Bill Commons

CA SB 450

enacted

Adoption.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did CA SB 450 pass?

Yes. CA SB 450 has been enacted into law as of 2025-10-13. Latest recorded action (2025-10-13): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 757, Statutes of 2025.

What is CA SB 450 about?

Existing law governs the adoption of unmarried minors. Existing law grants a court of this state with jurisdiction of adoption proceedings for minors in specified circumstances, including, among others, when the minor and the prospective adoptive parent are physically present in this state and the minor has been abandoned or it is necessary in an emergency to protect the minor because the minor has been subjected to or threatened with mistreatment or abuse or is otherwise neglected. This bill would expand the court's jurisdiction to include adoption proceedings for California-born minors when (1) proceedings to free the minor from the custody and control of one or both parents are not required to make the minor available for adoption and (2) the proceedings to free the minor from the custody and control of one or both parents to make the minor available for adoption are being brought in this state. The bill would clarify that the above provisions do not limit jurisdiction that is otherwise permitted under the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children. The bill would also require an adoption order issued for unmarried minors to include the names of the adoptive parent or parents and any existing parent or parents who will maintain their parental rights after the finalization of the adoption. Existing law sets forth the procedures for completing an independent adoption, including an investigation and a report by the State Department of Social Services or the delegated county adoption agency on the proposed independent adoption, as specified. For investigations involving petitioners who are residents of a state other than California, existing law requires a review of an updated and current home study report that was conducted and approved by a licensed adoption agency or other authorized resource in the state in which the petitioner resides if the standards and criteria for the home study report in the other state are substantially commensurate with the standards and criteria established in California adoption regulations. This bill would require a petitioner to be responsible for providing any additional documentation or information necessary to complete the investigation described above if the out-of-state home study report is not substantially commensurate with California standards or is otherwise missing required information.

Who sponsors CA SB 450?

Menjivar is the primary sponsor of CA SB 450, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law governs the adoption of unmarried minors. Existing law grants a court of this state with jurisdiction of adoption proceedings for minors in specified circumstances, including, among others, when the minor and the prospective adoptive parent are physically present in this state and the minor has been abandoned or it is necessary in an emergency to protect the minor because the minor has been subjected to or threatened with mistreatment or abuse or is otherwise neglected. This bill would expand the court's jurisdiction to include adoption proceedings for California-born minors when (1) proceedings to free the minor from the custody and control of one or both parents are not required to make the minor available for adoption and (2) the proceedings to free the minor from the custody and control of one or both parents to make the minor available for adoption are being brought in this state. The bill would clarify that the above provisions do not limit jurisdiction that is otherwise permitted under the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children. The bill would also require an adoption order issued for unmarried minors to include the names of the adoptive parent or parents and any existing parent or parents who will maintain their parental rights after the finalization of the adoption. Existing law sets forth the procedures for completing an independent adoption, including an investigation and a report by the State Department of Social Services or the delegated county adoption agency on the proposed independent adoption, as specified. For investigations involving petitioners who are residents of a state other than California, existing law requires a review of an updated and current home study report that was conducted and approved by a licensed adoption agency or other authorized resource in the state in which the petitioner resides if the standards and criteria for the home study report in the other state are substantially commensurate with the standards and criteria established in California adoption regulations. This bill would require a petitioner to be responsible for providing any additional documentation or information necessary to complete the investigation described above if the out-of-state home study report is not substantially commensurate with California standards or is otherwise missing required information.

Introduced
2025-02-18
Latest action
2025-10-13 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 757, Statutes of 2025.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
—

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Menjivarauthor
  • Cervantescoauthor
  • Bauer-Kahancoauthor
  • Harabediancoauthor
  • Kalracoauthor
  • Zburcoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-18

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

    introduction,reading-1,referral-committee

  2. 2025-02-19

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.

  3. 2025-02-26

    Referred to Coms. on JUD. and APPR.

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-03-13

    Set for hearing April 1.

  5. 2025-04-02

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 610.) (April 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee

  6. 2025-04-04

    Set for hearing April 21.

  7. 2025-04-21

    April 21 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  8. 2025-05-16

    Set for hearing May 23.

  9. 2025-05-23

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 1200.) (May 23).

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2025-05-23

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    reading-1,reading-2,reading-3

  11. 2025-05-29

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 8. Page 1340.) Ordered to the Assembly.

    passage,reading-1,reading-3

  12. 2025-05-29

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

    reading-1

  13. 2025-06-05

    Referred to Com. on JUD.

    referral-committee

  14. 2025-06-12

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

    amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee

  15. 2025-06-17

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee

  16. 2025-06-17

    Coauthors revised.

  17. 2025-07-02

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 2.) (July 2).

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  18. 2025-07-03

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    reading-1,reading-2,reading-3

  19. 2025-08-28

    Read third time and amended.

    amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-3

  20. 2025-08-28

    Ordered to third reading.

    reading-1,reading-3

  21. 2025-09-10

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 61. Noes 10. Page 3165.) Ordered to the Senate.

    passage,reading-1,reading-3

  22. 2025-09-10

    In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  23. 2025-09-11

    Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 10. Page 2893.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

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

  24. 2025-09-22

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

    executive-receipt

  25. 2025-10-13

    Approved by the Governor.

    executive-signature

  26. 2025-10-13

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 757, Statutes of 2025.

    became-law

Versions

  • 02/18/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-18Compare
  • 06/12/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-06-12Compare
  • 08/28/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-08-28Compare
  • 09/16/25 - Enrolled — 2025-09-16Compare
  • 10/13/25 - Chaptered — 2025-10-13Compare
  • SB450Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-04-01 · pass · 11-0

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

  • Placed on suspense file

    2025-04-21 · pass · 6-0

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

  • Do pass

    2025-05-23 · pass · 5-1

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Caballero: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Seyarto: no
    • Dahle: other

  • 3rd Reading

    2025-05-29 · pass · 28-8

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Strickland: no
    • Choi: no
    • Grove: no
    • Dahle: no
    • Seyarto: no
    • Jones: no
    • Alvarado-Gil: no
    • Ochoa Bogh: no
    • Limón: other
    • Niello: other
    • Reyes: other
    • Valladares: other

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

    2025-06-17 · pass · 9-2

    Member-level votes (12)
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Sanchez: no
    • Dixon: no
    • Macedo: other

  • Do pass.

    2025-07-02 · pass · 10-2

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Sanchez: no
    • Dixon: no
    • Mark González: other
    • Tangipa: other
    • Ta: other

  • SB 450 Menjivar Senate Third Reading By Bauer-Kahan

    2025-09-10 · pass · 61-10

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Elhawary: 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
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Johnson: no
    • Dixon: no
    • Hadwick: no
    • Macedo: no
    • Alanis: no
    • Sanchez: no
    • Castillo: no
    • Ellis: no
    • Davies: no
    • Patterson: no
    • Hoover: other
    • Tangipa: other
    • Lackey: other
    • Gallagher: other
    • Jeff Gonzalez: other
    • Ta: other
    • Chen: other
    • Flora: other
    • DeMaio: other

  • Unfinished Business SB450 Menjivar et al. Concurrence

    2025-09-11 · pass · 30-10

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Umberg: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Valladares: no
    • Alvarado-Gil: no
    • Ochoa Bogh: no
    • Seyarto: no
    • Jones: no
    • Grove: no
    • Strickland: no
    • Niello: no
    • Dahle: no
    • Choi: no

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB450

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T01:34:27.960412Z

Inspect retained evidence for changes recorded after evidence tracking began:

Source and document changesStatus and relationship changes

Use this data

Every field on this page is available from the free public API — no key or licence required. Fetch this bill as JSON: GET /api/v1/bills?jurisdiction=CA&identifier=SB 450. See the API docs or the MCP server for AI assistants.

Known limitations

  • Sponsor party and chamber affiliation are not yet captured by this API.
  • Committee referrals are not yet captured.
  • Some documents have no extracted text yet, so version comparison may be limited.

See the methodology page for data sources and limitations.