CaliforniaSafe-surrender sites must accept infants up to 30 days old
Parents and other lawful custodians may voluntarily surrender infants up to 30 days old at safe-surrender sites and avoid prosecution for certain listed offenses.
What it does
Safe-surrender sites must accept infants up to 30 days old. Parents and other lawful custodians who voluntarily surrender an infant there cannot be prosecuted for certain listed offenses.
If the Commission on State Mandates finds that the act requires local spending, the state must reimburse local agencies and school districts for those costs.
Argument forCaregivers could have more time to surrender an infant safely and avoid prosecution for certain offenses, while sites must accept infants within the age limit.
Argument againstLocal officials may take on extra work because safe-surrender rules cover older infants, and state reimbursement depends on a formal finding of mandated costs.
More detail
Safe-surrender rules cover infants up to 30 days old. A parent or other lawful custodian who voluntarily surrenders an infant at a safe-surrender site cannot be prosecuted for certain listed offenses. The rules apply at designated county, local fire agency, or hospital sites. A county or fire agency designation needs approval from the appropriate local governing body. The surrender must be voluntary and made to site personnel by a parent or another person with lawful custody. The prosecution protection applies to violations of Penal Code Sections 270, 270.5, 271, or 271a.
The state must reimburse local agencies and school districts for mandated costs if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the act imposes those costs. Local agencies and school districts are covered. Reimbursement depends on a Commission on State Mandates determination that the act contains costs mandated by the state.
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History
- 2026
- Sep 27Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 534, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 27Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 3Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 27In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.Minor
- Aug 26Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).Passed Senate
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB1628 Michelle Rodriguez By Umberg. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 13Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 13From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).Minor
- Jun 29In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.Minor
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 17From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Jun 16
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 3Referred to Com. on JUD.Minor
- May 21In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Vote recorded AB 1628 Michelle Rodriguez Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- May 21Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 5189.)Passed Assembly
- May 18Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 14From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- May 14Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 5030.)
- May 13In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.Minor
- Apr 23From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 23Coauthors revised.
- Apr 8From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.Minor
- Apr 8Coauthors revised.
- Apr 7
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Human Services]. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 23Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.Minor
- Mar 19From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 16Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and HUM. S.Minor
- Jan 27From printer. May be heard in committee February 26.
- Jan 26Read first time. To print.Introduced
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