CA AB 2304

enacted

Social workers.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 2304 pass?

Yes. CA AB 2304 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-20): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 392, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 2304 about?

Existing law makes it a crime for a person having the custody of any record, map, or book, or of any paper or proceeding of any court, filed or deposited in any public office, or placed in their hands for any purpose to steal, remove, secrete, destroy, mutilate, deface, alter, or falsify, or to allow another to do any of those acts, with regard to the whole, or any part of, the record, map, book, paper, or proceeding. Existing law provides that if those acts are done by an officer, it is a felony, punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for 2, 3, or 4 years, and, if done by a person who is not an officer, it is either a felony, punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for 16 months or 2 or 3 years, or a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year, by a fine not exceeding $1,000, or by both. This bill would clarify that, for the purposes of these provisions, a social worker employed by a county child welfare department is not an officer. Existing law establishes the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, which may adjudge a child to be a dependent or ward of the court under certain circumstances. Under existing law, if a child has been, or has a petition filed with the court to be, adjudged a dependent child of the court, and it appears the child needs immediate emergency treatment, a social worker may, without court order, authorize medical and other care for a child, to be provided by a licensed physician and surgeon or dentist, as applicable. Existing law requires, in this situation, the social worker to make reasonable efforts to obtain the consent of, or to notify, the parent, guardian, or person standing in loco parentis prior to authorizing care. This bill would require, if it reasonably appears that the child is in that situation, the social worker to take reasonable steps to obtain emergency care for the child. The bill would additionally require the social worker, if the social worker knows, or there is reason for the social worker to know, that the child is an Indian child, the social worker to notify the child's tribe as soon as reasonably possible when securing emergency care. By increasing the duties of social workers, 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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Who sponsors CA AB 2304?

Lackey is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2304, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Introduced: 2026-03-23
Latest action: 2026-09-20 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 392, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Socialworkers

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-09-20
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 392, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-20
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-09-04
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-27
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-27
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6679.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-26
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-25
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-17
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-13
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 13).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage
2026-08-13
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-08-03
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
2026-07-01
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-06-29
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-06-24
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
2026-06-15
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
2026-06-10
Referred to Coms. on HUMAN S. and PUB. S.
referral-committee
2026-05-28
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-05-27
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-05-27
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 5488.)
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
2026-05-06
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
2026-04-22
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-04-20
Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
referral-committee
2026-04-16
Read second time and amended.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-04-15
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 14).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-03-24
Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.
referral-committee
2026-03-23
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
2026-03-23
Referred to Coms. on HUM. S. and PUB. S.
referral-committee
2026-02-20
From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2026-02-19
Read first time. To print.
reading-1

Versions

02/19/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-19Compare
03/23/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-23Compare
04/16/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-16Compare
06/15/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-15Compare
06/24/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-24Compare
08/13/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-13Compare
09/01/26 - Enrolled — 2026-09-01Compare
09/20/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-20Compare
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Votes

Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] with recommendation: 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
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-04-21 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Ramos: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Haney: 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 2304 Lackey Assembly Third Reading
2026-05-28 · pass · 78-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Davies: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Addis: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Lee: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Patel: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Solache: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Papan: yes
- Fong: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Bains: yes
- Chen: yes
- Soria: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Hart: yes
- Ward: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Ta: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Flora: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Berman: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Haney: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Krell: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Quirk-Silva: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety]
2026-06-29 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Laird: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Becker: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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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