Bill Commons

CA AB 871

enacted

Mandated reporters of suspected financial abuse of an elder or dependent adult.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CA AB 871 pass?

Yes. CA AB 871 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-20): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 360, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 871 about?

Existing law, the Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act, establishes procedures for the reporting, investigation, and prosecution of elder and dependent adult abuse. Existing law requires a mandated reporter of suspected financial abuse of an elder or dependent adult, as defined, to report financial abuse in a specified manner, including by telephone or through a confidential internet reporting tool, as specified, immediately, or as soon as practicably possible. If reported by telephone, existing law requires a written report to be sent, or an internet report to be made through the internet reporting tool, to the local adult protective services agency or the local law enforcement agency within 2 working days. Existing law deems all officers and employees of a financial institution to be mandated reporters of suspected financial abuse of an elder or dependent adult. A mandated reporter who fails to report financial abuse of an elder or dependent adult is liable for civil penalties, as specified. If a report of financial abuse is made by a mandated reporter, as described above, this bill would also require a report to be made to the Federal Bureau of Investigation Internet Crime Complaint Center within 2 working days. Within 48 hours of filing a report, the bill would require a financial institution to notify the elder or dependent adult identified in the report, as specified, and provide additional required information. The bill would require a financial institution to provide annual training to its mandated reporters on how to escalate internally and report suspected financial abuse of an elder or a dependent adult to both local and federal authorities, as specified. The bill would specify that violations of these provisions would not incur the above-described liability for civil penalties. The bill would make its provisions operative on January 1, 2028.

Who sponsors CA AB 871?

Stefani is the primary sponsor of CA AB 871, joined by 10 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law, the Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act, establishes procedures for the reporting, investigation, and prosecution of elder and dependent adult abuse. Existing law requires a mandated reporter of suspected financial abuse of an elder or dependent adult, as defined, to report financial abuse in a specified manner, including by telephone or through a confidential internet reporting tool, as specified, immediately, or as soon as practicably possible. If reported by telephone, existing law requires a written report to be sent, or an internet report to be made through the internet reporting tool, to the local adult protective services agency or the local law enforcement agency within 2 working days. Existing law deems all officers and employees of a financial institution to be mandated reporters of suspected financial abuse of an elder or dependent adult. A mandated reporter who fails to report financial abuse of an elder or dependent adult is liable for civil penalties, as specified. If a report of financial abuse is made by a mandated reporter, as described above, this bill would also require a report to be made to the Federal Bureau of Investigation Internet Crime Complaint Center within 2 working days. Within 48 hours of filing a report, the bill would require a financial institution to notify the elder or dependent adult identified in the report, as specified, and provide additional required information. The bill would require a financial institution to provide annual training to its mandated reporters on how to escalate internally and report suspected financial abuse of an elder or a dependent adult to both local and federal authorities, as specified. The bill would specify that violations of these provisions would not incur the above-described liability for civil penalties. The bill would make its provisions operative on January 1, 2028.

Introduced
2026-01-15
Latest action
2026-09-20 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 360, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Stefaniauthor
  • Bauer-Kahancoauthor
  • Connollycoauthor
  • Dixoncoauthor
  • Harabediancoauthor
  • Kalracoauthor
  • Pachecocoauthor
  • Papancoauthor
  • Schiavocoauthor
  • Zburcoauthor
  • Graysoncoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-20

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 360, Statutes of 2026.

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  2. 2026-09-20

    Approved by the Governor.

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  3. 2026-08-27

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

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  4. 2026-08-20

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling.

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  5. 2026-08-20

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.).

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  6. 2026-08-20

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6310.).

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  7. 2026-08-19

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  8. 2026-08-19

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.).

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  9. 2026-08-19

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5547.).

  10. 2026-07-02

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  11. 2026-07-01

    Ordered to second reading.

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  12. 2026-07-01

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  13. 2026-07-01

    Withdrawn from committee.

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  14. 2026-06-22

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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  15. 2026-06-18

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 17).

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  16. 2026-05-06

    Referred to Coms. on B. & F.I. and JUD.

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  17. 2026-01-22

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  18. 2026-01-22

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 69. Noes 0. Page 3807.)

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  19. 2026-01-20

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  20. 2026-01-20

    Measure version as amended on January 16 corrected.

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  21. 2026-01-16

    Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

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  22. 2026-01-15

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (January 15).

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  23. 2026-01-13

    Coauthors revised.

  24. 2026-01-13

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (January 12). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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  25. 2026-01-08

    (Pending re-refer to Com. on JUD.)

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  26. 2026-01-08

    Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 3717.)

  27. 2025-03-28

    Referred to Coms. on B.&F. and JUD.

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  28. 2025-02-20

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  29. 2025-02-19

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/19/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-19Compare
  • 01/16/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-01-16Compare
  • 06/22/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-22Compare
  • 08/24/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-24Compare
  • AB871Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]

    2026-01-12 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Soria: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Chen: other

  • Do pass as amended.

    2026-01-15 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (12)
    • Johnson: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Stefani: yes

  • AB 871 Stefani Assembly Third Reading

    2026-01-22 · pass · 69-0

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: other
    • Celeste Rodriguez: other
    • Arambula: other
    • Muratsuchi: other
    • Nguyen: other
    • Schiavo: other
    • Bonta: other
    • Addis: other
    • Bryan: other
    • Sanchez: other
    • Flora: other

  • Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary]

    2026-06-17 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Richardson: yes

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-06-30 · pass · 13-0

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Wahab: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Durazo: yes

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