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Pupil and student safety: identification cards.

It became law on Oct 10, 2025.

CA AB 727 · Assembly Bill · 2025–2026

Stage
Became law
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Assembly
Sponsors
6
Latest action
Oct 10, 2025

What it does

Existing law, commencing July 1, 2025, requires a public or private school that serves pupils in any of grades 7 to 12, inclusive, and that issues pupil identification cards to have printed on the identification cards the number for the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Existing law requires a public or private institution of higher education that issues student identification cards to have printed on either side of the student identification cards the telephone number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.

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Where it stands

This bill passed and is now law.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Done)

  4. Law (Done)

    Oct 10, 2025

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