California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2344 — Family law: parentage.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 636, Statutes of 2014.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2014. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) The Uniform Parentage Act defines the parent and child relationship as the legal relationship existing between a child and the child's parents, including the mother and child relationship and the father and child relationship, and governs proceedings to establish that relationship. Under existing law the donor of semen provided to a licensed physician and surgeon or to a licensed sperm bank for use in assisted reproduction of a woman other than the donor's spouse is treated at law as if he were not the natural parent of the child thereby conceived unless otherwise agreed in a writing signed by the donor and the woman prior to the conception of the child. This bill would establish statutory forms for assisted reproduction to provide clarity regarding a person's intent to be a legal parent if he or she is using assisted reproduction at the time of conception. The bill would state that the forms satisfy the writing requirement described above, but would state that use of the forms would not be required to satisfy that writing requirement. (2) Existing law establishes the process by which a person may be adopted by a stepparent who is married to or is the domestic partner of the person's parent. Existing law requires that each case of stepparent adoption be investigated by certain individuals or entities, including a probation officer, private licensed adoption agency, or county welfare department in the county in which the adoption proceeding is pending. Under existing law, the prospective adoptive parent is liable for all reasonable costs incurred in connection with the stepparent adoption, including costs incurred for the investigation. Existing law also requires the prospective adoptive parents to be examined by the court, as specified. This bill would establish a procedure for conducting a stepparent adoption involving a spouse or partner who gave birth to the child during the marriage or domestic partnership, and would exempt these adoptions from the requirements that a home visit or home study be performed, that the prospective adoptive parent appear before the court, and that the prospective adoptive parent be liable for all reasonable costs incurred in connection with the stepparent adoption, unless otherwise ordered by the court for good cause. The bill would make related and conforming changes. (3) Existing law requires an assisted reproduction agreement for gestational carriers to include the date on which the assisted reproduction agreement was executed, the persons from which the gametes originated, unless anonymously donated, and the identity of the intended parent or parents. This bill would require a disclosure of the manner in which the intended parents will cover the medical expenses of the gestational carrier and of the newborn, as provided.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 636, Statutes of 2014.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 65. Noes 5. Page 6214.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 20 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 3. Page 4553.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

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

  10. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 17).

  11. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  12. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  13. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  14. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 62. Noes 4. Page 5016.)

  15. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  16. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 1.) (May 14).

  17. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  18. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  19. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.

  20. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  21. Read first time.

  22. From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.

  23. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Ammiano · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Ammiano

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 2344 AMMIANO Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 65 Yea · 5 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 61407
Democratic 4000
Republican 0102
Total 65509
% of votes cast 82%6%0%11%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Not Voting
Williams — Yea
Conway — Not Voting
Maienschein — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Wagner — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Weber — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Chau — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Fox — Nay
Allen — Not Voting
Melendez — Not Voting
Nestande — Yea
Olsen — Not Voting
Garcia — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hall — Yea
Fong — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Holden — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Levine — Yea
Logue — Yea
Medina — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Pan — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Grove, Shannon Republican Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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3rd Reading AB2344 Ammiano By Jackson

Passed 28 Yea · 3 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 26308
Democratic 2001
Total 28309
% of votes cast 70%8%0%23%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Huff — Not Voting
Knight — Nay
Lieu — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Walters — Yea
Evans — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Nielsen — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torres — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
De León — Not Voting
Yee — Not Voting
Hancock — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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AB 2344 AMMIANO Assembly Third Reading

Passed 62 Yea · 4 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 582012
Democratic 4000
Republican 0201
Total 624013
% of votes cast 78%5%0%16%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mansoor — Not Voting
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Logue — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Fong — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Hall — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Holden — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Campos — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Chau — Yea
Melendez — Not Voting
Nazarian — Not Voting
Allen — Not Voting
Nestande — Not Voting
Olsen — Not Voting
Bigelow — Not Voting
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Not Voting
Donnelly — Nay
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Waldron — Not Voting
Wilk — Not Voting
Daly — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fox — Not Voting
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 13 Yea · 1 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12003
Democratic 1000
Republican 0100
Total 13103
% of votes cast 76%6%0%18%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Linder — Yea
Pan — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Wagner — Not Voting
Campos — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Holden — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Eggman — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Weber — Yea
Donnelly — Not Voting
Gatto — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2344 do?
(1) The Uniform Parentage Act defines the parent and child relationship as the legal relationship existing between a child and the child's parents, including the mother and child relationship and the father and child relationship, and governs proceedings to establish that relationship. Under existing law the donor of semen provided to a licensed physician and surgeon or to a licensed sperm bank for use in assisted reproduction of a woman other than the donor's spouse is treated at law as if he were not the natural parent of the child thereby conceived unless otherwise agreed in a writing signed by the donor and the woman prior to the conception of the child. This bill would establish statutory forms for assisted reproduction to provide clarity regarding a person's intent to be a legal parent if he or she is using assisted reproduction at the time of conception. The bill would state that the forms satisfy the writing requirement described above, but would state that use of the forms would not be required to satisfy that writing requirement. (2) Existing law establishes the process by which a person may be adopted by a stepparent who is married to or is the domestic partner of the person's parent. Existing law requires that each case of stepparent adoption be investigated by certain individuals or entities, including a probation officer, private licensed adoption agency, or county welfare department in the county in which the adoption proceeding is pending. Under existing law, the prospective adoptive parent is liable for all reasonable costs incurred in connection with the stepparent adoption, including costs incurred for the investigation. Existing law also requires the prospective adoptive parents to be examined by the court, as specified. This bill would establish a procedure for conducting a stepparent adoption involving a spouse or partner who gave birth to the child during the marriage or domestic partnership, and would exempt these adoptions from the requirements that a home visit or home study be performed, that the prospective adoptive parent appear before the court, and that the prospective adoptive parent be liable for all reasonable costs incurred in connection with the stepparent adoption, unless otherwise ordered by the court for good cause. The bill would make related and conforming changes. (3) Existing law requires an assisted reproduction agreement for gestational carriers to include the date on which the assisted reproduction agreement was executed, the persons from which the gametes originated, unless anonymously donated, and the identity of the intended parent or parents. This bill would require a disclosure of the manner in which the intended parents will cover the medical expenses of the gestational carrier and of the newborn, as provided.
Who sponsors AB 2344?
AB 2344 is sponsored by Ammiano.
What is the current status of AB 2344?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2014. Enacted.
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