--- type: "Bill" title: "Human services." description: "(1) Existing federal law, the Immigration and Nationality Act, establishes a procedure for classification of certain aliens as special immigrants who have been declared dependent on a juvenile court, and authorizes those aliens who have been granted special immigrant juvenile status to apply for an adjustment of status to that of a lawful permanent resident within the United States. Under federal regulations, state juvenile courts are charged with making a preliminary determination of the child's dependency, as specified. Existing federal regulations define juvenile court to mean a court located in the United States having jurisdiction under state law to make judicial determinations about the custody and care of juveniles." jurisdiction: "us/states/ca" legislature: "California Legislature" session: "20132014" identifier: "SB 873" citation: "California SB 873 (20132014)" classification: ["bill", "appropriation"] subjects: ["Human services."] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review"] version_count: 7 action_count: 26 vote_count: 7 first_action: "2014-01-09" last_action: "2014-09-27" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1241c2ff-b754-445f-b9a0-3417db634769" source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB873" source_hash: "1af176ace89d11779f8c58384179d142ad7d73d2bcf0aa3fe936d9083f40cc66" vintage: "2026-07-01" source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump" retrieved_at: "2026-07-06" confidence: "reported" tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"] --- # California SB 873 (20132014) — Human services. (1) Existing federal law, the Immigration and Nationality Act, establishes a procedure for classification of certain aliens as special immigrants who have been declared dependent on a juvenile court, and authorizes those aliens who have been granted special immigrant juvenile status to apply for an adjustment of status to that of a lawful permanent resident within the United States. Under federal regulations, state juvenile courts are charged with making a preliminary determination of the child's dependency, as specified. Existing federal regulations define juvenile court to mean a court located in the United States having jurisdiction under state law to make judicial determinations about the custody and care of juveniles. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **01/09/14 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB873&version=20130SB87399INT) 2. **08/12/14 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB873&version=20130SB87398AMD) 3. **08/22/14 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB873&version=20130SB87397AMD) 4. **08/27/14 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB873&version=20130SB87396AMD) 5. **09/27/14 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB873&version=20130SB87394CHP) 6. **SB873** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB873) 7. **09/03/14 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB873&version=20130SB87395ENR) ## Votes - Do pass. — **25–1** (pass) · lower - 3rd Reading SB873 Committee on B. & F.R. — **22–12** (pass) · upper - Unfinished Supp 3 SB873 Committee on B. & F.R. (Leno) Concurrence — **27–8** (pass) · upper - SB 873 B. & F. R. Senate Third Reading Amend By SKINNER Set #1 — **55–21** (pass) · lower - Do pass. — **16–9** (pass) · lower - SB 873 B. & F. R. Senate Third Reading Motion to Suspend the Rules By CHÁVEZ — **23–53** (fail) · lower - SB 873 B. & F. R. Senate Third Reading By SKINNER — **56–21** (pass) · lower ## Sponsors - Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2014-01-09** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `reading-1, introduction` - **2014-01-10** From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 9. - **2014-01-23** Referred to Com. on B. & F.R. `referral-committee` - **2014-04-03** Withdrawn from committee. - **2014-04-03** Ordered to second reading. - **2014-04-07** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1` - **2014-04-10** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 22. Noes 12. Page 3136.) Ordered to the Assembly. `reading-3, reading-1, passage` - **2014-04-10** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1` - **2014-05-08** Referred to Com. on BUDGET. `referral-committee` - **2014-08-11** Joint Rule 62(a) file notice suspended. (Page 5975.) - **2014-08-12** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET. `committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee` - **2014-08-14** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 25. Noes 1.) (August 14). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage` - **2014-08-18** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1` - **2014-08-22** Read third time and amended. (Ayes 55. Noes 21. Page 6331.) `reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage` - **2014-08-22** Ordered to third reading. - **2014-08-25** Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. `referral-committee` - **2014-08-25** Joint Rule 62(a) file notice suspended. (Page 6380.) - **2014-08-27** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET. `committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee` - **2014-08-28** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 9.) (August 28). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage` - **2014-08-28** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1` - **2014-08-29** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 56. Noes 21. Page 6711.) Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, reading-1, passage` - **2014-08-29** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. - **2014-08-29** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 27. Noes 8. Page 4985.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage` - **2014-09-08** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m. - **2014-09-27** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature` - **2014-09-27** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 685, Statutes of 2014. ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1241c2ff-b754-445f-b9a0-3417db634769`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).