CA AB1846 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session

California Assembly Bill 1846

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Engrossed on April 16 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-06-29 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Pending: Senate Appropriations Committee
Hearing: Aug 3 @ 10:00 am in 1021 O Street, Room 2200
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

An act to amend Section 361.3 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to juveniles.

Title

Dependency: placement of child with relative.

Roll Calls

2026-06-29 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-06-09 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Human Services] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-04-16 - Assembly - AB 1846 Stefani Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session (Y: 68 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 12) [PASS]
2026-04-08 - Assembly - Do pass. To Consent Calendar (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-03-24 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-17 - Assembly - Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Human Services] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-06-29	Senate	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-06-10	Senate	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HUMAN S. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 9). Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.
2026-05-06	Senate	Referred to Coms. on JUD. and HUMAN S.
2026-04-16	Senate	In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2026-04-16	Assembly	Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 4682.)
2026-04-09	Assembly	Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2026-04-08	Assembly	From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 8).
2026-03-25	Assembly	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-03-19	Assembly	Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.
2026-03-18	Assembly	Read second time and amended.
2026-03-17	Assembly	From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 17).
2026-03-02	Assembly	Referred to Coms. on JUD. and HUM. S.
2026-02-12	Assembly	From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.
2026-02-11	Assembly	Read first time. To print.

Code Citations

Chapter	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Welfare and Institutions Code	361.3	Amended Code	Citation Text

California State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1846
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1846#99INT
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1846#98AMD
Roll Call	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billVotesClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1846