2023 marked the first of a two-year legislative cycle, which concluded on September 15, 2023. The Legislature sent 1,046 Assembly Bills and Senate Bills to Governor Newsom and 890 of those bills were signed into law with the balance being vetoed. A total of 81 bills pertaining to California Community Colleges were signed. The Legislature will reconvene on January 3, 2024.
For a summary of a bills signed into law during the 2023 Legislative Session, please visit our Enacted Bills page.
Tier 1: Bills that have a direct effect on the California Community Colleges, students, faculty, staff, and/or Chancellor's Office.
Tier 2: Bills that have an effect on state or local agency operations (Chancellor's Office generally does not take positions).
Tier 3: Bills that have an effect on educational partners, including the UC, CSU, CSAC, K-12, etc. (Chancellor's Office generally does not take positions).
Tier 4: Budget or budget trailer bills.
Tier 5: Placeholder or spot bills.
