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California AssemblyAB 7

Postsecondary education: admissions preference: descendants of slavery.

Passed 55–18Party-line

What it does: The California Constitution prohibits the state from discriminating against, or granting preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting. The Donahoe Higher Education Act sets forth, among other things, the missions and functions of California’s public and independent segments of higher education and their respective institutions of higher education. (official summary)

Question before the chamber: AB 7 Bryan Concurrence in Senate Amendments

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The tally

Yes 55 · No 18 · Not voting 7

Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.

Votes by party
PartyYesNoNot voting
Democrats5505
Republicans0182

Most Democrats voted yes; most Republicans voted no.

The full roll (80)

“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.