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California 20252026

SB 534

Dependent children: information related to family.

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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
Dependentchildren, informationrelatedtofamily
Introduced / first action
2025-02-20 00:00:00

Alternate titles

  • Green Empowerment Zone for the Salton Sea and Southeastern Desert Valleys.

Source-supplied abstracts

Existing law establishes the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, which is permitted to adjudge children who have suffered abuse or neglect to be dependents of the court under certain circumstances, and prescribes various hearings and other procedures for these purposes. Existing law requires the county welfare department to submit reports at the first regularly scheduled review hearing after a dependent minor has attained 16 years of age and at the last regularly scheduled review hearing before a dependent minor attains 18 years of age, and at every regularly scheduled review hearing thereafter, verifying that the county welfare department has provided certain information, documents, and services to the minor or nonminor. Existing law prohibits the court from terminating dependency jurisdiction over a nonminor dependent until the county welfare department has submitted a report verifying specified information, documents, and services have been provided to the nonminor, including the nonminor's family history and placement history. This bill would additionally require the above-described assistance include providing the minor or nonminor the last known whereabouts of their parents and siblings and the last known contact information for them. The bill would require that the minor or nonminor have the option to decline this information. By increasing the duties of county welfare departments, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 391 of the Welfare and Institutions Code proposed by AB 2764 to be operative only if this bill and AB 2764 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.

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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. From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.)

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  4. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.

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  5. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d).

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  6. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  7. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6388.) Ordered to the Senate.

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  8. Ordered to third reading.

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  9. Read third time and amended.

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  10. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  11. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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  12. Assembly Rule 63 suspended.

  13. August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

  14. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  15. Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

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  16. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.D., G., & H.I.

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  17. Referred to Com. on E.D., G., & H.I.

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

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  19. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 1090.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  20. Read second time and amended. Ordered to consent calendar.

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  21. From committee: Do pass as amended. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1038.) (May 7).

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  22. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 680.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

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  23. Set for hearing May 7 in L. GOV. pending receipt.

  24. Set for hearing April 7.

  25. Referred to Coms. on B. P. & E.D. and L. GOV.

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

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

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