CA AB 653
enactedChild abuse: mandated reporters: talent agents, managers, and coaches.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did CA AB 653 pass?
Yes. CA AB 653 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-10-06): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 379, Statutes of 2025.
What is CA AB 653 about?
Existing law, the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act, requires a mandated reporter, as defined, to report whenever they, in their professional capacity or within the scope of their employment, have knowledge of or observed a child whom the mandated reporter knows or reasonably suspects has been the victim of child abuse or neglect. Failure by a mandated reporter to report an incident of known or reasonably suspected child abuse or neglect is a misdemeanor punishable by up to 6 months of confinement in a county jail, by a fine of $1,000, or by both that imprisonment and fine. This bill would add an individual employed as a talent agent, talent manager, or talent coach, who provides services to a minor, to the list of individuals who are mandated reporters. By imposing the reporting requirements on a new class of persons, for whom failure to report specified conduct is a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 11165.7 of the Penal Code proposed by SB 402 and SB 848, to be operative only if this bill and either or both of those bills are enacted and this bill is enacted last. 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Who sponsors CA AB 653?
Lackey is the primary sponsor of CA AB 653, joined by 2 cosponsors.
Description
Existing law, the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act, requires a mandated reporter, as defined, to report whenever they, in their professional capacity or within the scope of their employment, have knowledge of or observed a child whom the mandated reporter knows or reasonably suspects has been the victim of child abuse or neglect. Failure by a mandated reporter to report an incident of known or reasonably suspected child abuse or neglect is a misdemeanor punishable by up to 6 months of confinement in a county jail, by a fine of $1,000, or by both that imprisonment and fine. This bill would add an individual employed as a talent agent, talent manager, or talent coach, who provides services to a minor, to the list of individuals who are mandated reporters. By imposing the reporting requirements on a new class of persons, for whom failure to report specified conduct is a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 11165.7 of the Penal Code proposed by SB 402 and SB 848, to be operative only if this bill and either or both of those bills are enacted and this bill is enacted last. 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
- Introduced
- 2025-03-24
- Latest action
- 2025-10-06 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 379, Statutes of 2025.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Lackeyauthor
- Blanca Rubioauthor
- Groveprincipal coauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2025-10-06
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 379, Statutes of 2025.
became-law
2025-10-06
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2025-09-24
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
executive-receipt
2025-09-13
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 3496.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-09-13
Joint Rules 61(a)(14) and 51(a)(4) suspended. (Ayes 59. Noes 20. Page 3413.)
2025-09-12
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-11
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2932.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2025-09-09
Ordered to special consent calendar.
2025-09-08
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2025-09-04
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2025-09-02
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2025-08-29
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage
2025-08-29
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2025-07-14
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
2025-07-02
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2025-06-18
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
referral-committee
2025-06-05
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-06-04
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2079.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2025-05-27
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2025-05-23
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2025-05-23
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage
2025-05-23
Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 1644.)
2025-04-30
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
referral-committee
2025-04-23
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2025-04-22
Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
referral-committee
2025-04-21
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2025-03-25
Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
referral-committee
2025-03-24
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2025-03-24
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
referral-committee
2025-02-14
From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.
2025-02-13
Read first time. To print.
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Versions
- 02/13/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-13Compare
- 03/24/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-03-24Compare
- 04/21/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-04-21Compare
- 05/23/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-05-23Compare
- 08/29/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-08-29Compare
- 09/04/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-09-04Compare
- 09/16/25 - Enrolled — 2025-09-16Compare
- 10/06/25 - Chaptered — 2025-10-06Compare
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Votes
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2025-04-22 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Harabedian: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Haney: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Nguyen: yes
Do pass as amended.
2025-05-23 · pass · 14-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Calderon: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Hart: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Solache: yes
- Ta: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Fong: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Sanchez: other
AB 653 Lackey Assembly Third Reading
2025-06-04 · pass · 77-0
Member-level votes (79)
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Haney: yes
- Addis: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Davies: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Flora: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Ortega: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Patel: yes
- Ta: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Berman: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Bains: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Krell: yes
- Ward: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Fong: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Hart: yes
- Papan: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Solache: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Chen: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Soria: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Bennett: other
- Lee: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2025-07-01 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (6)
- Wiener: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Pérez: yes
Placed on suspense file
2025-07-14 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Cabaldon: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Seyarto: yes
Do pass as amended
2025-08-29 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Richardson: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
Special Consent AB653 Lackey et al. By Grove
2025-09-11 · pass · 40-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Valladares: yes
- Umberg: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Jones: yes
- Reyes: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Allen: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Limón: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Niello: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Choi: yes
- Laird: yes
- Stern: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Grove: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Becker: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Wahab: yes
AB 653 Lackey Concurrence in Senate Amendments
2025-09-13 · pass · 75-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Ahrens: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Addis: yes
- Ward: yes
- Hart: yes
- Fong: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Bains: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Soria: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Berman: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Papan: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Solache: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Davies: yes
- Zbur: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Krell: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Patel: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Chen: yes
- Flora: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Haney: other
- Elhawary: other
- Lee: other
- McKinnor: other
- Ta: other
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