California SB902: Early childhood education and childcare: electronic signatures.

What the bill says

An act to amend Section 8234 of the Education Code, and to amend Section 10269 of, and to add Section 10209.7 to, the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to early childhood education and childcare. early childhood education and childcare Early childhood education and childcare: electronic signatures…

From the chaptered text, September 20, 2026:

An act to amend Section 8234 of the Education Code, and to amend Section 10269 of, and to add Section 10209.7 to, the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to early childhood education and childcare. early childhood education and childcare Early childhood education and childcare: electronic signatures. Existing law, the Child Care and Development Services Act, administered by the State Department of Social Services, establishes a system of childcare and development services for children up to 13 years of age, which includes various programs and services, including, among others, general childcare and development programs and migrant childcare and development programs. Existing law, the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA), provides that a record or signature may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because it is in electronic form. This bill would specify that a signature required by the Child Care and Development Services Act may be satisfied by use of an electronic signature in compliance with the UETA. The bill would authorize documents with an electronic signature to be created and stored in an electronic format in compliance with the UETA, and would authorize the department to adopt regulations to implement these provisions. Existing law, the Early Education Act, requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to, among other things, provide an inclusive and cost-effective preschool program. The Early Education Act …

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Sponsors

• Grayson, Timothy (D, SD09) · primary sponsor
• Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh (R, SD19)
• Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D, SD28)
• Juan Alanis (R, AD22)
• Laurie Davies (R, AD74)
• Sade Elhawary (D, AD57)
• Heather Hadwick (R, AD01)
• Alexandra Macedo (R, AD33)
• Sharon Quirk-Silva (D, AD67)

Latest actions

1. September 20, 2026: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 418, Statutes of 2026.
2. September 20, 2026: Approved by the Governor.
3. August 21, 2026: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
4. August 18, 2026: Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5514.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
5. August 18, 2026: Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
6. August 18, 2026: Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
7. August 13, 2026: In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
8. August 13, 2026: Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 6158.) Ordered to the Senate.
9. August 13, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
10. August 6, 2026: Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

Votes

• Unfinished Business SB902 Grayson et al. Concurrence (August 18, 2026): 40 yea, 0 nay, passed
• SB 902 Grayson Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session (August 13, 2026): 72 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (August 5, 2026): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (July 1, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Education] (June 16, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Consent Calendar 2nd SB902 Grayson et al. (April 30, 2026): 36 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is SB902?

SB902 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Early childhood education and childcare: electronic signatures.

What does SB902 do?

In its own words: An act to amend Section 8234 of the Education Code, and to amend Section 10269 of, and to add Section 10209.7 to, the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to early childhood education and childcare. early childhood education and childcare Early childhood education and childcare: electronic signatures…

What is the status of SB902?

Chaptered as of September 20, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 418, Statutes of 2026. (September 20, 2026).

Who sponsored SB902?

Grayson, Timothy (D, SD09), with 8 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for SB902?

On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB902