republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20212022/ab-2359.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Compton Community College District: personnel commission."
description: "Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. Existing law requires the board of governors to appoint a chief executive officer, known as the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges. Existing law provides for the establishment of community college districts throughout the state, including the Compton Community College District."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20212022"
identifier: "AB 2359"
citation: "California AB 2359 (20212022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Compton Community College District: personnel commission."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gipson"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 22
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-02-16"
last_action: "2022-09-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dd9585bf-311a-45cb-aff0-e479440e3a50"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2359"
source_hash: "90b36ae082620fc401812872323be36674f886fd2e65e06bce4d77a80330f6c9"
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 AB 2359 (20212022) — Compton Community College District: personnel commission.

Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. Existing law requires the board of governors to appoint a chief executive officer, known as the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges. Existing law provides for the establishment of community college districts throughout the state, including the Compton Community College District.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/16/22 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2359&version=20210AB235999INT)
2. **04/21/22 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2359&version=20210AB235998AMD)
3. **06/28/22 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2359&version=20210AB235997AMD)
4. **09/25/22 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2359&version=20210AB235995CHP)
5. **AB2359** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2359)
6. **08/26/22 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2359&version=20210AB235996ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading AB2359 Gipson By Bradford — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- AB 2359 Gipson Assembly Third Reading — **76–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- AB 2359 Gipson Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **77–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gipson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-16** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-17** From printer. May be heard in committee March 19.
- **2022-03-03** Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED. `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-20** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 19). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2022-04-21** Read second time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2`
- **2022-04-25** Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-18** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 18). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-19** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2022-05-26** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2022-05-27** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2022-06-08** Referred to Com. on ED. `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-27** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 22). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2022-06-28** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2022-08-01** From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage, reading-2`
- **2022-08-02** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2022-08-23** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5010.). `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2022-08-23** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 25 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2022-08-24** Assembly Rule 77(a) suspended.
- **2022-08-24** Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.). `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-08-31** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- **2022-09-25** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-09-25** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 529, Statutes of 2022. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dd9585bf-311a-45cb-aff0-e479440e3a50`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).