California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Higher Education Committee Jun 24th, 2025

Assembly Higher Education Committee

Event Log

  • Mike Fong — Calls for the roll call vote and votes aye.
  • Mike Fong — Chair moves the committee to the next item and invites Senator Laird.
  • Mike Fong — Chair welcomes Senator Laird and allows him time to begin.
  • Mike Fong — Committee is hearing SB 391 as item number five.
  • Mike Fong — The committee amendments on SB 391 are being accepted by the author.
  • Mike Fong — The witness addresses Chair Fong and the committee.
  • Mike Fong — Chair Fong is addressed by the witness during opposition testimony.
  • Mike Fong — Called during roll call and recorded as voting aye.
  • Mike Fong — Addressed as chair at the start of the witness testimony.
  • Mike Fong — Mike Fong is referenced repeatedly during the committee proceeding: he is recorded as voting aye during roll call, addressed as Chair/Mr. Chair at the start of witness testimony, and again included in the roll call on SB 241 as voting aye.
  • Mike Fong — The Chair is thanked for authoring one of the committee's flagship priority bills and for the work on the bill language.
  • Mike Fong — The Chair is addressed in the motion to move the bill and in the request for a second.
  • Mike Fong — Recorded as voting aye.
  • Mike Fong — Chair is facilitating final questions and asking for a motion.
  • Mike Fong — Chair continues the procedural close and invites the Senator to close.
  • Mike Fong — Chair thanks Senator Cabaldon for bringing the bill forward and accepting amendments.
  • Mike Fong — Called during roll call and marked present.
  • Mike Fong — Voted aye on the consent calendar.
  • Mike Fong — Addressed as Chair Fong by the witness.
  • Mike Fong — The Chair is referenced during the exchange about the bill and the study process.
  • Mike Fong — The Chair is referenced in the discussion of whether the bill would affect other bills.
  • Mike Fong — Assembly members are referenced as part of the Capitol research example; no specific named member is identified here.
  • LaShae Sharp-Collins — During the SB 307 roll call, LaShae Sharp-Collins was recorded as voting aye, with her name subsequently called again as part of the same vote tally.
  • LaShae Sharp-Collins — LaShae Sharp-Collins is recorded as voting aye on SB 670, SB 307, and SB 790 during consecutive roll-call votes.
  • David Tangipa — David Tangipa was called during roll call and responded, then was later recorded as voting aye on the consent calendar.
  • David Tangipa — A speaker references 'Dr. Corey Jackson' in a comparison, but no committee member by that name is listed; the mention is preserved as a likely external reference.
  • David Tangipa — Vote is called but not clearly captured.
  • David Tangipa — The speaker is corrected from 'Mr. Jackson' to 'Mary Jackson' in the transcript, but the actual speaker identity is uncertain; the question is about average cost per page.
  • David Tangipa — Says he intends to support and move the bill, but raises concerns about not knowing the actual cost and the risk of exorbitant fees.
  • David Tangipa — The prior speaker's concerns are acknowledged as fair questions.
  • David Tangipa — States support for the bill while reiterating concern about exemptions and the need for a clear cost basis.
  • David Tangipa — Warns that a bill without a clear cost estimate is a red flag and could lead to exorbitant fees.
  • David Tangipa — His concerns are acknowledged as fair questions.
  • David Tangipa — The speaker jokes about being a victim of the senator's 'jamming' and then moves the bill.
  • David Tangipa — Mentioned as 'Dr. Patel' in the transcript; likely a mishearing or incorrect name reference.
  • David Tangipa — Mentioned as 'Assembly Member Patel' in the transcript; likely a mishearing or incorrect name reference.
  • David Tangipa — Called during roll call; no vote response captured in this excerpt.
  • David Tangipa — Called during roll call.
  • David Tangipa — David Tangipa is mentioned in the roll call, including the roll call on SB 241.
  • David Tangipa — During the SB 307 roll call vote, David Tangipa was called and recorded as voting no.
  • David Tangipa — David Tangipa was recorded during consecutive roll-call votes, voting aye on SB 670 and SB 241, not voting on SB 685, and voting aye on SB 790.
  • SB67 — SB 67, by Senator Seyarto, was placed on the consent calendar as file item number two and moved for due pass to the Military and Veterans Affairs Committee.
  • SB67 — Placed on the consent calendar with a motion to do pass to the Military and Veterans Affairs Committee.
  • SB619 — SB 619 was taken up as file item six on the consent calendar, identified as a Senate Committee on Education omnibus bill, and then advanced with a due pass recommendation to the Appropriations Committee.
  • SB619 — SB 619 was taken up on the consent calendar, with a motion made to do pass it to the Appropriations Committee, and the motion was then completed and reported as passing with 10 ayes.
  • SB437 — Introduced as the first bill to be heard after the consent calendar.
  • SB437 — Introduced as item number one and assigned to the author for presentation.
  • SB437 — Presented as a California Legislative Black Caucus priority bill; committee amendments will be accepted.
  • SB437 — Described as directing CSU to identify a fair method to determine descendant status under American chattel slavery.
  • SB437 — Described as addressing the gap left by the reparations task force regarding lineage verification.