2025-2026 Regular SessionCalifornia Legislature

AB361: Best value procurement: school districts.

Legislative Summary

An act to amend Sections 20119, 20119.2, and 20119.3 of, to amend and renumber Section 20119.6 of, to add and repeal Article 3.4 (commencing with Section 20119.8) of Chapter 1 of Part 3 of Division 2 of, and to repeal Sections 20119.5 and 20119.7 of, the Public Contract Code, relating to best value procurement.

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Bill History

1/30/2025
Read first time. To print.
State Assembly
1/31/2025
From printer. May be heard in committee March 2.
State Assembly
2/18/2025
Referred to Com. on ED.
State Assembly
3/3/2025
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.
State Assembly
3/4/2025
Re-referred to Com. on ED.
State Assembly
3/17/2025
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 12).
State Assembly
3/18/2025
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
State Assembly
3/19/2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
State Assembly
3/28/2025
Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 97.
State Assembly
4/9/2025
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
State Assembly
5/23/2025
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.) (May 23).
State Assembly
5/27/2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
State Assembly
5/28/2025
Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
State Assembly

Roll Call Votes

Do pass
5/23/2025
12
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Do pass as amended
3/12/2025
7
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/30/2025)
Chamber
State Assembly

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Nick Schultz
Nick Schultz
Democrat

Documents

Amended
Bill Text5/28/202534.4 KB
Amended
Bill Text3/18/202534.2 KB
Amended
Bill Text3/3/202534.4 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/30/202519.6 KB