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Home/Bills/AB 281California · 2025–2026 Regular Session
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AB 281: Comprehensive sexual health education and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention education: outside consultants.

California · Assembly · 2025–2026 Regular Session · last verified February 3, 2026

What AB 281 does, verified February 3, 2026

The bill requires school districts to provide comprehensive sexual health education and HIV prevention education to pupils in grades 7 to 12. The education can be provided earlier than grade 7 with age-appropriate and medically accurate information. The district can also hire outside consultants to teach the education, and must provide notice of the date of instruction, the name of the consultant, and the right of parents to request a copy of relevant laws.

Bill journey
IntroducedComplete
2In CommitteeCurrent
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: Died on third reading file. (2026-02-02)Alert me
Recent actions14 total · showing 5
Feb. 02, 2026Died on third reading file.
Jan. 26, 2026Ordered to third reading.
Jan. 26, 2026From inactive file.
Jan. 22, 2026Notice of intention to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member Gallagher.
Jun. 12, 2025Ordered to inactive file at the request of Assembly Member Gallagher.
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