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CA AB 1689

enacted

Juvenile courts: temporary probate guardianship.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CA AB 1689 pass?

Yes. CA AB 1689 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 542, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 1689 about?

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 subjects a minor between 12 and 17 years of age, inclusive, who violates any federal, state, or local law or ordinance to, and a minor under 12 years of age who is alleged to have committed specified serious offenses to, the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, which may adjudge the minor to be a ward of the court. Existing law requires, unless waived for good cause, a court investigator, probation officer, or domestic relations investigator to make an investigation and file with the probate court a report and recommendation concerning each proposed guardianship of the person or guardianship of the estate. Existing law authorizes, in specified circumstances, the court to refer the matter, in writing, to the local child welfare agency to initiate an investigation and requires the referral to include a summary of the reasons for the referral and authorizes the inclusion of a copy of the petition, the investigator's report, and any other material information. If the juvenile court commences dependency proceedings, the guardianship proceedings are stayed, and if the juvenile court does not commence dependency proceedings, the probate court retains jurisdiction to hear and determine the guardianship petition. Existing law authorizes the juvenile court to terminate or modify a guardianship of the person of a minor previously established under the Probate Code, or appoint a coguardian or successor guardian of the person of the minor, if the minor is the subject of a petition filed under the above-described provisions authorizing a juvenile court to adjudge children as dependents or wards, and subjects those proceedings to specified notice requirements. This bill would authorize the juvenile court to terminate or modify temporary probate guardianships at any hearing without further notice, if specified requirements are met, including, but not limited to, when in the best interests of the minor.

Who sponsors CA AB 1689?

Quirk-Silva is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1689.

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 subjects a minor between 12 and 17 years of age, inclusive, who violates any federal, state, or local law or ordinance to, and a minor under 12 years of age who is alleged to have committed specified serious offenses to, the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, which may adjudge the minor to be a ward of the court. Existing law requires, unless waived for good cause, a court investigator, probation officer, or domestic relations investigator to make an investigation and file with the probate court a report and recommendation concerning each proposed guardianship of the person or guardianship of the estate. Existing law authorizes, in specified circumstances, the court to refer the matter, in writing, to the local child welfare agency to initiate an investigation and requires the referral to include a summary of the reasons for the referral and authorizes the inclusion of a copy of the petition, the investigator's report, and any other material information. If the juvenile court commences dependency proceedings, the guardianship proceedings are stayed, and if the juvenile court does not commence dependency proceedings, the probate court retains jurisdiction to hear and determine the guardianship petition. Existing law authorizes the juvenile court to terminate or modify a guardianship of the person of a minor previously established under the Probate Code, or appoint a coguardian or successor guardian of the person of the minor, if the minor is the subject of a petition filed under the above-described provisions authorizing a juvenile court to adjudge children as dependents or wards, and subjects those proceedings to specified notice requirements. This bill would authorize the juvenile court to terminate or modify temporary probate guardianships at any hearing without further notice, if specified requirements are met, including, but not limited to, when in the best interests of the minor.

Introduced
2026-03-19
Latest action
2026-09-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 542, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Quirk-Silvaauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-27

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 542, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-09-27

    Approved by the Governor.

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-09-04

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-08-27

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.).

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  5. 2026-08-27

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. 2026-08-27

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6708.).

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  7. 2026-08-26

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).

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  8. 2026-08-24

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  9. 2026-08-20

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  10. 2026-08-20

    Ordered to third reading.

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  11. 2026-08-20

    Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, passed, and to Assembly.

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  12. 2026-08-13

    In Senate. Held at Desk.

  13. 2026-08-13

    Ordered to the Senate.

  14. 2026-08-11

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  15. 2026-08-10

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).

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  16. 2026-08-10

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5319.).

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  17. 2026-07-02

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  18. 2026-07-01

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 30).

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  19. 2026-06-29

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  20. 2026-06-15

    Re-referred to Coms. on HUMAN S. and PUB. S.

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  21. 2026-06-08

    Withdrawn from committee.

    withdrawal

  22. 2026-06-08

    Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

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  23. 2026-06-04

    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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  24. 2026-05-06

    Referred to Coms. on JUD. and HUMAN S.

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  25. 2026-04-23

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  26. 2026-04-23

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 4794.)

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  27. 2026-04-16

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  28. 2026-04-15

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 14).

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  29. 2026-03-24

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 24). Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.

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  30. 2026-03-23

    Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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  31. 2026-03-19

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.

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  32. 2026-03-13

    In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  33. 2026-03-02

    In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  34. 2026-02-23

    Referred to Coms. on JUD. and HUM. S.

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  35. 2026-02-04

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 6.

  36. 2026-02-03

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/03/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-03Compare
  • 03/19/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-19Compare
  • 06/04/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-04Compare
  • 08/20/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-20Compare
  • 09/01/26 - Enrolled — 2026-09-01Compare
  • 09/27/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-27Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare
  • AB1689Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Human Services] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-03-24 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (12)
    • Zbur: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
  • Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

    2026-04-14 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Solache: yes
  • AB 1689 Quirk-Silva Consent Calendar Second Day

    2026-04-23 · pass · 74-0

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Irwin: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Hadwick: other
    • Soria: other
    • Addis: other
    • Wicks: other
    • Celeste Rodriguez: other
    • Sharp-Collins: other
  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-06-29 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Laird: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
  • Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

    2026-06-30 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Cortese: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Seyarto: yes

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