AB-2333 • 2026

Child welfare nongovernmental organizations.

Children

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Pellerin
Last action: 2026-06-02
Official status: From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 1). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The exact date of repeal is unclear in the official summary, as it mentions January 1, 2030 and then January 1, 2028. This discrepancy needs clarification from additional sources.

Child Welfare Nonprofit Organizations

AB-2333 changes the date when certain rules about liability and insurance for child welfare nonprofits will end, extending them until January 1, 2030.

What This Bill Does

Changes the current law that says some rules about liability and insurance for child welfare organizations will stop on January 1, 2027.
Extends these rules until January 1, 2030 instead of 2027.

Who It Names or Affects

Child welfare nonprofit organizations
Public entities that contract with child welfare nonprofits

Terms To Know

Foster family agency (FFA): An organization that provides foster care services to children and families.
Indemnification: Protection from financial loss or liability, often in a contract between two parties.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not change how these organizations provide foster care services.
It is unclear what will happen after January 1, 2030 when the rules end.

Bill History

2026-06-02 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 1). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2026-05-13 California Legislative Information
Referred to Coms. on HUMAN S. and JUD.
2026-05-05 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2026-05-04 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 4919.)
2026-04-28 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2026-04-27 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
2026-04-23 California Legislative Information
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 23).
2026-03-16 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on HUM. S.
2026-02-20 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2026-02-19 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 2333, as amended, Pellerin.
Child welfare nongovernmental organizations.
Existing law states that it is the public policy of this state that foster family agencies or noncustodial adoption agencies, also known as FFAs, provide necessary services to vulnerable youth and are integral to the foster care system. Existing law provides that an FFA, which contracts with a public entity for the provision of foster youth services, may be held liable for injury or damage caused by the FFA’s negligence but not for the injury or damage caused by the public entity. Existing law requires the FFA and the public entity to each bear the cost of insuring against their respective acts and omissions and defending against claims arising from those risks. Existing law prohibits the above provisions from being waived or suspended by a court, and specifies that certain indemnification provisions in contracts between FFAs and public entities are void as against public policy and
unenforceable. Existing law repeals these provisions on January 1, 2027.
This bill would instead repeal those provisions on January 1,
2030.
2028.

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