Bill Sponsor
California Senate Bill 1143
Session 20252026
Children's advocacy centers: recordings.
Became Law
Became Law
Became Law on Jun 30, 2026
First Action
Feb 18, 2026
Latest Action
Jun 30, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1143
State
California
Session
20252026
Sponsorship by Party
Summary
Existing law authorizes a county to use a children's advocacy center to implement a coordinated multidisciplinary response to investigate reports involving child physical or sexual abuse, exploitation, or maltreatment. Existing law requires a county that utilizes a child advocacy center to meet specified standards, including, among other things, that the children's advocacy center must verify that interviews conducted in the course of investigations are conducted in a forensically sound manner and occur in a child-focused setting designed to provide a safe, comfortable, and dedicated place for children and families. Existing law requires the children's advocacy center or other identified multidisciplinary team member custodian to ensure that all recordings of child forensic interviews be released only in response to a court order, or, upon request, to law enforcement agencies authorized to investigate child abuse or agencies authorized to prosecute juvenile or criminal conduct described in the forensic interview, or to county counsel evaluating an allegation of child abuse. Existing law requires files, reports, records, communications, and working papers used or developed in providing services through a children's advocacy center to be confidential and not public records. Existing law authorizes the members of a multidisciplinary team associated with a children's advocacy center to share with other multidisciplinary team members any information or records concerning the child and family and the person who is the subject of the investigation of suspected child abuse or neglect for the sole purpose of facilitating a forensic interview, case discussion, or providing services to the child or family, as specified. This bill would additionally authorize the members of a multidisciplinary team associated with a children's advocacy center to share with child welfare agencies authorized to investigate child abuse and neglect any information or records, as specified, for the purposes mentioned above.
Actions (19)
06/30/2026
California State Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 55, Statutes of 2026.
06/30/2026
California State Legislature
Approved by the Governor.
06/19/2026
California State Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
06/16/2026
Senate
In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
06/15/2026
Assembly
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
06/10/2026
Assembly
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
06/09/2026
Assembly
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 9).
05/26/2026
Assembly
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
05/19/2026
Assembly
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
05/18/2026
Senate
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly.
04/15/2026
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
04/14/2026
Senate
Ordered to second reading.
04/14/2026
Senate
Read third time and amended.
03/25/2026
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
03/24/2026
Senate
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 3661.) (March 24).
03/10/2026
Senate
Set for hearing March 24.
02/26/2026
Senate
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
02/19/2026
Senate
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.
02/18/2026
Senate
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Sources
Record Created
Feb 19, 2026 8:40:27 AM
Record Updated
Jul 2, 2026 8:55:00 AM