Existing law requires a court to appoint counsel for a child who is not represented by counsel in dependency proceedings, except as specified. Counsel for the child is required to investigate the interests of the child beyond the scope of the juvenile proceeding, and report to the court other interests of the child that may require protection in other administrative or judicial proceedings. Existing law requires that in any case in which a child is removed from the physical custody of his or her parents due to abuse or neglect, preferential consideration be given to a request by a relative of the child for placement of the child with the relative.
California SB 926 (20112012) — Dependent children: relative placements: disclosure.
Existing law requires a court to appoint counsel for a child who is not represented by counsel in dependency proceedings, except as specified. Counsel for the child is required to investigate the interests of the child beyond the scope of the juvenile proceeding, and report to the court other interests of the child that may require protection in other administrative or judicial proceedings. Existing law requires that in any case in which a child is removed from the physical custody of his or her parents due to abuse or neglect, preferential consideration be given to a request by a relative of the child for placement of the child with the relative.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 926 Runner Consent Calendar Second Day — 77–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be placed on the Consent Calendar. — 5–0 (pass) · upper
Consent Calendar 2nd — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended, to Consent Calendar. — 10–0 (pass) · lower
Special Consent #6 — 37–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Runner — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2011-02-18 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2011-02-19 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.
2011-03-10 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2011-04-14 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2011-04-14 Set for hearing April 26.
2011-04-27 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 765.) (April 26). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-04-28 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2011-05-05 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 878.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-05-05 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2011-05-23 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2011-06-20 From committee: Do pass as amended. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 14). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-06-21 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2011-06-22 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2011-06-27 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2075.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-06-27 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2011-07-06 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2011-07-11 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1785.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2011-07-14 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 10 a.m.
2011-07-26 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2011-07-26 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 132, Statutes of 2011.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/63fe505e-c347-4c92-bfa2-ce9799e12b3c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).