CA AB 1201

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Family reunification services.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Existing law establishes the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, which may adjudge children to be dependents of the court under certain circumstances, including when the child suffered or there is a substantial risk that the child will suffer serious physical harm, or a parent fails to provide the child with adequate food, clothing, shelter, or medical treatment. Existing law establishes the grounds for removal of a dependent child from the custody of the child's parents or guardian, and requires the court to order the social worker to provide designated child welfare services, including family reunification services, as prescribed. Existing law provides that reunification services do not need to be provided to a parent or guardian when the court finds, by clear and convincing evidence, that the parent or guardian of the child has been convicted of a violent felony, as defined. This bill would instead make that provision applicable only if the victim of the violent felony was either a child or someone with whom the parent or guardian had a child in common at the time of the commission of the offense. By expanding the scope of individuals requiring reunification services, and creating additional duties on county child welfare departments, the 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.

Introduced: 2025-02-21
Status date: —
Latest action: 2026-06-24 — From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Familyreunificationservices

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2025-02-21
Introduced. To print.
introduction
2025-02-22
From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
2025-02-24
Read first time.
reading-1
2025-03-13
Referred to Coms. on JUD. and HUM. S.
referral-committee
2025-03-27
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (March 25).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,referral-committee
2025-03-28
Read second time and amended.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2025-04-01
Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.
referral-committee
2025-04-30
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2025-05-14
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
2025-05-23
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (May 23).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-27
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2025-06-03
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 55. Noes 15. Page 1990.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2025-06-04
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-06-18
Referred to Coms. on JUD. and HUMAN S.
referral-committee
2025-06-19
Withdrawn from committee.
withdrawal
2025-06-19
Re-referred to Coms. on HUMAN S. and JUD.
referral-committee
2025-07-01
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2026-06-08
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
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.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-06-24
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee

Versions

02/21/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-21Compare
03/28/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-03-28Compare
06/08/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-08Compare
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Documents

Votes

Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Human Services]
2025-03-25 · pass · 9-3
Member-level votes (12)
- Zbur: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Papan: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Essayli: no
- Dixon: no
- Sanchez: no
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2025-04-29 · pass · 6-1
Member-level votes (7)
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Lee: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Tangipa: no
Do pass.
2025-05-23 · pass · 11-3
Member-level votes (15)
- Calderon: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Hart: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Solache: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Fong: yes
- Ta: no
- Dixon: no
- Tangipa: no
- Sanchez: other
AB 1201 Jackson Assembly Third Reading
2025-06-03 · pass · 55-15
Member-level votes (79)
- Berman: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Fong: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Haney: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Soria: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Papan: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Addis: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Solache: yes
- Lee: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Patel: yes
- Ward: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Krell: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Gipson: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Hart: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Davies: no
- Ta: no
- Sanchez: no
- Tangipa: no
- Alanis: no
- Hadwick: no
- Gallagher: no
- Patterson: no
- Wallis: no
- Hoover: no
- Flora: no
- Chen: no
- DeMaio: no
- Dixon: no
- Macedo: no
- Jeff Gonzalez: other
- Ellis: other
- Muratsuchi: other
- Petrie-Norris: other
- Schiavo: other
- Gabriel: other
- Lackey: other
- Irwin: other
- Bains: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
2026-06-15 · pass · 4-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Pérez: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Becker: yes
- Laird: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-23 · pass · 11-2
Member-level votes (13)
- Ashby: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Stern: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Laird: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Allen: yes
- Valladares: no
- Niello: no

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