California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill
AB 167: Higher education budget trailer bill.
Enacted Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
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Plain-language summary
AB 167 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Higher education budget trailer bill. Primary sponsor: Committee on Budget. Most recent recorded action (September 18, 2026): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 251, Statutes of 2026.
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Official summary
Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.
Existing law prohibits a student who will be 28 years of age or older by December 31 of an award year from receiving a California Community College Transfer Cal Grant Entitlement Award except, from the 2026–27 award year to the 2030–31 award year, inclusive, existing law instead prohibits a student who will be 30 years of age or older by December 31 of an award year from receiving a California Community College Transfer Cal Grant Entitlement Award.
This bill instead would prohibit, from the 2027–28 award year to the 2031–32 award year, inclusive, a student who will be 30 years of age or older by December 31 of an award year from receiving a California Community College Transfer Cal Grant Entitlement Award.
Existing law establishes the Public Interest Attorney Loan Repayment Program, under the administration of the Student Aid Commission, for licensed attorneys who practice or agree to practice in public interest areas of the law, as defined, and who meet established eligibility criteria. Existing law requires loan repayment of the eligible participant to be made to the lender, as provided.
This bill would authorize loan repayment under the Public Interest Attorney Loan Repayment Program to also be made to the participant, and would make related and conforming changes.
Existing law requires the office of the Chancellor of the California State University to annually develop, and to report on or before February 15 of each year, to the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review, the Assembly Committee on Budget, and the Department of Finance enrollment targets and related data for each California State University campus, as provided.
This bill would instead require the chancellor’s office to report the enrollment targets and related data on or before March 15 of each year.
Sponsors
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Committee on Budget | Primary sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | Assembly | — |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 251, Statutes of 2026.
- Approved by the Governor.
- Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
- Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 7018.).
- Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 7016.)
- In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0.).
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 31).
- From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B. & F. R.
- Referred to Com. on B. & F. R.
- In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.