Relative to Foster Care Awareness Month.
This bill designates May 2024 as Foster Care Awareness Month to highlight the needs and experiences of children in California's foster care system. The measure does not change any laws or allocate funding; instead, it serves as a symbolic declaration to raise public awareness about the challenges faced by foster youth and the efforts of those supporting them. By formally recognizing this month, the legislature aims to encourage community engagement and discussion regarding foster care issues without implementing new policy requirements.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2024
Committee Review
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Assembly Passage
Jun 2024
Signed into Law
Jun 2024
Introduced May 14, 2024
Signed Jun 20, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 30, 2024 · Assembly Jun 13, 2024
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
May 30, 2024
D
Democratic31
93% Yea
R
Republican9
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Jun 20, 2024
Introduced
Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 2 p.m.
legislature
Jun 13, 2024
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (77-0-2)
assembly
Jun 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read. Adopted. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 5861.) Ordered to the Senate.
lower
Jun 10, 2024
Lower · Passed
From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 10).
lower
Jun 3, 2024
Committee
Referred to Com. on RLS.
lower
May 30, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (38-0-2)
senate
May 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read. Adopted. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4259.) Ordered to the Assembly.
upper
May 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
From committee: Ordered to third reading.
upper
May 14, 2024
Introduced
Introduced. Referred to Com. on RLS.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Marie Alvarado-Gil
RRepublican
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