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California 20252026

SB 1264

Probate: notice of death for child support obligations.

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

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
Probate, noticeofdeathforchildsupportobligations
Introduced / first action
2026-02-19 00:00:00

Alternate titles

  • Conservation easements.

Source-supplied abstracts

Existing law sets forth the rules of practice applicable to probate. For estates for which letters testamentary or letters of administration are issued on or after January 1, 2026, existing law requires the general personal representative or the estate attorney of a decedent's estate to provide notice of the decedent's death to the Director of the Department of Child Support Services within 90 days after the date letters are first issued, if the general personal representative or estate attorney knows or has reason to believe the decedent has a child support obligation under an order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction. Existing law authorizes a local child support agency to assert a claim on the estate no later than 4 months after receiving this notice. This bill would instead require that notice to be provided for estates for which letters are issued on or after January 1, 2027, if the general personal representative or estate attorney has actual knowledge that the decedent has a child support obligation under an order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction or that an heir or a beneficiary of the estate has a child support obligation under an order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction. The bill would specify that it does not impose a duty to investigate whether or not a decedent or an heir or beneficiary of the estate is subject to a child support order. For a notice that the decedent is a child support obligor, the bill would authorize a local child support agency to assert a claim no later than 4 months after delivery of this notice. The bill would make its provisions inapplicable to the manner or timeframe for a local child support agency to pursue collection of a child support obligation.

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

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

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  2. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

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  3. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  4. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6260.) Ordered to the Senate.

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  5. Ordered to third reading.

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  6. Read third time and amended.

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  7. Ordered to third reading.

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  8. From consent calendar on motion of Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry.

  9. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

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  10. From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 24).

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  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  12. Referred to Com. on JUD.

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  13. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  14. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4114.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  15. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

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  16. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.

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  17. Set for hearing April 27.

  18. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 3869.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  19. Set for hearing April 14.

  20. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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  21. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

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  22. Referred to Com. on RLS.

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  23. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.

  24. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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