AB 629 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

School districts: equipment inventory.

Summary

Existing law establishes the system of public elementary and secondary schools in this state and provides for their funding and governance. Existing law requires the governing board of a school district to establish and maintain an inventory, as provided, of each item of equipment acquired by the school district that has a current market value that exceeds $500. This bill would increase the above-described threshold value from $500 to instead be $1,500. The bill would require the Superintendent of Public Instruction to biennially adjust that threshold market value by a specified inflation factor, rounded to the nearest $50, and to post the adjusted threshold market value to the State Department of Education's internet website.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Jul 2025

Assembly Passage

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Jul 2025

Signed into Law

Jul 2025

Introduced Feb 13, 2025 Signed Jul 28, 2025

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What changed between versions

07/28/25 - Chaptered → AB629 · 1 edit

MINOR

No substantive policy changes were made between these two versions. The difference is purely presentational: the first version is the official authenticated chaptered document format, while the second is a web page rendering of the same bill from the California Legislature website, complete with navigation menus and site elements.

TECHNICAL

The bill text was reformatted from an official authenticated electronic legal material layout to a web page display format, adding site navigation elements (home, FAQ, feedback, sitemap, login) and bill information sections. The underlying legislative content - the $1,500 equipment inventory threshold and biennial inflation adjustment mechanism - is identical in both versions.

02/13/25 - Introduced → 03/10/25 - Amended Assembly · 7 edits · Mar 10, 2025

MODERATE

AB 629 was substantially expanded in the Assembly amendment. Originally it only made minor nonsubstantive edits to Section 35010 of the Education Code regarding school district governing boards. The amended version adds a new section amending Section 35168, which raises the equipment inventory threshold for school districts from $500 to $1,500 per item and requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to adjust that threshold biennially for inflation.

Scope change

The bill expanded from making only nonsubstantive edits to school district governing board rules (Section 35010) to also imposing new equipment inventory thresholds and inflation-adjustment requirements on all school districts (Section 35168).

SCOPE

The bill now amends Section 35168 of the Education Code in addition to Section 35010, expanding its scope from minor governing board language fixes to a substantive change in equipment inventory requirements.

REQUIREMENT

The threshold market value for requiring school districts to maintain an equipment inventory was increased from $500 to $1,500 per item.

A new requirement that the Superintendent of Public Instruction biennially adjust the $1,500 threshold by an inflation factor (per Section 42238.02(d)(2)) for the prior fiscal year, rounded to the nearest $50.

ENFORCEMENT

The Superintendent must post the adjusted threshold market value on the State Department of Education's internet website.

DEFINITION

The inventory requirement was restructured into three paragraphs: (1) the core inventory requirement, (2) a requirement to record date and manner of disposal, and (3) permission to use a reasonable estimate of original cost when the actual cost is unknown.

TECHNICAL

Section 35010 changes are nonsubstantive: 'Every school district' changed to 'Each school district,' and redundant 'State Board of Education, state board' language simplified to just 'state board.'

FISCAL

The fiscal committee designation changed from 'no' to 'yes,' indicating the amendment was found to have a fiscal impact.

Floor votes · Senate Jul 10, 2025 · Assembly Jun 2, 2025

How they voted

37–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 40

Jul 10, 2025

D Democratic30

27 Yea 3

90% Yea

R Republican10

10 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jul 28, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by the Governor.

legislature

Jul 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

lower

Jul 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2042.).

upper

Jul 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.

upper

Jun 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

upper

Jun 11, 2025

Committee

Referred to Com. on ED.

upper

Jun 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1841.)

lower

May 23, 2025

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Committee

In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

lower

Mar 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

lower

Mar 11, 2025

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on ED.

lower

Mar 10, 2025

Introduced

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.

lower

Mar 10, 2025

Committee

Referred to Com. on ED.

lower

Feb 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors