CA AB 1660
enactedPublic guardians and public administrators.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did CA AB 1660 pass?
Yes. CA AB 1660 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-20): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 369, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 1660 about?
Existing law requires a public guardian to apply for appointment as a guardian or conservator of the person, the estate, or the person and estate if there is an imminent threat to a person's health or safety or the person's estate, there is no one else who is qualified and willing to act, as specified, the appointment would be in the best interests of the person, and the person is domiciled in the county. Existing law similarly requires a court to order a public guardian of a county to apply for appointment as a guardian or conservator if it appears that there is no one else who is qualified and willing to act, that the appointment as guardian or conservator appears to be in the best interests of the person, and the person is domiciled in the county. Existing law grants a public guardian a variety of powers, including the right to take control of real or personal property, issue written certification of this fact, and restrain a person from transferring, encumbering, or disposing of real or personal property held in a trust, as specified. Under existing law, a written certification issued by a public guardian and public conservator for these purposes is valid for 30 days after its issuance. Existing law requires a financial institution or other person, without inquiring into the truth of the written certification and without court order or letters being issued, to provide the public guardian or public conservator with specified information, including, among other things, property held in the sole name of the proposed ward or conservatee, and to take specified actions. Existing law establishes the public administrator as an officer of a county. Existing law regulates the administration of estates of decedents and permits the public administrator to be appointed to administer these estates under certain circumstances. Existing law grants public administrators a variety of powers in this regard, including the right to take control of a decedent's property, issue written certification of this fact, and summarily dispose of property, as specified. Under existing law, a written certification issued by a public administrator for these purposes is valid for 30 days after its issuance. Existing law requires a financial institution, governmental or private agency, retirement fund administrator, insurance company, licensed securities dealer, or other person, without inquiring into the truth of the written certification, without requiring a death certificate, without charge, and without court order or letters being issued, to perform specified functions, including providing the public administrator complete information concerning property held in the sole name of the decedent, including names and addresses of beneficiaries or joint owners, and granting the public administrator access to a safe-deposit box rented in the sole name of the decedent, as specified. This bill would remove the requirement that the property be held, or the safe-deposit box be rented, in the sole name of the decedent. The bill would authorize a court to award sanctions of no less than $1,000 per violation for fees paid and costs incurred for failure of a financial institution, governmental or private agency, retirement fund administrator, insurance company, licensed securities dealer, or other person, as specified, to comply with these requirements following receipt of service of notice of at least 30 days. The bill would make written certifications issued by a public guardian, public conservator, and public administrator to take possession or control of property valid for 60 days and would make changes to the form that a written certification is required to substantially comply with, including, among other things, requiring the social security number, date of birth, and last address of the individual to which the written certification applies. The bill would also provide a form for the written certifications for summary administration and summary disposition and would require that those certifications substantially comply with that form.
Who sponsors CA AB 1660?
Schiavo is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1660.
Description
Existing law requires a public guardian to apply for appointment as a guardian or conservator of the person, the estate, or the person and estate if there is an imminent threat to a person's health or safety or the person's estate, there is no one else who is qualified and willing to act, as specified, the appointment would be in the best interests of the person, and the person is domiciled in the county. Existing law similarly requires a court to order a public guardian of a county to apply for appointment as a guardian or conservator if it appears that there is no one else who is qualified and willing to act, that the appointment as guardian or conservator appears to be in the best interests of the person, and the person is domiciled in the county. Existing law grants a public guardian a variety of powers, including the right to take control of real or personal property, issue written certification of this fact, and restrain a person from transferring, encumbering, or disposing of real or personal property held in a trust, as specified. Under existing law, a written certification issued by a public guardian and public conservator for these purposes is valid for 30 days after its issuance. Existing law requires a financial institution or other person, without inquiring into the truth of the written certification and without court order or letters being issued, to provide the public guardian or public conservator with specified information, including, among other things, property held in the sole name of the proposed ward or conservatee, and to take specified actions. Existing law establishes the public administrator as an officer of a county. Existing law regulates the administration of estates of decedents and permits the public administrator to be appointed to administer these estates under certain circumstances. Existing law grants public administrators a variety of powers in this regard, including the right to take control of a decedent's property, issue written certification of this fact, and summarily dispose of property, as specified. Under existing law, a written certification issued by a public administrator for these purposes is valid for 30 days after its issuance. Existing law requires a financial institution, governmental or private agency, retirement fund administrator, insurance company, licensed securities dealer, or other person, without inquiring into the truth of the written certification, without requiring a death certificate, without charge, and without court order or letters being issued, to perform specified functions, including providing the public administrator complete information concerning property held in the sole name of the decedent, including names and addresses of beneficiaries or joint owners, and granting the public administrator access to a safe-deposit box rented in the sole name of the decedent, as specified. This bill would remove the requirement that the property be held, or the safe-deposit box be rented, in the sole name of the decedent. The bill would authorize a court to award sanctions of no less than $1,000 per violation for fees paid and costs incurred for failure of a financial institution, governmental or private agency, retirement fund administrator, insurance company, licensed securities dealer, or other person, as specified, to comply with these requirements following receipt of service of notice of at least 30 days. The bill would make written certifications issued by a public guardian, public conservator, and public administrator to take possession or control of property valid for 60 days and would make changes to the form that a written certification is required to substantially comply with, including, among other things, requiring the social security number, date of birth, and last address of the individual to which the written certification applies. The bill would also provide a form for the written certifications for summary administration and summary disposition and would require that those certifications substantially comply with that form.
- Introduced
- 2026-04-08
- Latest action
- 2026-09-20 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 369, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Schiavoauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-20
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 369, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-20
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-08-25
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-19
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 72. Noes 2.).
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2026-08-19
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 72. Noes 2. Page 6245.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-17
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).
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2026-08-17
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-17
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5498.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-05
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-08-04
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
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2026-06-25
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-06-24
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 23).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage
2026-06-17
Measure version as amended on June 15 corrected.
amendment-passage
2026-06-15
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
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2026-05-13
Referred to Com. on JUD.
referral-committee
2026-05-05
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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2026-05-04
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 52. Noes 10. Page 4900.)
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2026-04-13
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-04-09
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
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2026-04-08
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (April 8).
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2026-03-12
Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 97.
referral-committee
2026-03-11
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-03-10
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 10).
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2026-02-17
Referred to Com. on JUD.
referral-committee
2026-01-30
From printer. May be heard in committee March 1.
2026-01-29
Read first time. To print.
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Versions
- 01/29/26 - Introduced — 2026-01-29Compare
- 04/09/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-09Compare
- 06/15/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-15Compare
- 06/25/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-25Compare
- 08/04/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-04Compare
- 08/21/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-21Compare
- 09/20/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-20Compare
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Votes
Do pass.
2026-03-10 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (12)
- Harabedian: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Papan: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Dixon: other
- Macedo: other
- Sanchez: other
Do pass as amended.
2026-04-08 · pass · 11-1
Member-level votes (15)
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Krell: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Fong: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Solache: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Ta: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Hoover: no
- Dixon: other
- Calderon: other
- Tangipa: other
AB 1660 Schiavo Assembly Third Reading
2026-05-04 · pass · 52-10
Member-level votes (80)
- Jackson: yes
- Krell: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Haney: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Ward: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Solache: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Berman: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Patel: yes
- Bains: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Fong: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Papan: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Addis: yes
- Lee: yes
- Hart: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Johnson: no
- Jeff Gonzalez: no
- Hoover: no
- Hadwick: no
- Dixon: no
- DeMaio: no
- Alanis: no
- Macedo: no
- Davies: no
- Sanchez: no
- Michelle Rodriguez: other
- Arambula: other
- Chen: other
- Irwin: other
- Bennett: other
- Soria: other
- Tangipa: other
- Flora: other
- Wallis: other
- Caloza: other
- Ellis: other
- Patterson: other
- Muratsuchi: other
- Gallagher: other
- Lackey: other
- Castillo: other
- Ta: other
- Petrie-Norris: other
Do pass as amended
2026-06-23 · pass · 12-0
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
- Niello: yes
- Valladares: other
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