California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

AB 2872 — Children.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 702, Statutes of 2016.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2016. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    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 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Existing law establishes a procedure for a stepparent to adopt a stepchild and requires a probation officer, qualified court investigator, licensed clinical social worker, licensed marriage and family therapist, or licensed adoption agency to conduct an investigation of the proposed stepparent adoption, as specified. This bill would provide that if the petitioner does not request that a licensed clinical social worker, therapist, or private adoption agency complete the investigation, the court may collect the investigation fee and assign a probation officer, court investigator, or, if so authorized by the county board of supervisors, the county welfare department to complete the investigation. (2) Existing law prohibits a peace officer from taking into temporary custody, without a warrant, a minor who is in a hospital if specified conditions exist, including that the minor is a newborn who tested positive for illegal drugs or whose birth mother tested positive for illegal drugs or the minor is the subject of a proposed adoption and a Health Facility Minor Release Report has been completed by the hospital, as specified. This bill would require the appropriate hospital personnel to complete a Health Facility Minor Release Report and provide copies to specified parties upon request by a parent. (3) Existing law authorizes specified persons to inspect a juvenile case file, including a court-appointed investigator who is actively participating in a guardianship case involving a minor, as specified, and acting within the scope of his or her duties in that case. This bill would additionally permit a statutorily authorized or court-appointed investigator who is conducting specified investigations relating to children, including stepparent adoptions, to inspect a juvenile case file. (4) This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 827 of the Welfare and Institutions Code proposed by AB 1945 that would become operative if this bill and AB 1945 are chaptered and this bill is chaptered last.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 702, Statutes of 2016.

  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 78. Noes 0. Page 6046.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 18 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4972.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  9. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From Consent Calendar.

  11. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  12. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.

  13. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  14. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 15). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  16. Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.

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

  18. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 4688.)

  19. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  20. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (April 27).

  21. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  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. Read first time.

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

  27. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

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Votes

AB 2872 PATTERSON Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 68002
Democratic 5000
Republican 5000
Total 78002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Holden — Yea
Kim — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Harper — Yea
Burke — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Chang — Yea
Linder — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Gray — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Chau — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Campos — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Melendez — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wood — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
Travis Allen — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

Official roll call →

3rd Reading AB2872 Patterson By Cannella

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35001
Democratic 3000
Total 38001
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huff — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Allen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

AB 2872 PATTERSON Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 69001
Democratic 5000
Republican 5000
Total 79001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Holden — Yea
Kim — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Burke — Yea
Chang — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Chau — Yea
Harper — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gray — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Baker — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Levine — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Campos — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 19 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15001
Democratic 2000
Republican 2000
Total 19001
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Holden — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Chang — Yea
Daly — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2872 do?
(1) Existing law establishes a procedure for a stepparent to adopt a stepchild and requires a probation officer, qualified court investigator, licensed clinical social worker, licensed marriage and family therapist, or licensed adoption agency to conduct an investigation of the proposed stepparent adoption, as specified. This bill would provide that if the petitioner does not request that a licensed clinical social worker, therapist, or private adoption agency complete the investigation, the court may collect the investigation fee and assign a probation officer, court investigator, or, if so authorized by the county board of supervisors, the county welfare department to complete the investigation. (2) Existing law prohibits a peace officer from taking into temporary custody, without a warrant, a minor who is in a hospital if specified conditions exist, including that the minor is a newborn who tested positive for illegal drugs or whose birth mother tested positive for illegal drugs or the minor is the subject of a proposed adoption and a Health Facility Minor Release Report has been completed by the hospital, as specified. This bill would require the appropriate hospital personnel to complete a Health Facility Minor Release Report and provide copies to specified parties upon request by a parent. (3) Existing law authorizes specified persons to inspect a juvenile case file, including a court-appointed investigator who is actively participating in a guardianship case involving a minor, as specified, and acting within the scope of his or her duties in that case. This bill would additionally permit a statutorily authorized or court-appointed investigator who is conducting specified investigations relating to children, including stepparent adoptions, to inspect a juvenile case file. (4) This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 827 of the Welfare and Institutions Code proposed by AB 1945 that would become operative if this bill and AB 1945 are chaptered and this bill is chaptered last.
Who sponsors AB 2872?
AB 2872 is sponsored by Patterson, Joe (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 2872?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2016. Enacted.
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