CA SB 1051
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California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did CA SB 1051 pass?
Yes. CA SB 1051 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-30): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 1002, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA SB 1051 about?
Existing law establishes the Emergency Child Care Bridge Program for Foster Children, to be implemented at the discretion of each county, for the purpose of stabilizing foster children with families at the time of placement by providing a time-limited payment or voucher for childcare following the child's placement, or for a child whose parent is in foster care, and by providing the family with a childcare navigator to assist the family in accessing long-term subsidized childcare. Existing law, the Child Care and Development Services Act, administered by the State Department of Social Services, establishes a system of childcare and development services for children up to 13 years of age. Existing law establishes childcare resource and referral programs to serve a defined geographic area and provide prescribed services, including, making referrals to licensed child daycare facilities and the provision of childcare navigators to support children in foster care, children previously in foster care upon return to their home of origin, and children of parents involved in the child welfare system, including any child who meets the eligibility criteria for the Emergency Child Care Bridge Program for Foster Children. This bill would authorize childcare navigators to refer foster children to the county welfare department for eligibility and approval under the Emergency Child Care Bridge Program for Foster Children, and would require participating county welfare departments to determine eligibility of that referred child for the program. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 11461.6 of the Welfare and Institutions Code proposed by Assembly Bill 2478 to be operative only if this bill and AB 2478 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
Who sponsors CA SB 1051?
Menjivar is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1051, joined by 1 cosponsor.
Description
Existing law establishes the Emergency Child Care Bridge Program for Foster Children, to be implemented at the discretion of each county, for the purpose of stabilizing foster children with families at the time of placement by providing a time-limited payment or voucher for childcare following the child's placement, or for a child whose parent is in foster care, and by providing the family with a childcare navigator to assist the family in accessing long-term subsidized childcare. Existing law, the Child Care and Development Services Act, administered by the State Department of Social Services, establishes a system of childcare and development services for children up to 13 years of age. Existing law establishes childcare resource and referral programs to serve a defined geographic area and provide prescribed services, including, making referrals to licensed child daycare facilities and the provision of childcare navigators to support children in foster care, children previously in foster care upon return to their home of origin, and children of parents involved in the child welfare system, including any child who meets the eligibility criteria for the Emergency Child Care Bridge Program for Foster Children. This bill would authorize childcare navigators to refer foster children to the county welfare department for eligibility and approval under the Emergency Child Care Bridge Program for Foster Children, and would require participating county welfare departments to determine eligibility of that referred child for the program. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 11461.6 of the Welfare and Institutions Code proposed by Assembly Bill 2478 to be operative only if this bill and AB 2478 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-12
- Latest action
- 2026-09-30 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 1002, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Menjivarauthor
- Schiavocoauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-30
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 1002, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-30
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-09-02
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-27
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2026-08-25
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
2026-08-25
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2026-08-25
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6513.) Ordered to the Senate.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-21
Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended.
2026-08-21
Read third time and amended.
2026-08-21
Ordered to third reading.
2026-08-21
Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended. (Ayes 55. Noes 17. Page 6296.)
2026-07-02
From consent calendar on motion of Assembly Member Garcia.
2026-07-02
Ordered to third reading.
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2026-06-25
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
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2026-06-24
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 24).
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2026-06-17
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-05-11
Referred to Com. on HUM. S.
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2026-04-23
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2026-04-23
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4034.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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2026-04-21
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
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2026-04-20
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.
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2026-04-10
Set for hearing April 20.
2026-04-07
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3740.) (April 6). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-03-17
Set for hearing April 6.
2026-02-26
Referred to Com. on HUMAN S.
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2026-02-13
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 15.
2026-02-12
(Corrected April 23).
2026-02-12
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Votes
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-04-06 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Laird: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Becker: yes
- Pérez: yes
Consent Calendar 2nd
2026-04-23 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Wiener: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Choi: yes
- Jones: yes
- Niello: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Becker: yes
- Laird: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Limón: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Grove: yes
- Allen: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Stern: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Pérez: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Wahab: other
- Reyes: other
- Ochoa Bogh: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-06-16 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Alanis: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Lee: yes
Do pass. To Consent Calendar.
2026-06-24 · pass · 15-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Wicks: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Solache: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Ta: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Fong: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Krell: yes
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