Bill Commons

CA SB 1421

enacted

California Child and Family Service Review System: nonminor dependents.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did CA SB 1421 pass?

Yes. CA SB 1421 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 712, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA SB 1421 about?

Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services to establish the California Child and Family Service Review System in order to review all county child welfare systems, including child protective services, foster care, adoption, family preservation, family support, and independent living. Existing law requires the review system outcome indicators to be consistent with the federal child and family service review measures and standards for child and family outcomes and system factors, as specified. This bill would require the review system to include data measures related to utilization of programs for nonminor dependents that are designed to reduce poverty, and would require the department to conduct a comprehensive review of county performance on those measures, as specified.

Who sponsors CA SB 1421?

McGuire is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1421.

Description

Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services to establish the California Child and Family Service Review System in order to review all county child welfare systems, including child protective services, foster care, adoption, family preservation, family support, and independent living. Existing law requires the review system outcome indicators to be consistent with the federal child and family service review measures and standards for child and family outcomes and system factors, as specified. This bill would require the review system to include data measures related to utilization of programs for nonminor dependents that are designed to reduce poverty, and would require the department to conduct a comprehensive review of county performance on those measures, as specified.

Introduced
2026-02-20
Latest action
2026-09-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 712, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • McGuireauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-27

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 712, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-09-27

    Approved by the Governor.

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-09-04

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-08-28

    Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

    amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2026-08-28

    In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. 2026-08-27

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.

    passage,reading-1,reading-3

  7. 2026-08-27

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6747.) Ordered to the Senate.

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  8. 2026-08-17

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  9. 2026-08-13

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  10. 2026-08-13

    From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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  11. 2026-08-13

    Assembly Rule 63 suspended.

  12. 2026-08-05

    August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

  13. 2026-07-01

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  14. 2026-06-01

    Referred to Com. on HUM. S.

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  15. 2026-05-22

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  16. 2026-05-22

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 4422.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  17. 2026-05-20

    Ordered to special consent calendar.

  18. 2026-05-14

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  19. 2026-05-14

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4276.) (May 14).

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  20. 2026-05-08

    Set for hearing May 14.

  21. 2026-05-04

    May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  22. 2026-04-24

    Set for hearing May 4.

  23. 2026-04-21

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 3956.) (April 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  24. 2026-04-09

    Set for hearing April 20.

  25. 2026-03-26

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.

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  26. 2026-03-04

    Referred to Com. on HUMAN S.

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  27. 2026-02-23

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.

  28. 2026-02-23

    Read first time.

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  29. 2026-02-20

    Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/20/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-20Compare
  • 03/26/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-03-26Compare
  • 08/13/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-08-13Compare
  • 08/31/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-31Compare
  • 09/27/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-27Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare
  • SB1421Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-04-20 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Becker: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Pérez: other

  • Placed on suspense file

    2026-05-04 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Dahle: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Grayson: yes

  • Do pass

    2026-05-14 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Grayson: yes

  • Special Consent

    2026-05-22 · pass · 33-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Rubio: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Becker: other
    • Hurtado: other
    • Padilla: other
    • Alvarado-Gil: other
    • Stern: other
    • Niello: other
    • Allen: other

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-06-30 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes

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