CA AB 1981
enactedSubsidized childcare: reimbursement rates: reporting.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 1981 pass?
Yes. CA AB 1981 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 567, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 1981 about?
Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services, in collaboration with the State Department of Education, to implement a reimbursement system plan that establishes reasonable standards and assigned reimbursement rates for subsidized childcare and development services, and to develop and conduct an alternative methodology for ratesetting, as specified. Existing law requires the Governor and the Legislature to, by no later than July 1, 2025, establish reimbursement rates based on the alternative methodology, as specified. Existing law requires the department to provide quarterly updates from October 1, 2024, to July 1, 2027, inclusive, on the implementation of the new reimbursement rates set under the alternative methodology. If the new reimbursement rates do not take effect on July 1, 2025, existing law also requires the department to provide the Legislature with a timeline for transitioning from the rates that are in effect on July 1, 2025, to the new established rates. This bill would instead, under those circumstances, require the department to provide the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee with the department's anticipated timeline for the above-described rate transition. The bill would also require the quarterly reports described above to continue until July 1, 2028. Existing law states the intent of the Legislature that the reimbursement rates established under the alternative methodology satisfy certain parameters, including, among others, that the rates vary based on geography, type of care setting, regulatory requirements applicable to each type of care setting, time categories, and child age. This bill would impose various requirements on the department, in consultation with the State Department of Education, when establishing new reimbursement rates using a single-rate structure informed by the alternative methodology, to the extent those requirements are consistent with the approved Child Care and Development Fund state plan. Among other things, the bill would require the department to vary rates based on geographic regions and specific age groupings and to include in the rates an enhanced rate for nonstandard hours of care and enhanced inclusion rates for children with special needs. The bill would authorize the department to implement these provisions by means of all-county letters, childcare bulletins, or similar written instructions. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 10227.6 of the Welfare and Institutions Code proposed by AB 190 or SB 190 to be operative only if this bill and AB 190 or SB 190 are enacted and this bill is enacted last. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors CA AB 1981?
Aguiar-Curry is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1981, joined by 7 cosponsors.
Description
Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services, in collaboration with the State Department of Education, to implement a reimbursement system plan that establishes reasonable standards and assigned reimbursement rates for subsidized childcare and development services, and to develop and conduct an alternative methodology for ratesetting, as specified. Existing law requires the Governor and the Legislature to, by no later than July 1, 2025, establish reimbursement rates based on the alternative methodology, as specified. Existing law requires the department to provide quarterly updates from October 1, 2024, to July 1, 2027, inclusive, on the implementation of the new reimbursement rates set under the alternative methodology. If the new reimbursement rates do not take effect on July 1, 2025, existing law also requires the department to provide the Legislature with a timeline for transitioning from the rates that are in effect on July 1, 2025, to the new established rates. This bill would instead, under those circumstances, require the department to provide the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee with the department's anticipated timeline for the above-described rate transition. The bill would also require the quarterly reports described above to continue until July 1, 2028. Existing law states the intent of the Legislature that the reimbursement rates established under the alternative methodology satisfy certain parameters, including, among others, that the rates vary based on geography, type of care setting, regulatory requirements applicable to each type of care setting, time categories, and child age. This bill would impose various requirements on the department, in consultation with the State Department of Education, when establishing new reimbursement rates using a single-rate structure informed by the alternative methodology, to the extent those requirements are consistent with the approved Child Care and Development Fund state plan. Among other things, the bill would require the department to vary rates based on geographic regions and specific age groupings and to include in the rates an enhanced rate for nonstandard hours of care and enhanced inclusion rates for children with special needs. The bill would authorize the department to implement these provisions by means of all-county letters, childcare bulletins, or similar written instructions. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 10227.6 of the Welfare and Institutions Code proposed by AB 190 or SB 190 to be operative only if this bill and AB 190 or SB 190 are enacted and this bill is enacted last. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-20
- Latest action
- 2026-09-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 567, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Aguiar-Curryauthor
- Bontacoauthor
- Bryancoauthor
- Haneycoauthor
- Leecoauthor
- Nguyencoauthor
- Quirk-Silvacoauthor
- Soriacoauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-27
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 567, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-27
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-09-14
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-31
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling.
2026-08-31
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-31
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6965.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-30
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-30
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).
amendment-passage,passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-28
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-27
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
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.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-13
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-13
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-06-29
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
2026-06-16
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-06-10
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
2026-05-06
Referred to Com. on HUMAN S.
referral-committee
2026-04-23
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-04-23
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 4795.).
amendment-passage,passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-04-16
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
reading-1,reading-2
2026-04-15
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 15).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-06
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
referral-committee
2026-03-26
Read second time and amended.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-03-25
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 24).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-03-23
Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.
referral-committee
2026-03-20
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. Read second time and amended.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-02
Referred to Com. on HUM. S.
referral-committee
2026-02-14
From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.
2026-02-13
Read first time. To print.
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Versions
- 02/13/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-13Compare
- 03/20/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-20Compare
- 03/26/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-26Compare
- 06/10/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-10Compare
- 08/21/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-21Compare
- 08/27/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-27Compare
- 09/04/26 - Enrolled — 2026-09-04Compare
- 09/27/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-27Compare
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Votes
Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-03-24 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Tangipa: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Solache: yes
- Lee: yes
- Castillo: yes
Do pass. To Consent Calendar.
2026-04-15 · pass · 13-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Dixon: yes
- Fong: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Solache: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Krell: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Ta: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Pellerin: other
- Muratsuchi: other
AB 1981 Aguiar-Curry 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 [Appropriations]
2026-06-15 · pass · 4-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Pérez: yes
- Becker: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Laird: yes
- Weber Pierson: other
Placed on suspense file
2026-06-29 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Cervantes: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Grayson: yes
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