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CaliforniaAB 6512025-2026 Regular SessionHouse

Juveniles: dependency: incarcerated parent.

Sponsored By: Isaac Bryan (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.

Stronger court access for incarcerated parents

The law ensures incarcerated parents get notice of key hearings about their child, including termination, dependency, and parentage. Courts use existing service rules to deliver that notice. If the parent or their lawyer asks, the court orders the parent produced for the hearing. Courts may not decide certain cases without the parent present or an attorney, unless the parent signs a waiver or the facility files an affidavit. Covered people include those in state prisons, the California Rehabilitation Center, county jails, secure youth treatment facilities, and state hospitals or other treatment after insanity or incompetence findings. Removal orders go to the facility at least 15 days before they are carried out; the sheriff brings the parent, keeps custody during court, and returns them, and the parent stays in the facility’s legal custody. If the parent is not produced or waives, the court must allow video participation when available, or phone if not; remote tech does not replace in‑person family visits. Courts cannot order transport for people sentenced to death in parental‑rights cases.

Youth in dependency cases get a voice

Minors and nonminor dependents have the right to be at their juvenile court hearings. They can choose their own lawyer. If they are present, the judge must tell them they can speak and must let them speak. If a child age 10 or older or a nonminor is not there, the court checks notice. If notice or a chance to attend was missing, the court delays briefly to let them attend, unless delay is not in the child’s best interest.

Counties pay transport, state may reimburse

The county that issues an order to bring a prisoner to court pays the costs to carry it out. If the Commission on State Mandates finds state‑mandated costs, the state reimburses local agencies and school districts under Government Code procedures.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Isaac Bryan

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • José Luis Solache

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 186 • No: 0

Senate vote • 9/4/2025

Item 443 — Senate SFLOOR

Yes: 39 • No: 0

legislature vote • 8/29/2025

Vote in CS61

Yes: 7 • No: 0

legislature vote • 8/18/2025

Vote in CS61

Yes: 7 • No: 0

legislature vote • 7/8/2025

Vote in CS53

Yes: 13 • No: 0

legislature vote • 7/1/2025

Vote in CS72

Yes: 6 • No: 0

House vote • 6/3/2025

Item 66 — Assembly AFLOOR

Yes: 79 • No: 0

legislature vote • 5/23/2025

Vote in CX25

Yes: 14 • No: 0

legislature vote • 4/22/2025

Vote in CX13

Yes: 12 • No: 0

legislature vote • 4/8/2025

Vote in CX18

Yes: 9 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 274, Statutes of 2025.

    10/3/2025Senate

  2. Approved by the Governor.

    10/3/2025legislature

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

    9/11/2025legislature

  4. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

    9/4/2025House

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2522.).

    9/4/2025Senate

  6. Ordered to special consent calendar.

    9/2/2025Senate

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    8/29/2025Senate

  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).

    8/29/2025Senate

  9. In committee: Referred to suspense file.

    8/18/2025Senate

  10. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    7/9/2025Senate

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

    7/2/2025Senate

  12. Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and JUD.

    6/18/2025Senate

  13. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

    6/4/2025Senate

  14. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1975.)

    6/3/2025House

  15. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    5/27/2025House

  16. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).

    5/23/2025House

  17. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

    5/7/2025House

  18. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    4/22/2025House

  19. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

    4/10/2025House

  20. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.

    4/9/2025House

  21. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

    4/9/2025House

  22. Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and JUD.

    3/17/2025House

  23. From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.

    2/14/2025House

  24. Read first time. To print.

    2/13/2025House

Bill Text

  • Chaptered

    10/3/2025

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  • Enrolled

    9/8/2025

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  • Amended Assembly

    4/9/2025

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  • Introduced

    2/13/2025

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