CA AB 318
deadChild daycare: application: fees.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did CA AB 318 pass?
No. CA AB 318 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-02-02): From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
What is CA AB 318 about?
Under existing law, the California Child Day Care Facilities Act, the State Department of Social Services licenses and regulates family daycare homes. Existing law requires the department to charge an applicant for licensure under the act an initial application fee and an annual license fee and authorizes a child daycare facility to use a bona fide business or personal check to pay the annual license fee. This bill would also authorize a child daycare facility to use a bona fide business or personal check to pay the initial application fee and, beginning January 1, 2028, require the department to accept credit card payments for initial application fees and license fees from child daycare facilities. The bill would also require the department, beginning no later than January 1, 2028, to accept initial applications for licensure electronically.
Who sponsors CA AB 318?
Alanis is the primary sponsor of CA AB 318.
Description
Under existing law, the California Child Day Care Facilities Act, the State Department of Social Services licenses and regulates family daycare homes. Existing law requires the department to charge an applicant for licensure under the act an initial application fee and an annual license fee and authorizes a child daycare facility to use a bona fide business or personal check to pay the annual license fee. This bill would also authorize a child daycare facility to use a bona fide business or personal check to pay the initial application fee and, beginning January 1, 2028, require the department to accept credit card payments for initial application fees and license fees from child daycare facilities. The bill would also require the department, beginning no later than January 1, 2028, to accept initial applications for licensure electronically.
- Introduced
- 2025-01-24
- Latest action
- 2026-02-02 — From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Alanisauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-02-02
From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
committee-passage,failure
2026-01-31
Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.
failure
2025-05-01
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-03-28
Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.
referral-committee
2025-03-27
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
2025-02-10
Referred to Com. on HUM. S.
referral-committee
2025-01-27
Read first time.
reading-1
2025-01-25
From printer. May be heard in committee February 24.
2025-01-24
Introduced. To print.
introduction
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Related bills
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