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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill

AB 642: Emergencies proclaimed by the Governor: school employee catastrophic leave.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 642 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Emergencies proclaimed by the Governor: school employee catastrophic leave. Primary sponsor: Al Muratsuchi (D). Most recent recorded action (July 30, 2025): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 83, Statutes of 2025.

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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 authorizes the governing board of a school district or county office of education to establish a catastrophic leave program to permit employees of that school district or county office of education, if specified conditions are met, to donate eligible leave credits to an employee when that employee or a member of their family suffers from a catastrophic illness or injury, as provided.

This bill would extend the above-described authorization to the governing body of a charter school and would authorize the governing board or body of a school district, county office of education, or charter school to also permit employees to donate eligible leave credits to an employee impacted by a state of emergency that has been proclaimed by the Governor, as provided.

This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Al MuratsuchiPrimary sponsorDemocraticAssembly66

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 83, Statutes of 2025.
  2. Approved by the Governor.
  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.
  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 2590.).
  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
  6. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2042.).
  7. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
  8. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 2).
  9. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ED.
  10. Referred to Com. on ED.
  11. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
  12. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2066.).

Sources

  1. California Legislative Information — pubinfo database export
  2. Official bill page