Existing law requires a county social worker to investigate the circumstances of each child taken into temporary custody by a peace officer who has reasonable cause to believe the child is the victim of abuse or neglect. Existing law requires the social worker to conduct an investigation to identify and locate adult relatives of the child and to provide him or her with a specified relative information form. Existing law further requires the social worker to initiate an assessment of the suitability of a relative who requests that the child be placed with him or her.
California SB 1336 (20152016) — Dependent children: investigation: relatives.
Existing law requires a county social worker to investigate the circumstances of each child taken into temporary custody by a peace officer who has reasonable cause to believe the child is the victim of abuse or neglect. Existing law requires the social worker to conduct an investigation to identify and locate adult relatives of the child and to provide him or her with a specified relative information form. Existing law further requires the social worker to initiate an assessment of the suitability of a relative who requests that the child be placed with him or her.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Unfinished Business SB1336 Jackson Concurrence — 39–0 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading — 38–1 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Rules] — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Human Services] — 8–0 (pass) · lower
SB 1336 Jackson Senate Third Reading By ARAMBULA — 76–0 (pass) · lower
SB 1336 Jackson Senate Third Reading Amend By ARAMBULA Set #2 — 49–20 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary] — 4–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 5–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Jackson — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2016-02-19 Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction
2016-02-22 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
2016-02-22 Read first time. reading-1
2016-03-03 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2016-03-28 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2016-03-31 Re-referred to Coms. on HUMAN S. and JUD. referral-committee
2016-04-05 Set for hearing April 12.
2016-04-13 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 3519.) (April 12). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2016-04-14 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1
2016-04-19 Set for hearing April 26.
2016-04-20 April 26 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
2016-04-21 Set for hearing May 3.
2016-05-04 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on RLS. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 3767.) (May 3). Re-referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-05-12 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2016-05-13 Set for hearing May 23.
2016-05-19 Withdrawn from committee.
2016-05-19 Ordered to second reading.
2016-05-23 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2016-05-31 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 1. Page 4063.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-06-01 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2016-06-09 Referred to Coms. on JUD. and HUM. S. referral-committee
2016-06-21 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-06-29 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 28). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2016-06-30 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2016-06-30 (Corrected July 13).
2016-08-01 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2016-08-01 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 97. referral-committee
2016-08-04 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2016-08-10 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (August 10). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-08-11 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2016-08-19 Read third time and amended. (Ayes 49. Noes 20. Page 5987.) reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1
2016-08-19 Ordered to third reading.
2016-08-22 Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. referral-committee
2016-08-22 Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.
2016-08-24 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 24). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2016-08-25 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2016-08-29 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2016-08-30 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6475.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-08-30 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2016-08-31 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5559.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2016-09-09 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2016-09-30 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2016-09-30 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 890, Statutes of 2016.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b2e59664-af1b-4bb5-819d-a18dc4174687. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).