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type: "Bill"
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title: "Guardian ad litem appointment."
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description: "(1) Existing law authorizes a court to appoint a guardian ad litem at any stage of a proceeding under the Probate Code to represent the interest of specified persons, including a minor or an incapacitated person, if the court determines that representation of their interest otherwise would be inadequate."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
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legislature: "California Legislature"
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session: "20212022"
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identifier: "SB 1279"
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citation: "California SB 1279 (20212022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Guardian ad litem appointment."]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ochoa Bogh"]
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version_count: 9
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action_count: 28
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2022-02-18"
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last_action: "2022-09-29"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e870e922-4b14-4ba8-bc2c-7a115066b75b"
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source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB1279"
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source_hash: "595904e71543e4d0ab8c31260e25b9232663545ffa85bcbfed60944f6b3b9045"
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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 SB 1279 (20212022) — Guardian ad litem appointment.
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(1) Existing law authorizes a court to appoint a guardian ad litem at any stage of a proceeding under the Probate Code to represent the interest of specified persons, including a minor or an incapacitated person, if the court determines that representation of their interest otherwise would be inadequate.
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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. **02/18/22 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB1279&version=20210SB127999INT)
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2. **04/25/22 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB1279&version=20210SB127998AMD)
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3. **04/27/22 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB1279&version=20210SB127997AMD)
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4. **05/05/22 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB1279&version=20210SB127996AMD)
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5. **06/23/22 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB1279&version=20210SB127995AMD)
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6. **08/15/22 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB1279&version=20210SB127994AMD)
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7. **09/29/22 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB1279&version=20210SB127992CHP)
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8. **SB1279** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB1279)
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9. **09/09/22 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB1279&version=20210SB127993ENR)
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## Votes
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- Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — **11–0** (pass) · lower
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- Do pass as amended — **10–0** (pass) · upper
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- SB 1279 Ochoa Bogh Senate Third Reading By Bloom — **77–0** (pass) · lower
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- Unfinished Business SB1279 Ochoa Bogh Concurrence — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- 3rd Reading SB1279 Ochoa Bogh — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Ochoa Bogh — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-02-18** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2022-02-18** Article IV Section 8(a) of the Constitution and Joint Rule 55 dispensed with February 7, 2022, suspending the 30 calendar day requirement.
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- **2022-02-22** From printer.
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- **2022-03-02** Referred to Com. on JUD. `referral-committee`
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- **2022-03-25** Set for hearing April 19.
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- **2022-04-13** April 19 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
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- **2022-04-14** Set for hearing May 3.
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- **2022-04-25** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. `amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
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- **2022-04-27** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. `amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
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- **2022-05-04** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 3596.) (May 3). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-05-05** Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2022-05-25** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 3926.) Ordered to the Assembly. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
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- **2022-05-26** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
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- **2022-06-02** Referred to Com. on JUD. `referral-committee`
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- **2022-06-08** June 14 hearing postponed by committee.
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- **2022-06-23** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. `amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
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- **2022-06-28** From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 28). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-06-29** Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. `reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2022-08-01** From consent calendar on motion of Assembly Member Reyes.
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- **2022-08-01** Ordered to third reading.
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- **2022-08-15** Read third time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3`
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- **2022-08-15** Ordered to third reading.
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- **2022-08-22** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 5999.) Ordered to the Senate. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
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- **2022-08-22** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
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- **2022-08-31** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5369.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-09-13** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
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- **2022-09-29** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2022-09-29** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 843, Statutes of 2022. `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/e870e922-4b14-4ba8-bc2c-7a115066b75b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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