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Yes: 237 • No: 0
CaliforniaAB 642025-2026 Regular SessionHouse
Vital records: diacritical marks.
Sponsored By: Blanca Pacheco (Democratic)
Signed by Governor
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 3 mixed.
Accents now recorded on vital records
The law requires accurate accents in names on birth, death, and marriage records. This requirement starts no earlier than two years after the Legislature funds it. Using or missing an accent does not change a record’s legal validity. The State Registrar can list allowed marks without formal rulemaking and may remove marks when sending data to other agencies.
Affidavit fix for missing name accents
Beginning July 1, 2026, you can file an oath-based affidavit to add a missing accent to your name on a birth, death, or marriage record. A second person with knowledge must support your affidavit. File with the State Registrar; for confidential marriages, file with the county clerk. You must pay the required fee, and counties may charge a reasonable fee for confidential marriage amendments. The amendment becomes part of the official record.
Vital record copy fees and funding
Certified copies have base fees plus an added $5 collected by registrars or clerks. A birth certificate copy costs $12 for public agencies and $16 for others; $4 goes to a children’s trust fund, and counties may add up to $3 for a county children’s trust fund. On January 1, 2027, a new fee schedule takes effect and adds $2 of the $16 birth fee to the Umbilical Cord Blood Collection Program Fund. Under that 2027 schedule, death and fetal death copies cost $12, and marriage or dissolution copies cost $3 for public agencies and $6 for others, with $3 sent to the state. Fee revenue supports local and state vital-record upgrades and health data work, with annual county reporting.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Blanca Pacheco
Democratic • House
Cosponsors
Patrick Ahrens
Democratic • House
Juan Alanis
Republican • House
David Alvarez
Democratic • House
Tasha Boerner
Democratic • House
Isaac Bryan
Democratic • House
Juan Carrillo
Democratic • House
Mike Fong
Democratic • House
Mike Gipson
Democratic • House
Matt Haney
Democratic • House
John Harabedian
Democratic • House
Alex Lee
Democratic • House
Monique Limón
Democratic • Senate
Mark Mark González
Democratic • House
Michelle Michelle Rodriguez
Democratic • House
Al Muratsuchi
Democratic • House
Darshana R. Patel
Democratic • House
Gail Pellerin
Democratic • House
James Ramos
Democratic • House
Pilar Schiavo
Democratic • House
Nick Schultz
Democratic • House
José Luis Solache
Democratic • House
Esmeralda Soria
Democratic • House
Catherine Stefani
Democratic • House
Avelino Valencia
Democratic • House
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 9/10/2025
Item 202 — Assembly AFLOOR
Yes: 76 • No: 0
Senate vote • 9/9/2025
Item 300 — Senate SFLOOR
Yes: 40 • No: 0
legislature vote • 8/29/2025
Vote in CS61
Yes: 7 • No: 0
legislature vote • 7/7/2025
Vote in CS61
Yes: 6 • No: 0
legislature vote • 6/18/2025
Vote in CS60
Yes: 10 • No: 0
House vote • 5/29/2025
Item 60 — Assembly AFLOOR
Yes: 69 • No: 0
legislature vote • 5/23/2025
Vote in CX25
Yes: 14 • No: 0
legislature vote • 3/25/2025
Vote in CX08
Yes: 15 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 662, Statutes of 2025.
10/12/2025SenateApproved by the Governor.
10/12/2025legislatureEnrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
9/22/2025legislatureSenate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 3192.).
9/10/2025HouseIn Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
9/9/2025HouseRead third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2737.).
9/9/2025SenateRead second time. Ordered to third reading.
9/8/2025SenateRead third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
9/5/2025SenateRead second time. Ordered to third reading.
9/3/2025SenateRead third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
9/2/2025SenateRead second time. Ordered to third reading.
8/29/2025SenateFrom committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).
8/29/2025SenateIn committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
7/7/2025SenateRead second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
6/23/2025SenateFrom committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 18).
6/19/2025SenateReferred to Com. on HEALTH.
6/11/2025SenateIn Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
5/29/2025SenateRead third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 69. Noes 0. Page 1778.)
5/29/2025HouseRead second time. Ordered to third reading.
5/27/2025HouseFrom committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).
5/23/2025HouseIn committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
4/9/2025HouseFrom committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
3/26/2025HouseRe-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
3/19/2025HouseFrom committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.
3/18/2025HouseReferred to Com. on HEALTH.
2/3/2025House
Bill Text
Chaptered
10/12/2025
Enrolled
9/12/2025
Amended Senate
9/5/2025
Amended Senate
9/2/2025
Amended Senate
6/23/2025
Amended Assembly
3/18/2025
Introduced
12/3/2024