AB 2764 California 20252026 session
Extended foster care.
Existing law, the California Fostering Connections to Success Act, revises and expands the scope of various programs relating to the provision of cash assistance and other services to and for the benefit of certain foster and adopted children, and other children who have been placed in out-of-home care, including children who receive Aid to Families with Dependent Children-Foster Care (AFDC-FC) , Adoption Assistance Program (AAP) , California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) , and Kinship Guardianship Assistance Payment (Kin-GAP) benefits. Among other provisions, the act extends to nonminor dependents up to 21 years of age the jurisdiction of the juvenile court over a dependent, and specified foster care benefits if specified education or employment requirements are met, including that the nonminor is completing secondary education or a program leading to an equivalent credential or employed for at least 80 hours per month. This bill would prohibit a nonminor dependent from being denied eligibility for, or have eligibility terminated from, the above-described extended foster care benefits for failure to meet education or employment participation requirements that exceed the previously described education or employment requirements. The bill would also make technical, conforming changes. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Sections 366.31, 11363, 11386, 16120, and 16501.1 of the Welfare and Institutions Code proposed by AB 2478 to be operative only if this bill and AB 2478 are enacted and this bill is enacted last. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 388.1 of the Welfare and Institutions Code proposed by AB 1967 to be operative only if this bill and AB 1967 are enacted and this bill is enacted last. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 391 of the Welfare and Institutions Code proposed by SB 534 to be operative only if this bill and SB 534 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
Status
- Introduced
- Committee
- Floor vote
- Passed
- Enacted
Passed both chambers — last recorded action August 27, 2026
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 70. Noes 0.).
Recorded votes
AB 2764 Ahrens Concurrence in Senate Amendments
70 yes · 0 no · pass August 27, 2026
3rd Reading AB2764 Ahrens et al. By Menjivar
39 yes · 0 no · pass August 26, 2026
3rd Reading AB2764 Ahrens et al. By Menjivar Motion to Reconsider Reconsider
40 yes · 0 no · pass August 26, 2026
3rd Reading AB2764 Ahrens et al. By Menjivar
40 yes · 0 no · pass August 26, 2026
Passage likelihood
95% Higher than most bills at this stage
This is an estimate, not a guarantee. It is computed from the signals listed below and nothing else. It does not account for leadership priorities, floor scheduling, or negotiations that are not in the public record.
What the estimate is based on
- Historical base rate About 20% of introduced state bills are enacted.
- Current stage Passed both chambers.
- Cosponsors 1 cosponsor.
State-level impact
State-level impact data is not available for this bill. The source text does not contain a per-state funding formula or scored breakdown, so no figures are shown.
Official actions
- Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 70. Noes 0.).
- In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).
- Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.)
- Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.).
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 15).
- From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.
- From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.
- In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.
- Referred to Com. on HUMAN S.
- In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
- Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 4908.)
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (April 23).
- Referred to Com. on HUM. S.
- From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
- Read first time. To print.