&version=20130SB18598AMD)
3. **05/15/13 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB185&version=20130SB18597AMD)
4. **06/25/13 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB185&version=20130SB18596AMD)
5. **08/27/13 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB185&version=20130SB18594CHP)
6. **SB185** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB185)
7. **08/16/13 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB185&version=20130SB18595ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended. — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- SB 185 Walters Senate Third Reading By OLSEN — **76–1** (pass) · lower
- Unfinished Business SB185 Walters Concurrence — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **7–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Walters — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-06** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `reading-1, introduction`
- **2013-02-07** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 9.
- **2013-02-14** Referred to Com. on ED. `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-17** Set for hearing May 8.
- **2013-05-02** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED. `committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2013-05-14** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 880.) (May 8). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2013-05-15** Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2013-05-20** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 970.) Ordered to the Assembly. `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2013-05-20** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
- **2013-06-03** Referred to Com. on ED. `referral-committee`
- **2013-06-24** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 12). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2013-06-25** Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2013-06-26** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2013-08-08** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 1. Page 2476.) Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2013-08-12** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- **2013-08-15** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1851.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2013-08-20** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 12:30 p.m.
- **2013-08-27** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-27** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 174, Statutes of 2013.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/da454216-a392-4e8f-8da2-0c33c1bb42b6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).