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California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

California SB 1051

Foster care: childcare.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Summary

Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary

Existing law establishes the Emergency Child Care Bridge Program for Foster Children, to be implemented at the discretion of each county, for the purpose of stabilizing foster children with families at the time of placement by providing a time-limited payment or voucher for childcare following the child's placement, or for a child whose parent is in foster care, and by providing the family with a childcare navigator to assist the family in accessing long-term subsidized childcare. 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. Existing law establishes childcare resource and referral programs to serve a defined geographic area and provide prescribed services, including, making referrals to licensed child daycare facilities and the provision of childcare navigators to support children in foster care, children previously in foster care upon return to their home of origin, and children of parents involved in the child welfare system, including any child who meets the eligibility criteria for the Emergency Child Care Bridge Program for Foster Children. This bill would authorize childcare navigators to refer foster children to the county welfare department for eligibility and approval under the Emergency Child Care Bridge Program for Foster Children, and would require participating county welfare departments to determine eligibility of that referred child for the program. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 11461.6 of the Welfare and Institutions Code proposed by Assembly Bill 2478 to be operative only if this bill and AB 2478 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 8:13 PM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Aug 27, 2026
Senate		Unfinished Business SB1051 Menjivar et al. ConcurrencepassSet your home in California to see
Aug 25, 2026
House		SB 1051 Menjivar Senate Third Reading By SchiavopassSet your home in California to see
Jun 24, 2026
House		Do pass. To Consent Calendar.passSet your home in California to see
Jun 16, 2026
House		Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent CalendarpassSet your home in California to see
Apr 23, 2026
Senate		Consent Calendar 2ndpassSet your home in California to see
Apr 6, 2026
Senate		Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent CalendarpassSet your home in California to see

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