California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009: exemptions: commercial driving licenses.

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 amends the California Private Postsecondary Education Act to remove the low‑cost exemption for institutions that provide training for Class A, B, or C commercial driving licenses, unless the program is run by an employer with 250 or more CDL drivers. It leaves all other existing exemptions—such as avocational, religious, government‑run, and test‑prep programs—unchanged. The change is intended to give the state more oversight of commercial driver‑license training providers.

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Vote

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 1. Page 3839.) · Jan 26, 2026

Hearings

• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Jan 22, 2026
• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · May 23, 2025
• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · May 14, 2025
• Business and Professions Committee Hearing
  Business and Professions · Apr 29, 2025
• Higher Education Committee Hearing
  Higher Education · Apr 8, 2025

History

1. May 22, 2026From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.
2. May 6, 2026Referred to Coms. on B. P. & E.D. and ED.
3. Jan 27, 2026In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
4. Jan 26, 2026Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 1. Page 3839.)
5. Jan 22, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
6. Jan 22, 2026From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (January 22).
7. Jan 22, 2026Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 3806.)
8. May 23, 2025In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
9. May 14, 2025In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
10. Apr 29, 2025From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
11. Apr 9, 2025From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.
12. Mar 10, 2025Referred to Coms. on HIGHER ED. and B. & P.

The 12 most recent of 14 recorded actions.

Sponsors

• Fong · sponsor
• Hadwick

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