CA AB 1688
enactedChild abuse or neglect: reporting.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 1688 pass?
Yes. CA AB 1688 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-30): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 888, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 1688 about?
Existing law, the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act, establishes procedures for the reporting and investigation of suspected child abuse or neglect. Existing law requires certain professionals, including specified health practitioners and social workers, known as "mandated reporters," to report known or suspected child abuse or neglect to a local law enforcement agency or a county welfare or probation department, as specified. Existing law requires an employee of those agencies, in certain circumstances, to send or have sent, within 36 hours, a copy of a report made pursuant to these provisions to the attorney who represents the child, who is the subject of the report, in dependency court. Existing law requires the agency to maintain a copy of the written report and provide all information requested by the attorney for the child or the child's guardian ad litem within 30 days of the request. This bill would require, if a county welfare agency substantiates a report for an incident that occurred in an out-of-home placement, including, but not limited to, placement in foster or congregate care, or if a child is removed from an out-of-home placement due to abuse or neglect, a county welfare agency to send notice, containing specified information, of the report to the attorney who represents a parent or legal guardian of the child in dependency court and, in the case of an Indian child, the tribal representative. The bill would make that requirement inapplicable to a parent whose parental rights have been terminated. The bill would require, if a county welfare agency substantiates a report for an incident that occurred in an out-of-home placement, including, but not limited to, placement in foster or congregate care, or if a child is removed from an out-of-home placement due to abuse or neglect, the agency to send a notice of the report, as specified, to all attorneys who represent a child with an open dependency case in that placement, as provided. By expanding the duties of local agencies that receive reports alleging abuse or neglect of children, 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.
Who sponsors CA AB 1688?
Carrillo is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1688, joined by 1 cosponsor.
Description
Existing law, the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act, establishes procedures for the reporting and investigation of suspected child abuse or neglect. Existing law requires certain professionals, including specified health practitioners and social workers, known as "mandated reporters," to report known or suspected child abuse or neglect to a local law enforcement agency or a county welfare or probation department, as specified. Existing law requires an employee of those agencies, in certain circumstances, to send or have sent, within 36 hours, a copy of a report made pursuant to these provisions to the attorney who represents the child, who is the subject of the report, in dependency court. Existing law requires the agency to maintain a copy of the written report and provide all information requested by the attorney for the child or the child's guardian ad litem within 30 days of the request. This bill would require, if a county welfare agency substantiates a report for an incident that occurred in an out-of-home placement, including, but not limited to, placement in foster or congregate care, or if a child is removed from an out-of-home placement due to abuse or neglect, a county welfare agency to send notice, containing specified information, of the report to the attorney who represents a parent or legal guardian of the child in dependency court and, in the case of an Indian child, the tribal representative. The bill would make that requirement inapplicable to a parent whose parental rights have been terminated. The bill would require, if a county welfare agency substantiates a report for an incident that occurred in an out-of-home placement, including, but not limited to, placement in foster or congregate care, or if a child is removed from an out-of-home placement due to abuse or neglect, the agency to send a notice of the report, as specified, to all attorneys who represent a child with an open dependency case in that placement, as provided. By expanding the duties of local agencies that receive reports alleging abuse or neglect of children, 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.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-11
- Latest action
- 2026-09-30 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 888, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Carrilloauthor
- Gipsoncoauthor
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-30
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 888, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-30
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-09-03
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-26
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-26
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-26
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-26
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6655.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-24
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-21
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
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2026-08-17
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-08-13
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).
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2026-08-13
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
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2026-08-03
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
2026-06-29
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-06-17
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-06-16
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HUMAN S. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 16).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-06-03
Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and HUMAN S.
referral-committee
2026-05-22
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-05-22
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 5255.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-05-18
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-05-14
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-29
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
2026-04-15
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-03-16
Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
referral-committee
2026-03-12
Read second time and amended.
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2026-03-11
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (March 10).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-02-17
Referred to Coms. on HUM. S. and PUB. S.
referral-committee
2026-02-04
From printer. May be heard in committee March 6.
2026-02-03
Read first time. To print.
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Versions
- 02/03/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-03Compare
- 03/12/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-12Compare
- 06/17/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-17Compare
- 08/13/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-13Compare
- 08/21/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-21Compare
- 08/30/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-30Compare
- 09/30/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-30Compare
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Votes
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety]
2026-03-10 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Castillo: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Lee: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-04-14 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Schultz: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Haney: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Mark González: yes
Do pass.
2026-05-14 · pass · 15-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Dixon: yes
- Krell: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Ta: yes
- Fong: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Solache: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Mark González: yes
AB 1688 Carrillo Assembly Third Reading
2026-05-22 · pass · 76-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Calderon: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Berman: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Bains: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Papan: yes
- Krell: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Fong: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Ta: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Addis: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Haney: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Solache: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Lee: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Flora: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Patel: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Hart: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Soria: yes
- Ward: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Davies: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Arambula: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Gabriel: other
- Chen: other
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Human Services] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-06-16 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (6)
- Arreguín: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Caballero: yes
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-29 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Laird: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Becker: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
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