California AB2242: Pupil safety: sextortion informational poster.

What the bill says

An act to add Section 231.8 to the Education Code, relating to pupil safety. pupil safety Pupil safety: sextortion informational poster. Existing law requires each educational institution in the state to have a written policy on sexual harassment and to display that policy in a prominent location, as defined, in the main administrative building or other area of the educational institution’s campus or schoolsite…

From the chaptered text, September 27, 2026:

An act to add Section 231.8 to the Education Code, relating to pupil safety. pupil safety Pupil safety: sextortion informational poster. Existing law requires each educational institution in the state to have a written policy on sexual harassment and to display that policy in a prominent location, as defined, in the main administrative building or other area of the educational institution’s campus or schoolsite. Existing law requires each schoolsite in a school district, county office of education, or charter school, serving pupils in any of grades 9 to 12, inclusive, to create a poster that notifies pupils of that policy and to prominently and conspicuously display the poster in each bathroom and locker room at the schoolsite, as specified. This bill would require each school district, county office of education, and charter school maintaining any combination of grades 7 to 12, inclusive, on or before the start of the 2027–28 school year, to display, at each schoolsite, as defined, in at least one men’s restroom, one women’s restroom, and one all-gender restroom used by pupils a legible poster printed in both English and a primary language other than English spoken by at least 15% of pupils enrolled at the schoolsite, that contains specified information relating to sextortion, including, among other information, an age-appropriate description of sextortion, as defined, and contact …

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Sponsors

• Laurie Davies (R, AD74) · primary sponsor

Latest actions

1. September 27, 2026: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 592, Statutes of 2026.
2. September 27, 2026: Approved by the Governor.
3. September 8, 2026: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
4. August 28, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6777.).
5. August 28, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0.).
6. August 20, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5591.).
7. August 20, 2026: In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
8. August 20, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
9. August 18, 2026: Ordered to special consent calendar.
10. August 13, 2026: Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Votes

• AB 2242 Davies Concurrence in Senate Amendments (August 28, 2026): 76 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Special Consent AB2242 Davies By Grove (August 20, 2026): 39 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass (August 13, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Placed on suspense file (August 3, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar (June 24, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
• AB 2242 Davies Assembly Third Reading (May 28, 2026): 76 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is AB2242?

AB2242 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Pupil safety: sextortion informational poster.

What does AB2242 do?

In its own words: An act to add Section 231.8 to the Education Code, relating to pupil safety. pupil safety Pupil safety: sextortion informational poster. Existing law requires each educational institution in the state to have a written policy on sexual harassment and to display that policy in a prominent location, as defined, in the main administrative building or other area of the educational institution’s campus or schoolsite…

What is the status of AB2242?

Chaptered as of September 27, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 592, Statutes of 2026. (September 27, 2026).

Who sponsored AB2242?

Laurie Davies (R, AD74).

Where is the official record for AB2242?

On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2242