CA SB 902

in committee

Early childhood education and childcare: electronic signatures.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

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, which includes various programs and services, including, among others, general childcare and development programs and migrant childcare and development programs. Existing law, the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA) , provides that a record or signature may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because it is in electronic form. This bill would specify that a signature required by the Child Care and Development Services Act may be satisfied by use of an electronic signature in compliance with the UETA. The bill would authorize documents with an electronic signature to be created and stored in an electronic format in compliance with the UETA, and would authorize the department to adopt regulations to implement these provisions. Existing law, the Early Education Act, requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to, among other things, provide an inclusive and cost-effective preschool program. The Early Education Act and the Child Care and Development Services Act authorize contractors operating or providing services under the acts to use digital signatures that comply with state and federal standards, including specified state regulations. This bill would instead condition the authority of contractors operating under the Early Education Act and the Child Care and Development Services Act to use an electronic signature on compliance with the UETA.

Introduced: 2026-01-21
Status date: —
Latest action: 2026-07-02 — From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Committees

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Action timeline

2026-01-21
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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2026-01-22
From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 21.
2026-02-11
Referred to Coms. on HUMAN S. and JUD.
referral-committee
2026-03-03
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.
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2026-03-17
Set for hearing April 6.
2026-04-07
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3740.) (April 6). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
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2026-04-08
Set for hearing April 14.
2026-04-15
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 3867.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-04-17
Set for hearing April 27.
2026-04-27
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.
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2026-04-28
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
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2026-04-30
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4113.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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2026-04-30
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2026-05-11
Referred to Coms. on HUM. S. and JUD.
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2026-06-03
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.
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2026-06-17
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on ED. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on ED.
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2026-07-02
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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Versions

01/21/26 - Introduced — 2026-01-21Compare
03/03/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-03-03Compare
06/03/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-06-03Compare
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Documents

Votes

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] 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
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-04-14 · pass · 12-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Wahab: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Allen: yes
- Niello: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Stern: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Valladares: other
Consent Calendar 2nd SB902 Grayson et al.
2026-04-30 · pass · 36-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Choi: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Limón: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Grove: yes
- Jones: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Allen: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Niello: yes
- Stern: yes
- Becker: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Laird: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Reyes: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Caballero: other
- Arreguín: other
- Valladares: other
- Wahab: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Education]
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 and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-07-01 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Patel: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Garcia: other

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