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 to apply for an adjustment of status to that of a lawful permanent resident within the United States. Under federal regulations, an alien is eligible for special immigrant juvenile status if he or she is under 21 years of age. Existing state law provides that the juvenile, probate, and family divisions of the superior court have jurisdiction to make judicial determinations regarding the custody and care of juveniles within the meaning of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act. Existing law also requires the court, upon request, to make the necessary findings regarding special immigrant juvenile status if there is evidence to support those findings.
California AB 2090 (20172018) — Guardianships: special immigrant juvenile status.
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 to apply for an adjustment of status to that of a lawful permanent resident within the United States. Under federal regulations, an alien is eligible for special immigrant juvenile status if he or she is under 21 years of age. Existing state law provides that the juvenile, probate, and family divisions of the superior court have jurisdiction to make judicial determinations regarding the custody and care of juveniles within the meaning of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act. Existing law also requires the court, upon request, to make the necessary findings regarding special immigrant juvenile status if there is evidence to support those findings.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2018-02-07 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2018-02-08 From printer. May be heard in committee March 10.
2018-03-19 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2018-03-19 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2018-03-20 Re-referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2018-04-10 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 10). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2018-04-11 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-04-12 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 52. Noes 0. Page 4642.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-04-12 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2018-04-25 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2018-06-13 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 12). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2018-06-14 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-08-09 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 4. Page 5238.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-08-09 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2018-08-14 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2018-08-27 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2018-08-27 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 209, Statutes of 2018.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/68af61c9-8121-4bb0-9210-ca32fcbbdb7d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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