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type: "Bill"
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title: "Indian children: child custody proceedings."
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description: "(1) Existing federal law, the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA) , governs the proceedings for determining the placement of an Indian child when that child is removed from the custody of the child's parent or guardian. Existing law states findings and declarations of the Legislature regarding Indian children, including that the state is committed to protecting the essential tribal relations and best interest of an Indian child by promoting practices in accordance with the ICWA, and it is in the interest of an Indian child that the child's membership or citizenship in the child's Indian tribe and connection to the tribal community be encouraged and protected, and requires the court to consider those findings in all Indian child custody proceedings."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
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legislature: "California Legislature"
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session: "20232024"
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identifier: "AB 81"
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citation: "California AB 81 (20232024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Indian children", "child custody proceedings"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ramos"]
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version_count: 8
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action_count: 36
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2022-12-15"
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last_action: "2024-09-27"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/93da184e-78b3-46a9-b804-9a47eeb036a7"
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source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB81"
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source_hash: "3065e030483a7521150b7a76b422856392182ac4f0a12d471720105b7318341f"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
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---
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# California AB 81 (20232024) — Indian children: child custody proceedings.
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(1) Existing federal law, the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA) , governs the proceedings for determining the placement of an Indian child when that child is removed from the custody of the child's parent or guardian. Existing law states findings and declarations of the Legislature regarding Indian children, including that the state is committed to protecting the essential tribal relations and best interest of an Indian child by promoting practices in accordance with the ICWA, and it is in the interest of an Indian child that the child's membership or citizenship in the child's Indian tribe and connection to the tribal community be encouraged and protected, and requires the court to consider those findings in all Indian child custody proceedings.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **12/15/22 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB81&version=20230AB8199INT)
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2. **06/08/23 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB81&version=20230AB8198AMD)
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3. **06/18/24 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB81&version=20230AB8196AMD)
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4. **08/19/24 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB81&version=20230AB8195AMD)
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5. **09/01/23 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB81&version=20230AB8197AMD)
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6. **09/27/24 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB81&version=20230AB8193CHP)
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7. **AB81** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB81)
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8. **08/31/24 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB81&version=20230AB8194ENR)
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## Votes
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- 3rd Reading AB81 Ramos et al. By Limón Urgency Clause — **38–0** (pass) · upper
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- AB 81 Ramos Assembly Third Reading — **75–0** (pass) · lower
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- Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar — **11–0** (pass) · upper
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- Do pass. — **9–0** (pass) · lower
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- That the measure be returned to Senate Floor for consideration. Ordered to third reading. — **9–0** (pass) · upper
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- AB 81 Ramos Concurrence - Urgency Added — **77–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Ramos — primary (person)
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- Haney — coauthor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-12-15** Introduced. To print. `introduction`
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- **2022-12-16** From printer. May be heard in committee January 15.
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- **2023-01-04** Read first time. `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-02** Referred to Com. on JUD. `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-28** Coauthors revised.
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- **2023-03-28** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 28). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-29** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2023-04-20** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1266.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
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- **2023-04-20** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
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- **2023-05-03** Referred to Com. on RLS. `referral-committee`
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- **2023-06-08** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on RLS. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
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- **2023-06-21** Re-referred to Com. on JUD. `referral-committee`
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- **2023-07-12** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 11). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-07-13** Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. `reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2023-08-14** From Consent Calendar.
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- **2023-08-14** Ordered to third reading.
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- **2023-09-01** Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3`
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- **2023-09-05** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2023-09-11** Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Limón.
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- **2024-06-17** From inactive file.
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- **2024-06-17** Ordered to second reading.
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- **2024-06-18** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2024-06-18** Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3`
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- **2024-06-19** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2024-06-20** Re-referred to Com. on RLS pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(b). `referral-committee`
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- **2024-08-08** From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on JUD. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(b). (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on JUD. `committee-passage, referral-committee`
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- **2024-08-13** From committee: That the measure be returned to Senate Floor for consideration. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (August 13) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-08-19** Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3`
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- **2024-08-20** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2024-08-27** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0.). `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
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- **2024-08-28** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 30 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
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- **2024-08-28** Assembly Rule 77 suspended.
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- **2024-08-28** Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.). `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-09-10** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
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- **2024-09-27** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2024-09-27** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 656, Statutes of 2024. `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/93da184e-78b3-46a9-b804-9a47eeb036a7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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