School facilities: project priorities: extreme heat and climate change.

Legislative status

1. Introduced
2. In Committee
3. Reported by Committee
4. Floor Vote Scheduled
5. Passed One Chamber
6. Passed Both Chambers
7. Sent to Executive
8. Signed into Law

Summary

The bill lets the State Allocation Board add climate‑related criteria when ranking school construction and lease‑purchase projects. It applies only to project applications submitted on or after Jan. 1, 2027, and also sets rules for portable classrooms used by county community schools. This aims to make school facilities safer and more resilient as temperatures rise.

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Vote

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 5046.) · May 14, 2026

Hearings

• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · May 6, 2026
• Education Committee Hearing
  Education · Mar 18, 2026

History

1. May 27, 2026Referred to Com. on ED.
2. May 14, 2026Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 5046.)
3. May 14, 2026In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
4. May 7, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
5. May 6, 2026From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 6).
6. Mar 24, 2026Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
7. Mar 23, 2026Read second time and amended.
8. Mar 19, 2026From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 18).
9. Feb 23, 2026Referred to Com. on ED.
10. Feb 12, 2026From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.
11. Feb 11, 2026Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

• Al Muratsuchi (D) · sponsor
• Muratsuchi

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