CA AB 2764
enactedExtended foster care.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 2764 pass?
Yes. CA AB 2764 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 636, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 2764 about?
Existing law, the California Fostering Connections to Success Act, revises and expands the scope of various programs relating to the provision of cash assistance and other services to and for the benefit of certain foster and adopted children, and other children who have been placed in out-of-home care, including children who receive Aid to Families with Dependent Children-Foster Care (AFDC-FC) , Adoption Assistance Program (AAP) , California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) , and Kinship Guardianship Assistance Payment (Kin-GAP) benefits. Among other provisions, the act extends to nonminor dependents up to 21 years of age the jurisdiction of the juvenile court over a dependent, and specified foster care benefits if specified education or employment requirements are met, including that the nonminor is completing secondary education or a program leading to an equivalent credential or employed for at least 80 hours per month. This bill would prohibit a nonminor dependent from being denied eligibility for, or have eligibility terminated from, the above-described extended foster care benefits for failure to meet education or employment participation requirements that exceed the previously described education or employment requirements. The bill would also make technical, conforming changes. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Sections 366.31, 11363, 11386, 16120, and 16501.1 of the Welfare and Institutions Code proposed by AB 2478 to be operative only if this bill and AB 2478 are enacted and this bill is enacted last. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 388.1 of the Welfare and Institutions Code proposed by AB 1967 to be operative only if this bill and AB 1967 are enacted and this bill is enacted last. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 391 of the Welfare and Institutions Code proposed by SB 534 to be operative only if this bill and SB 534 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
Who sponsors CA AB 2764?
Ahrens is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2764, joined by 1 cosponsor.
Description
Existing law, the California Fostering Connections to Success Act, revises and expands the scope of various programs relating to the provision of cash assistance and other services to and for the benefit of certain foster and adopted children, and other children who have been placed in out-of-home care, including children who receive Aid to Families with Dependent Children-Foster Care (AFDC-FC) , Adoption Assistance Program (AAP) , California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) , and Kinship Guardianship Assistance Payment (Kin-GAP) benefits. Among other provisions, the act extends to nonminor dependents up to 21 years of age the jurisdiction of the juvenile court over a dependent, and specified foster care benefits if specified education or employment requirements are met, including that the nonminor is completing secondary education or a program leading to an equivalent credential or employed for at least 80 hours per month. This bill would prohibit a nonminor dependent from being denied eligibility for, or have eligibility terminated from, the above-described extended foster care benefits for failure to meet education or employment participation requirements that exceed the previously described education or employment requirements. The bill would also make technical, conforming changes. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Sections 366.31, 11363, 11386, 16120, and 16501.1 of the Welfare and Institutions Code proposed by AB 2478 to be operative only if this bill and AB 2478 are enacted and this bill is enacted last. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 388.1 of the Welfare and Institutions Code proposed by AB 1967 to be operative only if this bill and AB 1967 are enacted and this bill is enacted last. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 391 of the Welfare and Institutions Code proposed by SB 534 to be operative only if this bill and SB 534 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
- Introduced
- 2026-05-14
- Latest action
- 2026-09-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 636, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Ahrensauthor
- Bennettcoauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-27
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 636, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-27
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 70. Noes 0.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-27
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-27
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 6696.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-26
Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.)
2026-08-26
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-26
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).
passage,reading-1,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
2026-08-10
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-06
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-06-17
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-06-16
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 15).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
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
2026-06-01
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
2026-05-20
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2026-05-14
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
2026-05-13
Referred to Com. on HUMAN S.
referral-committee
2026-05-05
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-05-04
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 4908.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-04-27
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-04-23
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (April 23).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-16
Referred to Com. on HUM. S.
referral-committee
2026-02-21
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2026-02-20
Read first time. To print.
reading-1
Versions
- 02/20/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-20Compare
- 05/14/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-05-14Compare
- 06/01/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-01Compare
- 06/10/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-10Compare
- 08/06/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-06Compare
- 08/21/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-21Compare
- 09/01/26 - Enrolled — 2026-09-01Compare
- 09/27/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-27Compare
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Votes
Do pass.
2026-04-23 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Ahrens: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Lee: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Tangipa: other
- Castillo: other
AB 2764 Ahrens Assembly Third Reading
2026-05-04 · pass · 68-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Jackson: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Krell: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Davies: yes
- Haney: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Ward: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Solache: yes
- Lee: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Soria: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Flora: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Berman: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Lackey: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Patel: yes
- Bains: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Ta: yes
- Fong: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Papan: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Addis: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Hart: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Arambula: other
- Chen: other
- Bennett: other
- Johnson: other
- Tangipa: other
- Caloza: other
- Ellis: other
- Hoover: other
- Patterson: other
- DeMaio: other
- Gallagher: other
- Sanchez: other
Do pass
2026-06-15 · pass · 4-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Pérez: yes
- Becker: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Laird: yes
- Weber Pierson: other
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