California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 900 — Juveniles: special immigrant juvenile status.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 694, Statutes of 2015.

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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 26, 2015. 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

Existing federal law, the Immigration and Nationality Act, establishes a procedure for classification of certain aliens as special immigrants who have been declared dependent on a juvenile court, and authorizes those aliens to apply for an adjustment of status to that of a lawful permanent resident within the United States. Under federal regulations, an alien is eligible for special immigrant juvenile status if he or she is under 21 years of age. Existing state law provides that the juvenile, probate, and family divisions of the superior court have jurisdiction to make judicial determinations regarding the custody and care of juveniles within the meaning of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act. Existing law also requires the court, upon request, to make the necessary findings regarding special immigrant juvenile status if there is evidence to support those findings, as specified. Existing law also establishes the jurisdiction of the probate court. Existing law regulates the establishment and termination of guardianships in probate court, and specifies that a guardian has the care, custody, and control of a ward. Existing law provides that a relative or other person on behalf of a minor, or a minor if he or she is 12 years of age or older, may file a petition for the appointment of a guardian of the person or estate of the minor. Existing law also provides that a guardianship of the person or estate terminates when the ward attains majority or dies, or is adopted or emancipated, as specified. This bill would authorize a court to appoint a guardian of the person of an unmarried individual who is 18 years of age or older, but who has not yet attained 21 years of age in connection with a petition to make the necessary findings regarding special immigrant juvenile status, as specified, if the proposed ward consents. This bill would also authorize a court to extend a guardianship of the person of a ward beyond 18 years of age, as specified, if the ward so requests or consents. The bill would also provide that a guardianship of the person terminates after the ward attains majority unless the ward consents to, or requests the extension of, the guardianship of the person until he or she is 21 years of age, as specified.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 694, Statutes of 2015.

  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 55. Noes 24. Page 2912.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 4 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 11. Page 2398.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 27).

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

  10. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (July 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  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 56. Noes 23. Page 1784.)

  15. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  16. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (May 28).

  17. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  18. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) (April 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  19. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  21. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  22. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  24. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  25. From printer. May be heard in committee March 29.

  26. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Alejo · Cosponsor
  • Hall · Cosponsor
  • Levine · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on · 10 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Levine

Co-sponsors (2)

  • Alejo
  • Hall

Not signed on (119)

119 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 900 LEVINE Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 55 Yea · 24 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 502001
Democratic 4000
Republican 1400
Total 552401
% of votes cast 69%30%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Kim — Nay
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Nay
Mathis — Nay
McCarty — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Burke — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chang — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Gray — Yea
Holden — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Low — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Harper — Nay
Linder — Nay
Mayes — Nay
Chau — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Ridley-Thomas — Not Voting
Steinorth — Nay
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Wood — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB900 Levine By Lara

Passed 29 Yea · 11 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 261100
Democratic 3000
Total 291100
% of votes cast 73%28%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Block — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Runner — Nay
Hill — Yea
Bates — Nay
Beall — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Nay
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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Do pass

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5200
Total 5200
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Beall — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Lara — Yea
Hill — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Bates — Nay

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Beall — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Yea

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AB 900 LEVINE Assembly Third Reading

Passed 56 Yea · 23 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 511801
Democratic 4000
Republican 1500
Total 562301
% of votes cast 70%29%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Kim — Nay
Mathis — Nay
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chávez — Not Voting
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Campos — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Gray — Yea
Low — Yea
Lopez — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Burke — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Harper — Nay
Chang — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chu — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Nay
Maienschein — Nay
Mayes — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Obernolte — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Williams — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 2000
Unaffiliated 10201
Republican 0200
Total 12401
% of votes cast 71%24%0%6%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Holden — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chang — Not Voting
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Daly — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 900 do?
Existing federal law, the Immigration and Nationality Act, establishes a procedure for classification of certain aliens as special immigrants who have been declared dependent on a juvenile court, and authorizes those aliens to apply for an adjustment of status to that of a lawful permanent resident within the United States. Under federal regulations, an alien is eligible for special immigrant juvenile status if he or she is under 21 years of age. Existing state law provides that the juvenile, probate, and family divisions of the superior court have jurisdiction to make judicial determinations regarding the custody and care of juveniles within the meaning of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act. Existing law also requires the court, upon request, to make the necessary findings regarding special immigrant juvenile status if there is evidence to support those findings, as specified. Existing law also establishes the jurisdiction of the probate court. Existing law regulates the establishment and termination of guardianships in probate court, and specifies that a guardian has the care, custody, and control of a ward. Existing law provides that a relative or other person on behalf of a minor, or a minor if he or she is 12 years of age or older, may file a petition for the appointment of a guardian of the person or estate of the minor. Existing law also provides that a guardianship of the person or estate terminates when the ward attains majority or dies, or is adopted or emancipated, as specified. This bill would authorize a court to appoint a guardian of the person of an unmarried individual who is 18 years of age or older, but who has not yet attained 21 years of age in connection with a petition to make the necessary findings regarding special immigrant juvenile status, as specified, if the proposed ward consents. This bill would also authorize a court to extend a guardianship of the person of a ward beyond 18 years of age, as specified, if the ward so requests or consents. The bill would also provide that a guardianship of the person terminates after the ward attains majority unless the ward consents to, or requests the extension of, the guardianship of the person until he or she is 21 years of age, as specified.
Who sponsors AB 900?
AB 900 is sponsored by Alejo, Hall, and Levine.
What is the current status of AB 900?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 26, 2015. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 900?
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