20250AB__233397ENR INTRODUCED 2026-02-19 AMENDED_ASSEMBLY 2026-04-27 PASSED_ASSEMBLY 2026-05-04 PASSED_SENATE 2026-07-02 ENROLLED 2026-07-07 2025 AB ENR Introduced by Assembly Member Pellerin LEAD_AUTHOR ASSEMBLY Pellerin

An act to amend

Section 1062.34 of the Code of Civil Procedure, relating to child welfare nongovernmental organizations. child welfare nongovernmental organizations 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, 2028. MAJORITY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION

Section 1062.34 of the Code of Civil Procedure is amended to read: 1062.34. This

chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2028, and as of that date is repealed.