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California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

California SB 1264

Probate: notice of death for child support obligations.

  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 sets forth the rules of practice applicable to probate. For estates for which letters testamentary or letters of administration are issued on or after January 1, 2026, existing law requires the general personal representative or the estate attorney of a decedent's estate to provide notice of the decedent's death to the Director of the Department of Child Support Services within 90 days after the date letters are first issued, if the general personal representative or estate attorney knows or has reason to believe the decedent has a child support obligation under an order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction. Existing law authorizes a local child support agency to assert a claim on the estate no later than 4 months after receiving this notice. This bill would instead require that notice to be provided for estates for which letters are issued on or after January 1, 2027, if the general personal representative or estate attorney has actual knowledge that the decedent has a child support obligation under an order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction or that an heir or a beneficiary of the estate has a child support obligation under an order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction. The bill would specify that it does not impose a duty to investigate whether or not a decedent or an heir or beneficiary of the estate is subject to a child support order. For a notice that the decedent is a child support obligor, the bill would authorize a local child support agency to assert a claim no later than 4 months after delivery of this notice. The bill would make its provisions inapplicable to the manner or timeframe for a local child support agency to pursue collection of a child support obligation.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 4:02 AM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Aug 24, 2026
Senate		Unfinished Business SB1264 Valladares ConcurrencepassSet your home in California to see
Aug 19, 2026
House		SB 1264 Valladares Senate Third Reading By DixonpassSet your home in California to see
Jun 24, 2026
House		Do pass. To Consent Calendar.passSet your home in California to see
Jun 9, 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 30, 2026
Senate		Consent Calendar 2ndpassSet your home in California to see
Apr 14, 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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