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Authors Allen  
Subject Juveniles: case file inspection.
Relating To relating to juveniles.
Title An act to amend Section 827 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to juveniles.
Last Action Dt 2025-10-01
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2025-10-01     Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 221, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-01     Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-22     Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
2025-09-10     Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2821.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2025-09-09     Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3066.) Ordered to the Senate.
2025-09-09     In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2025-09-04     Read third time and amended.
2025-09-04     Ordered to third reading.
2025-07-17     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-07-16     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (July 16).
2025-06-25     Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-24     From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (June 24).
2025-05-12     Referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-04-24     Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 887.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2025-04-24     In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2025-04-22     Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
2025-04-21     From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.
2025-04-10     Set for hearing April 21.
2025-04-09     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 706.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-03-17     Set for hearing April 8.
2025-02-26     Referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-02-18     From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 17.
2025-02-14     Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Versions
Chaptered     2025-10-01
Enrolled     2025-09-13
Amended Assembly     2025-09-04
Amended Assembly     2025-06-25
Introduced     2025-02-14
Analyses TBD
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Existing law generally provides for the confidentiality of information regarding a minor in proceedings in the juvenile court and related court proceedings and limits access to juvenile case files, as defined. Existing law authorizes only certain individuals to inspect a juvenile case file, including, among others, the county counsel, city attorney, or any other attorney representing the petitioning agency in a dependency action.