AB 1653 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Pupil instruction: health framework: heat illness.

Summary
Existing law establishes the Instructional Quality Commission and requires the commission to, among other things, recommend curriculum frameworks to the State Board of Education. This bill would require the commission, during the next revision of the publication "Health Framework for California Public Schools," to consider including, and recommending for adoption by the state board, specific content related to the prevention of, and recognizing and responding to the signs and symptoms of, heat illness, as described, and, for those purposes, to consider relevant guidance issued by the State Department of Public Health and policies adopted by the California Interscholastic Federation, as specified.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
Assembly Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
Signed into Law
Jul 2026
Introduced Jan 28, 2026 Signed Jul 13, 2026
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Floor votes · Senate Jun 25, 2026 · Assembly May 18, 2026

How they voted

360
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
Jun 25, 2026
D Democratic30
29 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican10
7 Yea 3
70% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Jul 13, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Jun 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
lower
Jun 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 5015.).
upper
Jun 22, 2026
Upper · Passed
From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.
upper
Jun 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
May 27, 2026
Committee
Referred to Com. on ED.
upper
May 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 5128.)
lower
May 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 6).
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Mar 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read second time and amended.
lower
Mar 19, 2026
Introduced
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 18).
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Committee
Referred to Com. on ED.
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee February 28.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Tom Lackey
Tom Lackey
RRepublican
CA
34