California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2684 — Parent and child relationship.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 876, Statutes of 2018.

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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 15, 2018. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 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, and provides rebuttable presumptions as to the parentage of a child born under certain circumstances. The Uniform Act on Blood Tests to Determine Paternity provides the procedures for the use of genetic testing, as defined, to determine paternity. This bill would delete the name of the Uniform Act on Blood Tests to Determine Paternity and would revise and recast provisions relating to establishing a parent and child relationship to, among other things, refer instead to genetic testing and parentage. The bill would revise the presumptions and procedures for establishing and challenging parentage based on a genetic or nongenetic relationship with a child, including to modify the procedures for genetic testing for parentage. The bill would authorize the court to apply existing standards for awarding attorney's fees and costs in actions related to marriage and child custody and visitation to awarding fees and costs in actions related to determining a parent and child relationship. This bill would, beginning on January 1, 2020, modify the procedures and requirements under which a voluntary declaration of parentage may be established and challenged. (2) Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to license and regulate tissue banks, which process, store, or distribute human tissue for transplantation into human beings. This bill would define gamete bank as a tissue bank that collects, processes, stores, or distributes gametes, including a facility that provides reproductive services. The bill would require a gamete bank licensed in this state, for gametes collected on or after January 1, 2020, to collect specified identifying information and medical information, as defined, from a gamete donor, to provide the gamete donor with specified information, and to obtain a declaration from the gamete donor regarding the disclosure or nondisclosure of his or her identity to a child that results from the donation, upon the child turning 18 years of age and requesting the information.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 876, Statutes of 2018.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 7032.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 2. Page 5994.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 16).

  11. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  14. Referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  16. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 69. Noes 0. Page 5123.)

  17. Ordered to third reading.

  18. From Consent Calendar.

  19. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  20. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 25).

  21. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  22. Read second time and amended.

  23. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 10).

  24. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  26. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  27. From printer. May be heard in committee March 18.

  28. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Bloom · Primary
  • Chiu · Cosponsor
  • Wieckowski · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Bloom

Co-sponsors (2)

  • Chiu
  • Wieckowski

Not signed on (119)

119 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

AB 2684 BLOOM Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 73 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 52006
Democratic 16000
Republican 5001
Total 73007
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
Kiley — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Salas — Yea
Medina — Yea
Gray — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Wood — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Rivas — Yea
Harper — Not Voting
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Not Voting
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Fong — Not Voting
McCarty — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Not Voting
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB2684 Bloom et al. By Wieckowski

Passed 35 Yea · 2 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 30203
Democratic 5000
Total 35203
% of votes cast 88%5%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Bates — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Lara — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Fuller — Not Voting
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Chang — Yea
Hueso — Yea
De León — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Delgado — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Do pass

Passed 6 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5001
Democratic 1000
Total 6001
% of votes cast 86%0%0%14%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Not Voting
Hill — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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AB 2684 BLOOM Assembly Third Reading

Passed 69 Yea · 0 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 50007
Democratic 14001
Republican 5001
Total 69009
% of votes cast 88%0%0%12%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Not Voting
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Burke — Yea
Salas — Yea
Harper — Yea
Holden — Yea
Gray — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wood — Yea
Fong — Not Voting
Friedman — Not Voting
Maienschein — Yea
Cooley — Not Voting
Eggman — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Not Voting
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Not Voting
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 3000
Unaffiliated 13000
Republican 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Brough — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Fong — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Chau — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7001
Democratic 2000
Total 9001
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Holden — Yea
Kiley — Not Voting
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2684 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, and provides rebuttable presumptions as to the parentage of a child born under certain circumstances. The Uniform Act on Blood Tests to Determine Paternity provides the procedures for the use of genetic testing, as defined, to determine paternity. This bill would delete the name of the Uniform Act on Blood Tests to Determine Paternity and would revise and recast provisions relating to establishing a parent and child relationship to, among other things, refer instead to genetic testing and parentage. The bill would revise the presumptions and procedures for establishing and challenging parentage based on a genetic or nongenetic relationship with a child, including to modify the procedures for genetic testing for parentage. The bill would authorize the court to apply existing standards for awarding attorney's fees and costs in actions related to marriage and child custody and visitation to awarding fees and costs in actions related to determining a parent and child relationship. This bill would, beginning on January 1, 2020, modify the procedures and requirements under which a voluntary declaration of parentage may be established and challenged. (2) Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to license and regulate tissue banks, which process, store, or distribute human tissue for transplantation into human beings. This bill would define gamete bank as a tissue bank that collects, processes, stores, or distributes gametes, including a facility that provides reproductive services. The bill would require a gamete bank licensed in this state, for gametes collected on or after January 1, 2020, to collect specified identifying information and medical information, as defined, from a gamete donor, to provide the gamete donor with specified information, and to obtain a declaration from the gamete donor regarding the disclosure or nondisclosure of his or her identity to a child that results from the donation, upon the child turning 18 years of age and requesting the information.
Who sponsors AB 2684?
AB 2684 is sponsored by Bloom, Chiu, and Wieckowski.
What is the current status of AB 2684?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 15, 2018. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 2684?
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