California Assembly Bill 2935
Session 20232024
Foster children: consumer credit reports.
Became Law
Became Law on Sep 28, 2024
Origin Chamber
Assembly
Type
Bill
Bill Number
2935
State
California
Session
20232024
Brian Maienschein
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Motion Text
AB 2935 Maienschein Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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Summary
Existing law requires a consumer credit reporting agency to place a security freeze for a protected consumer if it receives a request from a protected consumer's representative for the placement of a security freeze, as specified, and the protected consumer's representative submits the request to the consumer credit reporting agency in accordance with certain requirements. For purposes of these provisions, a "protected consumer" includes an individual who is under the jurisdiction of a county welfare department or county probation department, has been placed in a foster care setting, and is under 16 years of age at the time a request for placement of a security freeze is made. Existing law authorizes a consumer credit reporting agency to remove a security freeze for a protected consumer, or to delete a record of a protected consumer if the security freeze was placed or the record was created based upon a material misrepresentation of fact by the protected consumer or the protected consumer's representative.
Existing law requires a county welfare department, county probation department, or the State Department of Social Services to inquire of each of the 3 major credit reporting agencies as to whether a child in foster care placement who reaches their 14th birthday has any consumer credit history, as specified. Existing law, with respect to a nonminor dependent, requires the county welfare department or county probation department to assist the young adult, on a yearly basis while the nonminor dependent is under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, with requesting the consumer credit report from each of the 3 major credit reporting agencies, as specified. Existing law requires the county social worker or county probation officer to ensure that the child or nonminor dependent receives assistance with interpreting the consumer credit report and resolving any inaccuracies, including, but not limited to, referring the youth to a governmental or nonprofit agency that provides consumer credit.
This bill would deem certain requirements for the placement or removal of a security freeze for a protected consumer to be met if the request is from the county welfare department or county probation department appearing on the most recent list provided or made available to the consumer credit reporting agency by the State Department of Social Services, and the requesting entity provides sufficient proof of identification under a specified federal law. The bill would restrict a county welfare department or county probation department from requesting a security freeze for a protected consumer placed in foster care that continues beyond the protected consumer's 18th birthday, as specified. If the child placed in a foster care setting has a consumer credit history, the bill would require any information that appears on the protected consumer's credit report to be promptly blocked and not reported, in the same manner as if the credit reporting agency had received a police report pursuant to a specified provision relating to identity theft. The bill also would require the credit reporting to comply with additional requirements relating to the blocking and unblocking of credit history information that is subject to investigation by the police or the Department of Motor Vehicles.
The bill would authorize the freeze to be removed by the representative of the protected consumer or by the protected consumer if they are 16 years of age or older, under certain circumstances, including upon the protected consumer's removal from foster care.
02/15/24 - Introduced
February 15, 2024
04/01/24 - Amended Assembly
April 1, 2024
04/17/24 - Amended Assembly
April 17, 2024
06/10/24 - Amended Senate
June 10, 2024
06/20/24 - Amended Senate
June 20, 2024
08/21/24 - Amended Senate
August 21, 2024
09/05/24 - Enrolled
September 5, 2024
09/28/24 - Chaptered
September 28, 2024
04/12/24- Assembly Banking and Finance
April 12, 2024
04/22/24- Assembly Human Services
April 22, 2024
05/06/24- Assembly Appropriations
May 6, 2024
06/14/24- Senate Judiciary
June 14, 2024
06/28/24- Senate Human Services
June 28, 2024
07/31/24- Sen. Floor Analyses
July 31, 2024
08/22/24- Sen. Floor Analyses
August 22, 2024
08/27/24- Sen. Floor Analyses
August 27, 2024
08/31/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
August 31, 2024
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09/28/2024
California State Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 846, Statutes of 2024.
09/28/2024
California State Legislature
Approved by the Governor.
09/13/2024
California State Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
08/31/2024
Assembly
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 73. Noes 0.).
08/31/2024
Assembly
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
08/30/2024
Senate
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).
08/27/2024
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
08/26/2024
Senate
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
08/22/2024
Senate
Re-referred to Com. on APPR pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5.
08/22/2024
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
08/21/2024
Senate
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
07/03/2024
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
07/02/2024
Senate
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 1).
06/20/2024
Senate
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.
06/19/2024
Senate
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HUMAN S. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 18).
06/10/2024
Senate
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
05/29/2024
Senate
Referred to Coms. on JUD. and HUMAN S.
05/16/2024
Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
05/16/2024
Assembly
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0.)
05/09/2024
Assembly
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
05/08/2024
Assembly
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 8).
04/24/2024
Assembly
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
04/18/2024
Assembly
Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.
04/17/2024
Assembly
Read second time and amended.
04/16/2024
Assembly
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 15).
04/02/2024
Assembly
Re-referred to Com. on B. & F.
04/01/2024
Assembly
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
04/01/2024
Assembly
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & F. Read second time and amended.
03/11/2024
Assembly
Referred to Coms. on B. & F. and HUM. S.
02/16/2024
Assembly
From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.
02/15/2024
Assembly
Read first time. To print.
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Feb 16, 2024 9:22:36 PM
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