California DREAM Loan Program: limits.

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. Enacted

Summary

The bill lowers the annual loan cap for undergraduate students to $4,000 and raises the graduate annual cap to $20,500. It also raises the total amount a graduate student can borrow to $118,500 and sets a combined lifetime limit of $138,500 for students who use the program for both undergraduate and graduate study. These changes aim to better align loan amounts with student needs while preserving existing repayment and forgiveness provisions.

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Vote

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 10. Page 1419.) · May 5, 2025

Hearings

• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Aug 29, 2025
• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Jun 23, 2025
• Education Committee Hearing
  Education · Jun 11, 2025
• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Apr 9, 2025
• Higher Education Committee Hearing
  Higher Education · Mar 18, 2025

History

1. Oct 13, 2025Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 702, Statutes of 2025.
2. Oct 13, 2025Approved by the Governor.
3. Sep 11, 2025Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
4. Sep 4, 2025Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 9. Page 2516.).
5. Sep 4, 2025In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
6. Aug 29, 2025Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
7. Aug 29, 2025From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 29).
8. Jun 23, 2025In committee: Referred to suspense file.
9. Jun 11, 2025From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
10. May 14, 2025Referred to Com. on ED.
11. May 6, 2025In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
12. May 5, 2025Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 10. Page 1419.)

The 12 most recent of 18 recorded actions.

Sponsors

• Elhawary · sponsor

Bill text

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