CA AB2304 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on September 20 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-09-20 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 392, Statutes of 2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on September 20 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-09-20 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 392, Statutes of 2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
An act to amend Section 6201 of the Government Code, and to amend Section 369 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to social workers.
Title
Social workers.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2026-08-27 - Assembly - AB 2304 Lackey Concurrence in Senate Amendments (Y: 76 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-08-25 - Senate - Assembly 3rd Reading AB2304 Lackey et al. By Valladares (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-08-13 - Senate - Do pass as amended (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-08-03 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-06-30 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-06-29 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-27 - Assembly - AB 2304 Lackey Assembly Third Reading (Y: 78 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-05-14 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-21 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-14 - Assembly - Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-08-25 - Senate - Assembly 3rd Reading AB2304 Lackey et al. By Valladares (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-08-13 - Senate - Do pass as amended (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-08-03 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-06-30 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-06-29 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-27 - Assembly - AB 2304 Lackey Assembly Third Reading (Y: 78 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-05-14 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-21 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-14 - Assembly - Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-20 | Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 392, Statutes of 2026. | |
| 2026-09-20 | Approved by the Governor. | |
| 2026-09-04 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m. | |
| 2026-08-27 | Assembly | Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6679.). |
| 2026-08-26 | Assembly | In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. |
| 2026-08-25 | Senate | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.). |
| 2026-08-17 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2026-08-13 | Senate | Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. |
| 2026-08-13 | Senate | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 13). |
| 2026-08-03 | Senate | In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
| 2026-07-01 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2026-06-29 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. |
| 2026-06-24 | Senate | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S. |
| 2026-06-15 | Senate | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S. |
| 2026-06-10 | Senate | Referred to Coms. on HUMAN S. and PUB. S. |
| 2026-05-28 | Senate | In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. |
| 2026-05-27 | Assembly | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.) |
| 2026-05-18 | Assembly | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2026-05-14 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14). |
| 2026-05-06 | Assembly | In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
| 2026-04-22 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2026-04-20 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. |
| 2026-04-16 | Assembly | Read second time and amended. |
| 2026-04-15 | Assembly | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 14). |
| 2026-03-24 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S. |
| 2026-03-23 | Assembly | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. Read second time and amended. |
| 2026-03-23 | Assembly | Referred to Coms. on HUM. S. and PUB. S. |
| 2026-02-20 | Assembly | From printer. May be heard in committee March 22. |
| 2026-02-19 | Assembly | Read first time. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government Code | 6201 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| Welfare and Institutions Code | 369 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
