STATE BILLCA SB 381ENGROSSED

Vital records: adoptees’ birth certificates.

California State Legislature

An act to amend Section 1798.24 of the Civil Code, and to amend Sections 102645 and 102685 of, to amend, repeal, and add Section 102705 of, to add Sections 102620 and 102706 to, and to repeal Section 102675 of, the Health and Safety Code, relating to vital records.

Status: Engrossed; Passed its first chamber
Status date: Jan 27, 2026; 289 days ago
Current chamber: Assembly
Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session

CA SB 381 · EngrossedJan 27

Follow the legislation that affects what you sell.

Get started free

Free account · 30-second setup · No credit card

Prefer ChatGPT or Claude? Ask Civic IQ about this bill →

What it means for vendors

Civic IQ reads each bill for what it would fund, require or change for the agencies that buy.

What this bill would fund or requireThe spending and mandates in the bill, in plain languageTop matches free Why it matters for what you sellMatched to your products, with how to open the conversationTop matches free 1 signal from this bill in Civic IQSee them free →

Bill details

Last action: August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission. · Aug 13, 2026
Pending committee: Appropriations

Bill history

Newest first.

Aug 13, 2026August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.Assembly

Aug 5, 2026August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.Assembly

Jul 1, 2026From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Assembly

Jun 25, 2026Re-referred to Com. on JUD. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.Assembly

Jun 23, 2026June 23 hearing postponed by committee.Assembly

Jun 11, 2026June 16 hearing postponed by committee.Assembly

May 21, 2026From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.Assembly

May 4, 2026Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.Assembly

Show 19 earlier actions

Jan 27, 2026In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Assembly

Jan 27, 2026Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 3299.) Ordered to the Assembly.Senate

Jan 26, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Senate

Jan 22, 2026Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Senate

Jan 22, 2026From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3268.) (January 22).Senate

Jan 21, 2026Set for hearing January 22.Senate

Jan 20, 2026January 20 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.Senate

Jan 16, 2026Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Senate

Jan 15, 2026From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3224.) (January 14).Senate

Jan 14, 2026From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 3214.) (January 13). Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.Senate

Jan 7, 2026Set for hearing January 14 in HEALTH pending receipt.Senate

Jan 6, 2026Set for hearing January 13.Senate

Jan 5, 2026Re-referred to Coms. on JUD. and HEALTH.Senate

Jan 5, 2026Re-referred to Com. on RLS.Senate

Jan 5, 2026Withdrawn from committee.Senate

Jan 5, 2026From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.Senate

Feb 26, 2025Referred to Coms. on JUD. and APPR.Senate

Feb 18, 2025From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 17.Senate

Feb 14, 2025Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Senate

Recorded votes

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Health]Jan 13, 2026 · Senate · 13 yea · 0 nayPassed

Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]Jan 14, 2026 · Senate · 7 yea · 0 nayPassed

Placed on suspense fileJan 20, 2026 · Senate · 7 yea · 0 nayPassed

Do pass as amendedJan 22, 2026 · Senate · 7 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate 3rd Reading SB381 Wahab et alJan 27, 2026 · Senate · 35 yea · 0 nayPassed

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]Jun 30, 2026 · Assembly · 11 yea · 1 nayPassed

Read the bill at the source

This page follows the bill as the legislature records it. For the bill's full text and the official record, use the legislature's own site.

View on the legislature's site View on LegiScan

Bill data from LegiScan, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Work in government? Get Civic IQ free →

Vital records: adoptees’ birth certificates.

What it means for vendors

Bill details

Sponsors

Bill history

Recorded votes

Read the bill at the source

Start finding government buyers today.
It's free.

Vital records: adoptees’ birth certificates.

What it means for vendors

Bill details

Sponsors

Bill history

Recorded votes

Read the bill at the source

Start finding government buyers today.It's free.

Start finding government buyers today.
It's free.