SB 534 is sponsored by Padilla, Stephen C. (Democratic).

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California 20252026 Regular Session Status: To Executive 1 D cosponsors

SB 534 — Dependent children: information related to family.

Last action September 08, 2026 — Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

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Passed Assembly
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Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 20, 2025. It awaits signature.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 64% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

How often bills like it became law.

To Executive

Current position in the legislative process.
1 sponsor

1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
Single-party support

Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 9 recorded votes so far.

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In plain language

The bill addresses information related to dependent children and their families.

This bill focuses on regulations regarding the information associated with dependent children and their family circumstances. It aims to clarify how this information is handled and shared.

Summary

Dependent children: information related to family.

Bill Text

Chaptered 09/20/26 - Chaptered html September 20, 2026
Enrolled 09/01/26 - Enrolled html September 01, 2026
Amended 08/18/26 - Amended Assembly html August 18, 2026
Amended 04/23/26 - Amended Assembly Current pdf April 23, 2026
Amended 05/08/25 - Amended Senate pdf May 08, 2025
Introduced 02/20/25 - Introduced pdf February 20, 2025
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How this bill changes current law

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This bill amends 1 section(s) of the California codes: Section 391 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

Section 391 of the Welfare and Institutions Code

~~thereafter, paragraphs (1) to (5), inclusive, of history. SEC. 2.~~ → SEC. 1.5. Section 391 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read: and at every regularly scheduled review hearing thereafter pursuant to Section 366.31, (11) The minor’s family history and placement history, including, but not limited to, the last known whereabouts of their parents and siblings and the last known contact information for them, including telephone number, cell phone number, physical address, email address, and any known social media accounts. The minor shall have the option to decline the information. thereafter pursuant to Section 366.31, history, including, but not limited to, the last known whereabouts of their parents and siblings and the last known contact information for them, including phone number, physical address, email address, and any known social media accounts. The nonminor shall have the option to decline this information. SEC. 2. SEC. 3.

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Action History

September 08, 2026
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
August 30, 2026
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
August 27, 2026
From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.)
August 25, 2026
From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.
August 25, 2026
Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d).
August 24, 2026
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
August 24, 2026
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
August 18, 2026
Ordered to third reading.
August 18, 2026
Read third time and amended.
August 13, 2026
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
August 13, 2026
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 13).
August 13, 2026
Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
August 05, 2026
August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
July 01, 2026
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.
June 04, 2026
Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
April 23, 2026
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.D., G., & H.I.
May 29, 2025
Referred to Com. on E.D., G., & H.I.
May 15, 2025
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
May 15, 2025
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 1090.) Ordered to the Assembly.
May 08, 2025
Read second time and amended. Ordered to consent calendar.
May 07, 2025
From committee: Do pass as amended. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1038.) (May 7).
April 07, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 680.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
April 04, 2025
Set for hearing May 7 in L. GOV. pending receipt.
March 18, 2025
Set for hearing April 7.
March 05, 2025
Referred to Coms. on B. P. & E.D. and L. GOV.
February 21, 2025
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
February 20, 2025
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB534 Padilla Concurrence

August 30, 2026

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	30	0	0	0
Republican	10	0	0	0
Total	40	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (40)

Member	Party	Vote
Allen, Benjamin	Democratic	Yea
Archuleta, Bob	Democratic	Yea
Arreguín, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Ashby, Angelique V.	Democratic	Yea
Becker, Josh	Democratic	Yea
Blakespear, Catherine S.	Democratic	Yea
Cabaldon, Christopher	Democratic	Yea
Caballero, Anna M.	Democratic	Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina	Democratic	Yea
Cortese, Dave	Democratic	Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena	Democratic	Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A.	Democratic	Yea
Grayson, Timothy S.	Democratic	Yea
Hurtado, Melissa	Democratic	Yea
Laird, John	Democratic	Yea
Limón, Monique	Democratic	Yea
McGuire, Mike	Democratic	Yea
McNerney, Jerry	Democratic	Yea
Menjivar, Caroline	Democratic	Yea
Padilla, Stephen C.	Democratic	Yea
Pérez, Sasha Renée	Democratic	Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez	Democratic	Yea
Richardson, Laura	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Susan	Democratic	Yea
Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola	Democratic	Yea
Stern, Henry I.	Democratic	Yea
Umberg, Thomas J.	Democratic	Yea
Wahab, Aisha	Democratic	Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah	Democratic	Yea
Wiener, Scott D.	Democratic	Yea
Alvarado-Gil, Marie	Republican	Yea
Choi, Steven S.	Republican	Yea
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Yea
Grove, Shannon	Republican	Yea
Jones, Brian W.	Republican	Yea
Niello, Roger W.	Republican	Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie	Republican	Yea
Seyarto, Kelly	Republican	Yea
Strickland, Tony	Republican	Yea
Valladares, Suzette Martinez	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Committee vote — Committee CS74 — Committee vote

August 27, 2026

Passed 4 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	2	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	2	0	0	1
Total	4	0	0	1
% of votes cast	80%	0%	0%	20%

How each member voted (5)

Member	Party	Vote
Ochoa Bogh	—	Yea
Pérez	—	Yea
Weber Pierson	—	Not Voting
Becker, Josh	Democratic	Yea
Laird, John	Democratic	Yea

Official roll call →

That the Assembly amendments be concurred in

August 27, 2026

Passed 4 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	1	0	0	0
Democratic	3	0	0	1
Total	4	0	0	1
% of votes cast	80%	0%	0%	20%

How each member voted (5)

Member	Party	Vote
Becker, Josh	Democratic	Yea
Laird, John	Democratic	Yea
Pérez, Sasha Renée	Democratic	Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah	Democratic	Not Voting
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

SB 534 Padilla Senate Third Reading By Ahrens

August 24, 2026

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	53	0	0	1
Unaffiliated	7	0	0	0
Republican	18	0	0	0
Total	78	0	0	1
% of votes cast	99%	0%	0%	1%

How each member voted (79)

Member	Party	Vote
Ávila Farías	—	Yea
Rivas	—	Yea
Carrillo	—	Yea
Fong	—	Yea
Garcia	—	Yea
Lowenthal	—	Yea
Patterson	—	Yea
Addis, Dawn	Democratic	Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M.	Democratic	Yea
Ahrens, Patrick	Democratic	Yea
Alvarez, David	Democratic	Yea
Arambula, Joaquin	Democratic	Yea
Bains, Jasmeet	Democratic	Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca	Democratic	Yea
Bennett, Steve	Democratic	Yea
Berman, Marc	Democratic	Yea
Boerner, Tasha	Democratic	Yea
Bonta, Mia	Democratic	Yea
Bryan, Isaac G.	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Caloza, Jessica	Democratic	Yea
Connolly, Damon	Democratic	Yea
Elhawary, Sade	Democratic	Yea
Gabriel, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Gipson, Mike A.	Democratic	Yea
González, Mark	Democratic	Yea
Haney, Matt	Democratic	Yea
Harabedian, John	Democratic	Yea
Hart, Gregg	Democratic	Yea
Irwin, Jacqui	Democratic	Yea
Jackson, Corey A.	Democratic	Yea
Kalra, Ash	Democratic	Yea
Krell, Maggy	Democratic	Yea
Lee, Alex	Democratic	Yea
McKinnor, Tina	Democratic	Not Voting
Muratsuchi, Al	Democratic	Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie	Democratic	Yea
Ortega, Liz	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Yea
Papan, Diane	Democratic	Yea
Patel, Darshana R.	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie	Democratic	Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon	Democratic	Yea
Ramos, James C.	Democratic	Yea
Ransom, Rhodesia	Democratic	Yea
Rodriguez, Celeste	Democratic	Yea
Rodriguez, Michelle	Democratic	Yea
Rogers, Chris	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Blanca E.	Democratic	Yea
Schiavo, Pilar	Democratic	Yea
Schultz, Nick	Democratic	Yea
Sharp-Collins, LaShae	Democratic	Yea
Solache, Jr., José Luis	Democratic	Yea
Soria, Esmeralda	Democratic	Yea
Stefani, Catherine	Democratic	Yea
Valencia, Avelino	Democratic	Yea
Ward, Christopher M.	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Wilson, Lori D.	Democratic	Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez	Democratic	Yea
Alanis, Juan	Republican	Yea
Castillo, Leticia	Republican	Yea
Chen, Phillip	Republican	Yea
Davies, Laurie	Republican	Yea
DeMaio, Carl	Republican	Yea
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Yea
Ellis, Stan	Republican	Yea
Flora, Heath	Republican	Yea
Gonzalez, Jeff	Republican	Yea
Hadwick, Heather	Republican	Yea
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Yea
Johnson, Natasha	Republican	Yea
Lackey, Tom	Republican	Yea
Macedo, Alexandra	Republican	Yea
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Yea
Ta, Tri	Republican	Yea
Tangipa, David J.	Republican	Yea
Wallis, Greg	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	11	0	0	0
Republican	4	0	0	0
Total	15	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

Member	Party	Vote
Arambula, Joaquin	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Caloza, Jessica	Democratic	Yea
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea
González, Mark	Democratic	Yea
Krell, Maggy	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Yea
Sharp-Collins, LaShae	Democratic	Yea
Solache, Jr., José Luis	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Yea
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Yea
Ta, Tri	Republican	Yea
Tangipa, David J.	Republican	Yea

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

June 30, 2026

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	5	0	0	0
Republican	2	0	0	0
Total	7	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (7)

Member	Party	Vote
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Elhawary, Sade	Democratic	Yea
Jackson, Corey A.	Democratic	Yea
Lee, Alex	Democratic	Yea
Rodriguez, Celeste	Democratic	Yea
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Yea
Tangipa, David J.	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	26	0	0	4
Republican	8	0	0	2
Total	34	0	0	6
% of votes cast	85%	0%	0%	15%

Do pass as amended, and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

May 07, 2025

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	5	0	0	0
Republican	2	0	0	0
Total	7	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (7)

Member	Party	Vote
Arreguín, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Cabaldon, Christopher	Democratic	Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena	Democratic	Yea
Laird, John	Democratic	Yea
Wiener, Scott D.	Democratic	Yea
Choi, Steven S.	Republican	Yea
Seyarto, Kelly	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]

April 07, 2025

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	2	0	0	1
Democratic	8	0	0	0
Total	10	0	0	1
% of votes cast	91%	0%	0%	9%

How each member voted (11)

Member	Party	Vote
Archuleta, Bob	Democratic	Yea
Arreguín, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Ashby, Angelique V.	Democratic	Yea
Grayson, Timothy S.	Democratic	Yea
Menjivar, Caroline	Democratic	Yea
Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola	Democratic	Yea
Umberg, Thomas J.	Democratic	Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah	Democratic	Yea
Choi, Steven S.	Republican	Yea
Niello, Roger W.	Republican	Yea
Strickland, Tony	Republican	Not Voting

Official roll call →

Subjects

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What does SB 534 do?: Dependent children: information related to family.
Who sponsors SB 534?: SB 534 is sponsored by Padilla, Stephen C. (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 534?: This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 20, 2025. It awaits signature.
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At a glance

Identifier: SB 534
Jurisdiction: California
Session: 20252026 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: February 20, 2025
Status: To Executive
Prime sponsor: Padilla, Stephen C.

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