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AB 2478

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Measure AB 2478
Authors Schultz   Solache  
Coauthors: Castillo  
Subject Kinship family approval.
Relating To relating to foster care.
Title An act to amend Sections 49069.3, 49076, 56055, and 56155.5 of the Education Code, to amend Sections 6552, 8609, 8704.5, 8708, 9201, and 9203.1 of the Family Code, to amend Sections 7930.165, 7930.190, and 30029.7 of the Government Code, to amend Sections 1501.1, 1502, 1505, 1506, 1506.1, 1506.5, 1506.9, 1507.25, 1517, 1517.2, 1517.3, 1520, 1520.3, 1522, 1522.08, 1522.1, 1522.4, 1522.44, 1523.1, 1524, 1524.01, 1527, 1527.1, 1527.2, 1527.4, 1527.5, 1530.5, 1530.7, 1536, 1536.2, 1538, 1558, 1559.110, 1568.26, and 115725 of, and to repeal Sections 1506.6, 1506.7, 1506.8, and 1517.1 of, the Health and Safety Code, to amend Section 676.7 of the Insurance Code, to amend Sections 11105.2, 11165.7, 11167.5, 11170 of the Penal Code, to amend Sections 1541 and 1543 of the Probate Code, and to amend Sections 224.1, 291, 293, 294, 295, 309, 319, 361, 361.2, 361.4, 361.45, 362.04, 366.1, 366.3, 366.31, 628, 706.5, 706.6, 727, 727.05, 727.12, 727.4, 827, 4684, 10553.12, 10952.5, 11362, 11363, 11386, 11391, 11400, 11402, 11461, 11461.3, 11461.36, 11461.6, 11462, 11462.01, 11463, 16003.5, 16119, 16161, 16501.01, 16501.02, 16501.1, 16507.5, 16514, 16519, 16519.3, 16519.5, 16519.501, 16519.502, 16519.51, 16519.52, 16519.53, 16519.54, 16519.55, 16519.555, 16519.56, 16519.57, 16519.6, 16521.6, 16563, 16565, 17710, 17730, 17731, 17736, and 18250 of, and to amend the heading of Article 2 (commencing with Section 16519.3) of Chapter 5 of Part 4 of Division 9 of, and to add Sections 16519.605 and 16519.615 to, and to repeal and add Section 16519.4 of, the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to foster care.
Last Action Dt 2026-06-16
State Amended Senate
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Bill Actions
2026-06-24     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-06-16     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2026-06-16     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 15). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2026-06-03     Referred to Coms. on HUMAN S. and JUD.
2026-05-27     In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2026-05-26     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.)
2026-05-18     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-05-14     Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 5030.)
2026-05-14     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
2026-05-13     In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2026-04-22     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-04-15     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2026-04-15     Coauthors revised.
2026-03-24     In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2026-03-09     Referred to Coms. on HUM. S. and JUD.
2026-02-21     From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2026-02-20     Read first time. To print.
Versions
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Amended Senate     2026-06-16     1189799
Introduced     2026-02-20     1282534
Analyses TBD