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CA SB 413

enacted

Juveniles: case file inspection.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did CA SB 413 pass?

Yes. CA SB 413 has been enacted into law as of 2025-10-01. Latest recorded action (2025-10-01): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 221, Statutes of 2025.

What is CA SB 413 about?

Existing law generally provides for the confidentiality of information regarding a minor in proceedings in the juvenile court and related court proceedings and limits access to juvenile case files, as defined. Existing law authorizes only certain individuals to inspect a juvenile case file, including, among others, the county counsel, city attorney, or any other attorney representing the petitioning agency in a dependency action. This bill would delete that authority and instead specify that the county counsel, city attorney, or any other attorney representing the county child welfare agency in dependency proceedings, and the county counsel or city attorney representing the child welfare agency or probation department in connection with the administration or review of child welfare or probation services, as specified, may access juvenile case files. The bill would also authorize an attorney representing a party in a civil proceeding, as defined, filed by, or on behalf of, the person who is the subject of the juvenile case file in which the defendant is either the child welfare agency, probation department, or an employee of those entities to inspect and receive copies of a juvenile case file for use in the civil proceeding, as specified. The bill would additionally authorize an attorney representing a person who is or was the subject of juvenile proceedings under specified provisions to access juvenile case files. By imposing additional duties on local entities to provide access to these records, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Who sponsors CA SB 413?

Allen is the primary sponsor of CA SB 413.

Description

Existing law generally provides for the confidentiality of information regarding a minor in proceedings in the juvenile court and related court proceedings and limits access to juvenile case files, as defined. Existing law authorizes only certain individuals to inspect a juvenile case file, including, among others, the county counsel, city attorney, or any other attorney representing the petitioning agency in a dependency action. This bill would delete that authority and instead specify that the county counsel, city attorney, or any other attorney representing the county child welfare agency in dependency proceedings, and the county counsel or city attorney representing the child welfare agency or probation department in connection with the administration or review of child welfare or probation services, as specified, may access juvenile case files. The bill would also authorize an attorney representing a party in a civil proceeding, as defined, filed by, or on behalf of, the person who is the subject of the juvenile case file in which the defendant is either the child welfare agency, probation department, or an employee of those entities to inspect and receive copies of a juvenile case file for use in the civil proceeding, as specified. The bill would additionally authorize an attorney representing a person who is or was the subject of juvenile proceedings under specified provisions to access juvenile case files. By imposing additional duties on local entities to provide access to these records, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Introduced
2025-02-14
Latest action
2025-10-01 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 221, Statutes of 2025.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Allenauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-14

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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  2. 2025-02-18

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 17.

  3. 2025-02-26

    Referred to Com. on JUD.

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-03-17

    Set for hearing April 8.

  5. 2025-04-09

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 706.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  6. 2025-04-10

    Set for hearing April 21.

  7. 2025-04-21

    From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.

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  8. 2025-04-22

    Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

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  9. 2025-04-24

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 887.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  10. 2025-04-24

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  11. 2025-05-12

    Referred to Com. on JUD.

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  12. 2025-06-24

    From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (June 24).

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  13. 2025-06-25

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

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  14. 2025-07-16

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (July 16).

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  15. 2025-07-17

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  16. 2025-09-04

    Read third time and amended.

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  17. 2025-09-04

    Ordered to third reading.

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  18. 2025-09-09

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3066.) Ordered to the Senate.

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  19. 2025-09-09

    In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  20. 2025-09-10

    Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2821.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

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  21. 2025-09-22

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.

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  22. 2025-10-01

    Approved by the Governor.

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  23. 2025-10-01

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 221, Statutes of 2025.

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Versions

  • 02/14/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-14Compare
  • 06/25/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-06-25Compare
  • 09/04/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-09-04Compare
  • 09/13/25 - Enrolled — 2025-09-13Compare
  • 10/01/25 - Chaptered — 2025-10-01Compare
  • SB413Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-04-08 · pass · 13-0

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

  • Consent Calendar 2nd

    2025-04-24 · pass · 37-0

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

  • Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2025-06-24 · pass · 11-1

    Member-level votes (12)
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Dixon: no

  • Do pass.

    2025-07-16 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Wicks: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Pellerin: other
    • Arambula: other
    • Dixon: other

  • SB 413 Allen Senate Third Reading By McKinnor

    2025-09-09 · pass · 79-0

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

  • Unfinished Business SB413 Allen Concurrence

    2025-09-10 · pass · 40-0

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

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