2025-2026 Regular Session • California Legislature
AB1242: Language access.
Legislative Summary
An act to amend Sections 7295.2, 7295.4, 7296.2, 7299.3, 7299.4, and 7299.6 of the Government Code, and to add Division 115 (commencing with Section 135000) to the Health and Safety Code, relating to language access.
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Bill History
2/21/2025
Introduced. To print.
State Assembly
2/22/2025
From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
State Assembly
2/24/2025
Read first time.
State Assembly
3/28/2025
Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and HUM. S.
State Assembly
3/28/2025
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.
State Assembly
4/1/2025
Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
State Assembly
4/23/2025
Coauthors revised.
State Assembly
4/23/2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.
State Assembly
4/30/2025
Coauthors revised.
State Assembly
4/30/2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
State Assembly
5/14/2025
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
State Assembly
5/23/2025
Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 16.)
State Assembly
5/23/2025
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (May 23).
State Assembly
5/23/2025
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
State Assembly
5/27/2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
State Assembly
Roll Call Votes
Do pass as amended
5/23/2025
11
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
4/29/2025
6
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Human Services]
4/22/2025
16
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/21/2025)
Chamber
State Assembly
Sponsors
Democrat: 5
Primary Sponsor
Alex Lee
Democrat