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California · 2025-2026 Regular Session
SB1264Probate: notice of death for child support obligations.
Direction
Custody & supportchild supportAI label
↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parentmodel confidence 90%
Requires notice of death to child support agency when personal representative has actual knowledge of a decedent's child support obligation (or that of an heir/beneficiary), allowing the agency to assert a claim against the estate within 4 months, so more effective collection of unpaid child support
if the general personal representative or estate attorney has actual knowledge that the decedent had a child support obligation under an order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction or that an heir or a beneficiary of the estate has a child support obligation under an order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.
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Stage: Law · step 6 of 6
Last action
2026-09-20: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 427, Statutes of 2026.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill amends probate notice requirements to facilitate child support claims against estates when there is actual knowledge of obligations, expanding collection mechanisms (restricts the paying parent's side) while adding explicit no-investigation and no-change clauses (neutral). No other listed topics are substantively addressed.
Related bills
AB1875Dissolution of marriage.=No change to rights of the paying or noncustodial parent=No change to rights of the paying or noncustodial parent Law
AB2395Child support: compromise of arrears program.↑Expands rights of the paying or noncustodial parent Vetoed
AB1643Child support.↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parent Committee
SB1364Child custody.↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parent↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parent Law
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 427, Statutes of 2026.
2026-09-20
Approved by the Governor.
2026-08-28
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2026-08-24
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Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5685.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2026-08-19
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In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2026-08-19
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Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6260.) Ordered to the Senate.
2026-08-06
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Ordered to third reading.
2026-08-06
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Read third time and amended.
2026-06-29
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Ordered to third reading.
2026-06-29
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From consent calendar on motion of Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry.
2026-06-25
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Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
2026-06-24
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From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 24).
2026-06-09
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From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-05-11
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Referred to Com. on JUD.
2026-04-30
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In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2026-04-30
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Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4114.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2026-04-28
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Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
2026-04-27
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From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.
2026-04-17
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Set for hearing April 27.
2026-04-15
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From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 3869.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-04-09
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Set for hearing April 14.
2026-04-08
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Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2026-03-23
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From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
2026-03-04
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Referred to Com. on RLS.
2026-02-20
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From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
2026-02-19
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Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.