Postsecondary education: student housing and meal plans.
Summary
Under existing law, the segments of postsecondary education in this state are the University of California, the California State University, the California Community Colleges, independent institutions of higher education, and private postsecondary educational institutions. This bill would require each institution of higher education with a physical presence in this state to separately list the cost of institutionally operated housing and meal plans on all Internet Web sites and documents it provides to students for purposes of advertising or otherwise displaying the student costs associated with institutionally operated housing.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Aug 2018
Assembly Passage
May 2018
Senate Passage
Aug 2018
Signed into Law
Sep 2018
Introduced Jan 30, 2018
Signed Sep 10, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Aug 24, 2018 · Assembly May 30, 2018
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Aug 24, 2018
D
Democratic26
100% Yea
R
Republican14
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Amendments
2
Sep 10, 2018
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Aug 24, 2018
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (39-0-1)
senate
Aug 24, 2018
Lower · Passed
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
lower
Aug 17, 2018
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 16).
upper
Jul 2, 2018
Committee
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
upper
Jun 20, 2018
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Jun 7, 2018
Committee
Referred to Com. on ED.
upper
May 30, 2018
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (73-0-2)
assembly
May 25, 2018
Lower · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 25).
lower
Apr 18, 2018
Committee
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
lower
Mar 19, 2018
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Mar 14, 2018
Lower · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (March 13).
lower
Feb 8, 2018
Committee
Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.
lower
Jan 31, 2018
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 2.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Steve Choi
RRepublican
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