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California 20252026

AB 2195

Child support: license suspensions.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-12 13:12:55 UTC.

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Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Childsupport, licensesuspensions
Introduced / first action
2026-02-19 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Existing law delegates to the Department of Child Support Services and local child support agencies the responsibility for collecting and enforcing child support obligations, including child support delinquencies, as defined. Existing law requires a local child support agency to maintain a list of those persons included in certain child support cases. Existing law requires the Department of Child Support Services to consolidate and certify the local child support agency lists and provide the consolidated list to specified state entities that are responsible for the regulation of licenses, including, but not limited to, the Department of Motor Vehicles. Existing law requires those entities, prior to the issuance or renewal of a license, to determine whether the applicant is on the most recent certified consolidated list provided by the department and authorizes the entity to withhold issuance or renewal of the license of an applicant on the list, as specified. Existing law prohibits a local child support agency from issuing a release removing an obligor from license suspension or denial if the obligor is not in compliance with a judgment or order for support. Existing law prohibits the department from including in the list sent to the Department of Motor Vehicles, for the purpose of denying, withholding, or suspending a driver's license, the information of a support obligor whose annual household income is at or below 70% of the median income for the county in which the department or the local child enforcement agency believes the support obligor resides. Commencing January 1, 2027, existing law would only apply this prohibition to noncommercial driver's licenses. This bill would delete the provision making this prohibition applicable only to noncommercial driver's licenses. The bill would instead prohibit an obligor from being included on the list sent to the Department of Motor Vehicles for purposes of denying, withholding, or suspending a noncommercial driver's license, if the support obligor's annual income is 70% or less of the median income for a household of one person within the applicable county, as specified. The bill would also entitle a support obligor to relief from denying, withholding, or suspending any license, other than a noncommercial driver's license issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles, if they provide proof to the local child support agency that their income is at or below that threshold. The bill would authorize the department to implement and administer these provisions through a child support services letter. The bill would make these provisions operative on January 1, 2027, or on the date the department notifies the Legislature that the California Child Support Enforcement System can perform the necessary automation to implement these changes, whichever is later.

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Actions

  1. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

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  2. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 56. Noes 14.).

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  3. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  4. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 32. Noes 8.).

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  5. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  6. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 13).

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  9. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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

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  11. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  13. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HUMAN S. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.

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  14. Referred to Coms. on JUD. and HUMAN S.

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  15. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  16. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 56. Noes 19.)

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  17. Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 5272.)

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  18. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  19. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (May 14).

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  20. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 5030.)

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

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  22. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 6.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  23. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.

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  24. Coauthors revised.

  25. Referred to Coms. on JUD. and B. & P.

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  26. From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  27. Read first time. To print.

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