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SB 534·CA·senate

Dependent children: information related to family.

Sent to ExecutiveFiled Feb 20, 2025
Sponsor: Steve Padilla (D)
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Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

Aug 30, 2026

Summary

The bill amends the Welfare and Institutions Code so county welfare departments must give dependent children information about their parents’ and siblings’ last known whereabouts, with the option to decline. It also establishes a Green Empowerment Zone covering the Salton Sea and southeastern desert valleys, governed by a board that will identify projects, distribute benefits, and report annually to the Legislature. The measures aim to improve outcomes for vulnerable youth and spur clean‑energy economic development in a disadvantaged region.

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