California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB2478: Kinship family approval.
Status: Chaptered, September 27, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend Sections 49069.3, 49076, 56055, and 56155.5 of the Education Code, to amend Sections 6552, 8609, 8704.5, 8708, and 9201 of, and to repeal Section 9203.1 of, the Family Code, to amend Sections 7930.165, 7930.190, and 30029.7 of the Government Code, to amend Sections 1501.1, 1502, 1505, 1506, 1506.1, 1506.5, 1506.9, 1507.25, 1517, 1517.2, 1517.3, 1520, 1520.3, 1522.08, 1522.1, 1522.4, 1522.44, 1523.1, 1524, 1524.01, 1527, 1527.1, 1527.2, 1527.4, 1527.5, 1530.5, 1530.7, 1536, 1536.2, 1538, 1558, 1559.110, 1568.26, and 115725 of, to amend, repeal, and add Section 1522 of, and to re…
From the chaptered text, September 27, 2026:
An act to amend Sections 49069.3, 49076, 56055, and 56155.5 of the Education Code, to amend Sections 6552, 8609, 8704.5, 8708, and 9201 of, and to repeal Section 9203.1 of, the Family Code, to amend Sections 7930.165, 7930.190, and 30029.7 of the Government Code, to amend Sections 1501.1, 1502, 1505, 1506, 1506.1, 1506.5, 1506.9, 1507.25, 1517, 1517.2, 1517.3, 1520, 1520.3, 1522.08, 1522.1, 1522.4, 1522.44, 1523.1, 1524, 1524.01, 1527, 1527.1, 1527.2, 1527.4, 1527.5, 1530.5, 1530.7, 1536, 1536.2, 1538, 1558, 1559.110, 1568.26, and 115725 of, to amend, repeal, and add Section 1522 of, and to repeal Sections 1506.6, 1506.7, 1506.8, and 1517.1 of, the Health and Safety Code, to amend Section 676.7 of the Insurance Code, to amend Sections 11105.2, 11165.7, 11167.5, and 11170 of the Penal Code, to amend Sections 1541 and 1543 of the Probate Code, and to amend Sections 224.1, 291, 293, 294, 295, 309, 319, 361, 361.2, 361.4, 361.45, 362.04, 366.1, 366.3, 366.31, 628, 706.5, 706.6, 727, 727.05, 727.12, 727.4, 827, 4684, 10553.12, 10952.5, 11362, 11363, 11386, 11391, 11400, 11402, 11461, 11461.3, 11461.36, 11461.6, 11462, 11462.01, 11463, 16003.5, 16119, 16120, 16161, 16501.01, 16501.02, 16501.1, 16504.5, 16507.5, 16514, 16519, 16519.3, 16519.501, 16519.502, 16519.51, 16519.52, 16519.53, 16519.54, 16519.55, 16519.555, 16519.56, 16519.57, 16519.6, 16521.6, 16563, 16565, 17710, 17730, 17731, 17736, and 18250 of, to amend the heading of Article 2 (commencing …