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AB-890 • 2026

Nonminor dependents: county of residence.

Nonminor dependents: county of residence.

Children
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Lee
Last action
2025-10-03
Official status
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 281, Statutes of 2025.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific information about court decision-making criteria for determining what's in the best interest of the nonminor dependent.

Rules for Nonminor Dependents Moving Between Counties

This law allows nonminor dependents to request transferring their legal residence between counties if it is in their best interest and requires courts to consider such requests during review hearings.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows a nonminor dependent to ask the court to change their county of residence if they have lived there for at least one year and it is in their best interest.
  • Requires the new county's juvenile court to take over the case within 30 days after receiving the request, with jurisdiction transferring within 10 calendar days.
  • During review hearings before a child turns 18 or six months before turning 18, and for later reviews, courts must consider if the nonminor dependent wants to move their legal residence.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Nonminor dependents who are moving between counties.
  • Courts handling cases of nonminor dependents.
  • Counties where nonminor dependents live or want to move to.

Terms To Know

nonminor dependent
A young adult, usually up to age 21, who was in foster care and still needs support from the government.
juvenile court
A special court that deals with cases involving children or young adults under a certain age.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if the new county refuses to take over the case.
  • It is unclear how this will affect nonminor dependents who move frequently between counties.

Bill History

  1. 2025-10-03 California Legislative Information

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 281, Statutes of 2025.

  2. 2025-10-03 California Legislative Information

    Approved by the Governor.

  3. 2025-09-16 California Legislative Information

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

  4. 2025-09-09 California Legislative Information

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3113.).

  5. 2025-09-08 California Legislative Information

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. 2025-09-08 California Legislative Information

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2593.).

  7. 2025-09-04 California Legislative Information

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. 2025-09-03 California Legislative Information

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  9. 2025-09-03 California Legislative Information

    Ordered to third reading.

  10. 2025-09-03 California Legislative Information

    From special consent calendar.

  11. 2025-09-02 California Legislative Information

    Ordered to special consent calendar.

  12. 2025-08-29 California Legislative Information

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  13. 2025-08-29 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).

  14. 2025-08-18 California Legislative Information

    In committee: Referred to suspense file.

  15. 2025-07-16 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  16. 2025-07-08 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 7). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  17. 2025-07-03 California Legislative Information

    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.

  18. 2025-06-05 California Legislative Information

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  19. 2025-05-07 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Coms. on HUMAN S., JUD. and APPR.

  20. 2025-04-21 California Legislative Information

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  21. 2025-04-21 California Legislative Information

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 1173.)

  22. 2025-04-10 California Legislative Information

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  23. 2025-04-09 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 8).

  24. 2025-04-09 California Legislative Information

    Coauthors revised.

  25. 2025-04-01 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.

  26. 2025-03-28 California Legislative Information

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. Read second time and amended.

  27. 2025-03-03 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on HUM. S.

  28. 2025-02-20 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  29. 2025-02-19 California Legislative Information

    Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 890, Lee.
Nonminor dependents: county of residence.
Existing law specifies the rules to be used when determining the residence of a child or a nonminor dependent for purposes of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and under certain circumstances, the county in which the child or nonminor dependent is living is deemed the county of residence if the child or nonminor dependent has had a physical presence in the county for one year, and in the case of a nonminor dependent, they have expressed their intent to remain in that county. Existing law authorizes the residence of a nonminor dependent to be changed to another county where they are living if the court finds that the nonminor dependent has had a continuous physical presence in the new county for one year as a nonminor dependent and the nonminor dependent expressed intent to remain in that county. Existing law requires the juvenile court of the county where that nonminor dependent then
resides to take jurisdiction of the case upon the receipt and filing of the finding of the facts and an order transferring the case.
This bill would additionally authorize the residence of a nonminor dependent to be changed to another county where they are living if the nonminor dependent requests the transfer of jurisdiction to the new county and the court finds that the transfer is in the best interest of the nonminor dependent, as specified. The bill would require a court issuing an order to transfer the case pursuant to this new authority to issue the order within 30 court days of the nonminor dependent’s request, and deems the new county to have jurisdiction over the nonminor dependent within 10 calendar days of an issuance of an order to transfer.
Existing law specifies conditions for a review hearing that is the last hearing held before a child attains 18 years of age or that is held in the 6-month period before the child attains 18 years of age, and for subsequent review hearings for the nonminor dependent, including that the hearings be conducted in a manner that respects the nonminor’s status as a legal adult and is focused on the goals and services described in the youth’s transitional independent living case plans.
This bill would require during those and other certain review hearings that the court consider whether the nonminor dependent requests the transfer of jurisdiction to a new county.

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