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California Welfare and Institutions bills, 2025-2026
Every California bill filed under Welfare and Institutions in the 2025-2026 session, newest action first. Status, author, and last action are public; tracking, alerts, and analysis open with Connect Plus.
244
Welfare and Institutions bills
91
Signed into law
89
Still moving
California's 2025-2026 session has 244 bills filed under Welfare and Institutions. 91 have been signed into law, 21 vetoed, 43 failed, and 89 are still moving. By status: 45 introduced, 44 passed first house, 91 signed into law, 21 vetoed, and 43 failed. The most recent recorded action in this group was on September 30, 2026.
Asm. Mia Bonta (11), Asm. Celeste Rodriguez (9), and Asm. Corey Jackson (8) have the most bills in this group. 178 started in the Assembly and 66 in the Senate. Every bill below links to its own page with the official summary, author and coauthors, recent actions, and committee of record.
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244 bills · showing the 100 with the most recent action · California 2025–2026 Regular Session
BillTitleStatus
AB 1886Wards: probation.California · last action 2026-09-30Chaptered/SignedAB 1902Secure youth treatment facilities.California · last action 2026-09-30Chaptered/SignedAB 1949Medi-Cal: acupuncture treatments.California · last action 2026-09-30VetoedAB 2146Coordinated Entry System: study.California · last action 2026-09-30Chaptered/SignedAB 2405Mental health.California · last action 2026-09-30Chaptered/SignedAB 2684Juveniles: nonminor dependents: out-of-state placement: visitation.California · last action 2026-09-30Chaptered/SignedSB 479Homeless adult and family multidisciplinary personnel teams.California · last action 2026-09-30Chaptered/SignedSB 837Disaster and emergency preparedness.California · last action 2026-09-30Chaptered/SignedSB 944Medi-Cal: acupuncture.California · last action 2026-09-30VetoedSB 1009Juveniles: detention.California · last action 2026-09-30Chaptered/SignedSB 1030CalWORKs: unrelated adult male.California · last action 2026-09-30Chaptered/SignedSB 1051Foster care: childcare.California · last action 2026-09-30Chaptered/SignedSB 1099State and local public benefits.California · last action 2026-09-30Chaptered/SignedAB 1655CalWORKs: temporary absence: immigration detention.California · last action 2026-09-29Chaptered/SignedAB 1924Statewide homelessness prevention strategy.California · last action 2026-09-29Chaptered/SignedAB 96Mental health services: peer support specialist certification.California · last action 2026-09-27Chaptered/SignedAB 220Medi-Cal: subacute care services.California · last action 2026-09-27VetoedAB 1099Developmental services: initial intake.California · last action 2026-09-27VetoedAB 1201Family reunification services.California · last action 2026-09-27Chaptered/SignedAB 1646Juvenile facilities: visitation.California · last action 2026-09-27Chaptered/SignedAB 1647Juveniles: transfer to criminal court: criminal procedure.California · last action 2026-09-27VetoedAB 1689Juvenile courts: temporary probate guardianship.California · last action 2026-09-27Chaptered/SignedAB 1905Juveniles: custodial interrogation.California · last action 2026-09-27Chaptered/SignedAB 1932Department of Social Services: C.R.I.S.E.S. Grant Pilot Program 2.0.California · last action 2026-09-27Chaptered/SignedAB 1959Juvenile justice.California · last action 2026-09-27Chaptered/SignedAB 1967Juveniles.California · last action 2026-09-27VetoedAB 1981Subsidized childcare: reimbursement rates: reporting.California · last action 2026-09-27Chaptered/SignedAB 1996California Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council.California · last action 2026-09-27Chaptered/SignedAB 2160Medi-Cal: lactation services.California · last action 2026-09-27Chaptered/SignedAB 2194Medi-Cal: special commissions.California · last action 2026-09-27Chaptered/SignedAB 2247Trauma Healing and Resilience Investment for Victimized and Exposed Youth Act.California · last action 2026-09-27VetoedAB 2314Childcare: alternative payment program.California · last action 2026-09-27VetoedAB 2348Medi-Cal: enhanced care management and community supports.California · last action 2026-09-27Chaptered/SignedAB 2414Developmental services: direct support professionals.California · last action 2026-09-27Chaptered/SignedAB 2510CalWORKs.California · last action 2026-09-27VetoedAB 2565Medi-Cal: pharmacist services: reporting.California · last action 2026-09-27VetoedAB 2764Extended foster care.California · last action 2026-09-27Chaptered/SignedSB 874Medi-Cal: behavioral health treatment: stakeholder feedback.California · last action 2026-09-27Chaptered/SignedSB 989Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Court Program.California · last action 2026-09-27Chaptered/SignedSB 1194Immigration Legal Fellowship Project.California · last action 2026-09-27VetoedSB 1242Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Court Program.California · last action 2026-09-27Chaptered/SignedSB 1285Juvenile court: procedure.California · last action 2026-09-27Chaptered/SignedSB 1322Community Care Expansion Program.California · last action 2026-09-27Chaptered/SignedSB 1421California Child and Family Service Review System: nonminor dependents.California · last action 2026-09-27Chaptered/SignedAB 2636Juveniles.California · last action 2026-09-26Chaptered/SignedAB 871Mandated reporters of suspected financial abuse of an elder or dependent adult.California · last action 2026-09-20Chaptered/SignedAB 1328Medi-Cal reimbursements: nonemergency ambulance and other transportation.California · last action 2026-09-20VetoedAB 1602Foster youth: disaster aid assistance.California · last action 2026-09-20VetoedAB 1755CalWORKS.California · last action 2026-09-20Chaptered/SignedAB 2278In-home supportive services: Community First Choice Option program: noncompliance penalties.California · last action 2026-09-20Chaptered/SignedSB 534Dependent children: information related to family.California · last action 2026-09-20Chaptered/SignedSB 1261Aging and Disability Resource Connection program.California · last action 2026-09-20Chaptered/SignedSB 1345Foster children: rights of foster youth.California · last action 2026-09-20Chaptered/SignedAB 175Developmental services: community placement plans and community resource development plans.California · last action 2026-09-18Chaptered/SignedAB 767Sexually violent predators: schools.California · last action 2026-09-18Chaptered/SignedAB 1049California Food Assistance Program: sponsor deeming rules.California · last action 2026-09-18VetoedAB 1846Dependency: placement of child with relative.California · last action 2026-09-18Chaptered/SignedAB 2081Medi-Cal: Home and Community-Based Alternatives Waiver.California · last action 2026-09-18VetoedAB 2486Medi-Cal: Whole Child Model program.California · last action 2026-09-18Chaptered/SignedAB 2756Medi-Cal: vision services: performance measures.California · last action 2026-09-18Chaptered/SignedAB 2765CalFresh and CalWORKs: childhood hunger and foster youth.California · last action 2026-09-18Chaptered/SignedSB 16Mental health: involuntary commitment.California · last action 2026-09-18Chaptered/SignedSB 1077CalFresh: federal government shutdowns.California · last action 2026-09-18VetoedAB 1126Medi-Cal managed care plans: enrollees with other health care coverage.California · last action 2026-09-15Chaptered/SignedAB 2161Medi-Cal eligibility: work or community engagement.California · last action 2026-09-15Chaptered/SignedSB 175Developmental services: community placement plans and community resource development plans.California · last action 2026-08-30Passed first houseAB 1672Medi-Cal: Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly: rates.California · last action 2026-08-25Passed first houseAB 2352Medi-Cal providers: nonprofit public benefit corporations.California · last action 2026-08-20Passed first houseAB 2538Medi-Cal: hospice providers: forms.California · last action 2026-08-17Passed first houseAB 308Developmental services: safety training.California · last action 2026-08-13Passed first houseAB 1080Foster care payments.California · last action 2026-08-13Passed first houseAB 1574The Tribal Foster Care Prevention Program.California · last action 2026-08-13Passed first houseAB 1746CalWORKs: childcare request forms.California · last action 2026-08-13Passed first houseAB 1925State permanent disability certification program: feasibility study.California · last action 2026-08-13Passed first houseAB 2037Wildfire Mitigation Aging and Disability Grant Pilot Program.California · last action 2026-08-13Passed first houseAB 2104Sexually violent predators.California · last action 2026-08-13Passed first houseAB 2201Medi-Cal: eligibility redetermination.California · last action 2026-08-13Passed first houseAB 2208Medi-Cal: cost sharing and accessibility.California · last action 2026-08-13Passed first houseAB 2258Early childhood education and childcare: alternative payment programs.California · last action 2026-08-13Passed first houseAB 2299California Antihunger Response and Employment Training Act of 2026.California · last action 2026-08-13Passed first houseAB 2368Low-income health care: internet website and information.California · last action 2026-08-13Passed first houseAB 2567CalWORKs: immediate assistance.California · last action 2026-08-13Passed first houseAB 2769Adoption Assistance Program: eligibility.California · last action 2026-08-13Passed first houseSB 28Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) court program.California · last action 2026-08-13Passed first houseSB 1016Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Court Program and court-ordered evaluations.California · last action 2026-08-13Passed first houseSB 1157Juveniles: secure youth treatment facilities: less restrictive programs.California · last action 2026-08-13Passed first houseSB 1201CalFresh: veteran eligibility.California · last action 2026-08-13Passed first houseSB 1202Medi-Cal: dashboard and outreach.California · last action 2026-08-13Passed first houseSB 1234Dependency: fentanyl use.California · last action 2026-08-13Passed first houseAB 125Medi-Cal: managed care organization provider tax.California · last action 2026-08-06Passed first houseSB 557Child abuse: family resource centers.California · last action 2026-08-06Chaptered/SignedSB 125Medi-Cal: managed care organization provider tax.California · last action 2026-06-15Chaptered/SignedSB 1422Medi-Cal: eligibility: immigration status.California · last action 2026-06-08IntroducedAB 2729Medi-Cal: Employer Responsibility for Medi-Cal Trust Fund.California · last action 2026-05-19IntroducedAB 1545Sexually violent predators.California · last action 2026-05-14IntroducedAB 1618Food insecurity survey.California · last action 2026-05-14IntroducedAB 1670Medi-Cal: dental care.California · last action 2026-05-14IntroducedAB 1717Medi-Cal dental reimbursement: house/extended care facility call.California · last action 2026-05-14IntroducedAB 2083Moreno Valley-Perris Childcare Special District.California · last action 2026-05-14IntroducedAB 2092Early Childhood Integrated Data System.California · last action 2026-05-14Introduced
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