Family law proceedings: custody, parentage, and adoption.
(1) Under existing law, a superior court has jurisdiction under California law to make judicial determinations regarding the custody and care of children within the meaning of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act. Existing law requires the court to make specified findings when making an order regarding special immigrant juvenile status pursuant to the act. Existing law authorizes those findings to be made at any point in a proceeding, as specified.
California AB 1650 (20232024) — Family law proceedings: custody, parentage, and adoption.
(1) Under existing law, a superior court has jurisdiction under California law to make judicial determinations regarding the custody and care of children within the meaning of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act. Existing law requires the court to make specified findings when making an order regarding special immigrant juvenile status pursuant to the act. Existing law authorizes those findings to be made at any point in a proceeding, as specified.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
3rd Reading AB1650 Jim Patterson By Jones — 39–0 (pass) · upper
AB 1650 Jim Patterson Consent Calendar Second Day — 66–0 (pass) · lower
AB 1650 Jim Patterson Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 80–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, and be ordered to the Consent Calendar — 11–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. — 11–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Jim Patterson — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2023-02-17 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2023-02-18 From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
2023-03-09 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2023-05-02 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 2). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2023-05-03 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2023-05-04 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2023-05-11 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 66. Noes 0. Page 1522.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-05-11 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2023-05-24 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2023-06-19 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2023-06-28 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 27). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2023-06-29 Read second time and amended. Ordered to consent calendar. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2023-07-05 From Consent Calendar.
2023-07-05 Ordered to third reading.
2023-09-08 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-09-11 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-09-13 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2758.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-09-13 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2023-09-14 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3561.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-09-22 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.
2023-10-13 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2023-10-13 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 851, Statutes of 2023. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/bec40468-a89e-4b82-ab8c-74e747b73db5. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).