California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB1824: Indian children: guardianship or conservatorship proceedings.
Status: Chaptered, September 25, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend Sections 1460, 1474, 1510, 1511, 1513, 1513.2, 1516.5, and 2250 of, to add Sections 1459.1, 1459.2, 1459.3, 1459.4, 1459.6, and 1459.7 to, to repeal Sections 1460.2 and 1500.1 of, and to repeal and add Sections 1449, 1459, and 1459.5 of, the Probate Code, relating to Indian children. Indian children Indian children: guardianship or conservatorship proceedings. (1) Existing federal law, the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), governs the proceedings for determining the placement of an Indian child when that child is removed from the custody of the child’s parent or guardian…
From the chaptered text, September 25, 2026:
An act to amend Sections 1460, 1474, 1510, 1511, 1513, 1513.2, 1516.5, and 2250 of, to add Sections 1459.1, 1459.2, 1459.3, 1459.4, 1459.6, and 1459.7 to, to repeal Sections 1460.2 and 1500.1 of, and to repeal and add Sections 1449, 1459, and 1459.5 of, the Probate Code, relating to Indian children. Indian children Indian children: guardianship or conservatorship proceedings. (1) Existing federal law, the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), governs the proceedings for determining the placement of an Indian child when that child is removed from the custody of the child’s parent or guardian. Existing law states findings and declarations of the Legislature regarding Indian children, including that the state is committed to protecting the essential tribal relations and best interest of an Indian child by promoting practices in accordance with the ICWA, and it is in the interest of an Indian child that the child’s membership or citizenship in the child’s Indian tribe and connection to the tribal community be encouraged and protected, and requires the court to consider those findings in all Indian child custody proceedings. This bill would additionally state that the State of California is committed to protecting essential tribal relations by recognizing a tribe’s right to protect the health, safety, and welfare of its citizens. (2) Existing provisions of state law govern guardianship and conservatorship …