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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill

AB 7: Postsecondary education: admissions preference: descendants of slavery.

Vetoed Official data

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

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 7 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on December 2, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Postsecondary education: admissions preference: descendants of slavery. Primary sponsor: Isaac Bryan (D). It lists 11 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 22, 2026): Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

The California Constitution prohibits the state from discriminating against, or granting preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting.

The Donahoe Higher Education Act sets forth, among other things, the missions and functions of California’s public and independent segments of higher education and their respective institutions of higher education. A provision of the act applies to the University of California only to the extent that the Regents of the University of California, by appropriate resolution, act to make the provision applicable.

This bill would state that the California State University, the University of California, independent institutions of higher education, and private postsecondary educational institutions may consider providing a preference in admissions to an applicant who is a descendant of slavery, as defined, to the extent it does not conflict with federal law.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 12

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Isaac BryanPrimary sponsorDemocraticAssembly55
Mia BontaCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly18
Sade ElhawaryCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly57
Mike GipsonCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly65
Corey JacksonCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly60
Ash KalraCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly25
Tina McKinnorCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly61
Akilah Weber PiersonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate39
Laura RichardsonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate35
LaShae Sharp-CollinsCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly79
Lola Smallwood-CuevasCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28
Lori WilsonCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly11

“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. Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.
  2. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
  3. Vetoed by Governor.
  4. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
  5. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 55. Noes 18. Page 3363.).
  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 10. Page 2744.).
  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  9. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 29).
  10. In committee: Referred to suspense file.
  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 9). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

Sources

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