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SB 1421: California Child and Family Service Review System: nonminor dependents

Signed into law (Chapter 712) ✔ Sept. 27, 2026
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 712, Statutes of 2026.

Author: Mike McGuire

From the Legislative Counsel's digest: This bill would require the review system to include data measures related to utilization of programs for nonminor dependents that are designed to reduce poverty, and would require the department to conduct a comprehensive review of county performance on those measures, as specified.

Votes

DateWhereMotionYes-NoConnollyMcGuire
Aug. 28, 2026Senate FloorUnfinished Business SB1421 McGuire Concurrence40-0 (passed)Did not voteYes
Aug. 27, 2026Assembly FloorSB 1421 McGuire Senate Third Reading By Ahrens77-0, 2 not voting (passed)--
Aug. 13, 2026Assembly Standing Committee on AppropriationsDo pass as amended.11-0, 4 not voting (passed)--
June 30, 2026Assembly Standing Committee on Human ServicesDo pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar7-0 (passed)-Did not vote
May 22, 2026Senate FloorSpecial Consent SB1421 McGuire33-0, 7 not voting (passed)--
May 14, 2026Senate Standing Committee on AppropriationsDo pass7-0 (passed)--
May 4, 2026Senate Standing Committee on AppropriationsPlaced on suspense file7-0 (passed)--
April 20, 2026Senate Standing Committee on Human ServicesDo pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar4-0, 1 not voting (passed)--

A dash means the legislator doesn't sit on that committee.

From CalMatters' Digital Democracy: full text, analyses and who supports and opposes it. Updated Oct. 29, 2026.

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