(1) Existing law, the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act, establishes procedures for the reporting and investigation of suspected child abuse or neglect. The act requires certain professionals, including specified health practitioners and social workers, known as "mandated reporters," to report known or reasonably suspected child abuse or neglect to a local law enforcement agency or a county welfare or probation department, as specified.
California SB 119 (20252026) — Public social services trailer bill.
(1) Existing law, the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act, establishes procedures for the reporting and investigation of suspected child abuse or neglect. The act requires certain professionals, including specified health practitioners and social workers, known as "mandated reporters," to report known or reasonably suspected child abuse or neglect to a local law enforcement agency or a county welfare or probation department, as specified.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Unfinished Business SB119 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence — 28–9 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2025-01-23 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2025-01-24 From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 23.
2025-02-05 Referred to Com. on B. & F. R. referral-committee
2025-03-17 Withdrawn from committee. (Ayes 27. Noes 10. Page 384.)
2025-03-17 Ordered to second reading.
2025-03-18 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-03-20 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 436.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-03-20 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2025-03-24 Referred to Com. on BUDGET. referral-committee
2025-06-27 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2025-07-03 Withdrawn from committee pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
2025-07-03 (Ayes 50. Noes 18. Page 2418.)
2025-07-03 Ordered to third reading.
2025-07-07 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 59. Noes 11. Page 2452.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-07-08 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2025-07-17 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 28. Noes 9. Page 2124.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-07-17 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 10 a.m.
2025-07-29 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2025-07-29 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 79, Statutes of 2025. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a30b4e75-0978-47a5-ad35-23f8cc970ed1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).