2025-2026 Regular Session • California Legislature
AB601: Child abuse: reporting.
Legislative Summary
An act to amend Sections 16504, 16587, and 16589 of, and to add Sections 16544.5 and 18950.1 to, the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to child abuse.
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Bill History
2/13/2025
Read first time. To print.
State Assembly
2/14/2025
From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.
State Assembly
3/3/2025
Referred to Coms. on HUM. S. and PUB. S.
State Assembly
3/25/2025
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
State Assembly
3/25/2025
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. Read second time and amended.
State Assembly
3/26/2025
Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.
State Assembly
4/9/2025
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 8).
State Assembly
4/10/2025
Read second time and amended.
State Assembly
4/21/2025
Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
State Assembly
4/21/2025
Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
State Assembly
4/29/2025
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
State Assembly
5/14/2025
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
State Assembly
5/21/2025
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
State Assembly
5/21/2025
Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended.
State Assembly
5/23/2025
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).
State Assembly
5/27/2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
State Assembly
Roll Call Votes
Do pass
5/23/2025
14
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety]
4/8/2025
6
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/13/2025)
Chamber
State Assembly
Sponsors
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor
Corey Jackson
Democrat