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IntroducedFeb 19, 2026
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Passed SenateMay 22, 2026
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Passed AssemblyAug 20, 2026
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Became Law
California Senate Bill
Expedited birth certificates upon adoption.
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legislature • Aug 28, 2026: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
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Votes
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 76
- Berman
- Tangipa
- Petrie-Norris
- Ransom
- Addis
- Arambula
- Bains
- Blanca Rubio
- Irwin
- Johnson
- Lackey
- Lowenthal
- Michelle Rodriguez
- Pacheco
- Solache
- Schultz
- Ward
- Alvarez
- Bauer-Kahan
- Hoover
- Caloza
- Dixon
- Haney
- McKinnor
- Castillo
- DeMaio
- Harabedian
- Hart
- Celeste Rodriguez
- Fong
- Papan
- Valencia
- Ellis
- Muratsuchi
- Schiavo
- Alanis
- Gipson
- Ta
- Flora
- Nguyen
- Kalra
- Ahrens
- Sanchez
- Wicks
- Gabriel
- Bennett
- Krell
- Wilson
- Macedo
- Rogers
- Pellerin
- Garcia
- Connolly
- Rivas
- Sharp-Collins
- Ávila Farías
- Quirk-Silva
- Zbur
- Jeff Gonzalez
- Mark González
- Calderon
- Ortega
- Patterson
- Stefani
- Bryan
- Elhawary
- Ramos
- Boerner
- Hadwick
- Soria
- Davies
- Wallis
- Aguiar-Curry
- Patel
- Bonta
- Carrillo
NO: 0
YES: 40
- Reyes
- McNerney
- Menjivar
- Valladares
- Gonzalez
- Seyarto
- Arreguín
- Wahab
- Durazo
- Weber Pierson
- Allen
- Choi
- Stern
- Smallwood-Cuevas
- Cortese
- Strickland
- Richardson
- Cervantes
- Wiener
- Hurtado
- Jones
- Grayson
- Niello
- Blakespear
- Caballero
- Limón
- Ashby
- Umberg
- Laird
- Rubio
- McGuire
- Ochoa Bogh
- Cabaldon
- Archuleta
- Grove
- Pérez
- Alvarado-Gil
- Dahle
- Becker
- Padilla
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Aug 28, 2026 | legislature
- Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- Aug 24, 2026 | Senate
- Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
- Aug 20, 2026 | Senate
- In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Aug 20, 2026 | Assembly
- Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6307.) Ordered to the Senate.
- Aug 17, 2026 | Assembly
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- Aug 13, 2026 | Assembly
- Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
- From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 13).
- Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
- Aug 05, 2026 | Assembly
- August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
- Jun 25, 2026 | Assembly
- Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
- Jun 24, 2026 | Assembly
- From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 23).
- Jun 01, 2026 | Assembly
- Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
- May 22, 2026 | Assembly
- In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
- May 22, 2026 | Senate
- Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 4419.) Ordered to the Assembly.
- May 20, 2026 | Senate
- Ordered to special consent calendar.
- May 14, 2026 | Senate
- From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4268.) (May 14).
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- May 08, 2026 | Senate
- Set for hearing May 14.
- Apr 27, 2026 | Senate
- April 27 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- Apr 21, 2026 | Senate
- Set for hearing April 27.
- Apr 20, 2026 | Senate
- Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
- Apr 16, 2026 | Senate
- From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 3901.) (April 15).
- Mar 26, 2026 | Senate
- Set for hearing April 15.
- Mar 04, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
- Feb 20, 2026 | Senate
- From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
- Feb 19, 2026 | Senate
- Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
