Probate: notice of death for child support obligations.

Legislative status

1. Introduced
2. In Committee
3. Reported by Committee
4. Floor Vote Scheduled
5. Passed One Chamber
6. Passed Both Chambers
7. Sent to Executive
8. Enacted

Summary

The bill mandates that a decedent’s personal representative or estate attorney must notify the California Department of Child Support Services within 90 days of receiving letters of administration if they have actual knowledge the decedent—or a child of the decedent who is an heir or beneficiary—has a child‑support obligation. The notice gives a local child‑support agency up to four months to file a claim against the estate. The measure does not require anyone to investigate whether such obligations exist.

AI-generated summary — may be incomplete or inaccurate. Verify against the official bill text.

Vote

Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6260.) Ordered to the Senate. · Aug 19, 2026

Hearings

• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Jun 24, 2026
• Judiciary Committee Hearing
  Judiciary · Jun 9, 2026
• Judiciary Committee Hearing
  Judiciary · Jun 9, 2026
• Judiciary Committee Hearing
  Judiciary · Apr 14, 2026
• Judiciary
  Senate Judiciary Committee · Apr 14, 2026

History

1. May 11, 2026Referred to Com. on JUD.
2. Apr 30, 2026Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly.
3. Apr 30, 2026In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
4. Apr 28, 2026Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
5. Apr 27, 2026From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.
6. Apr 17, 2026Set for hearing April 27.
7. Apr 15, 2026From 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.
8. Apr 9, 2026Set for hearing April 14.
9. Apr 8, 2026Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
10. Mar 23, 2026From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
11. Mar 4, 2026Referred to Com. on RLS.
12. Feb 20, 2026From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.

The 12 most recent of 13 recorded actions.

Sponsors

• Suzette Valladares (R) · sponsor
• Valladares

Bill text

Opens the legislature’s own copy.

Similar bills in other states

Loading the map of where bills like this one were filed.

Topics

Share