Our full 2025 Policy Agenda Post-Session Recap can be found here or see below for additional details.
| Bill/Budget Position (Click for background info) | Brief Synopsis |
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| Childcare & Early Childhood Development ⬇ |
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| AB 753 (Robert Garcia) | Allow More People to Work in Supervised Childcare Roles While Completing their Licensing Requirements |
| AB 607 (Celeste Rodriguez) | Match Trained Professionals with New Parents through the Home Visiting Program’s Full Recommended Duration |
Federal Budget: Protect TANF & SSBG for Childcare | Reject Cuts to Social Services Grants which Fund Childcare Programs for Thousands of Low-Income Californians |
| Healthcare for Children and their Families ⬇ |
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| State Budget: Continuous Medi-Cal Age 0-5 | Stop Paperwork Issues from Causing Young Children to Miss Medical Treatment |
Federal Budget: Protect Medi-Cal for Children | Reject Cuts to Medicaid which Provides Medical Care and Mental Health Services for Millions of California Children |
| Family Financial Stability ⬇ |
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| AB 397 (Mark González) | Reduce Child Poverty by Expanding the Age Bracket for California’s Young Child Tax Credit |
| AB 1402 (Tina McKinnor) | Reduce Child Poverty by Converting Young Child and Foster Youth Tax Credits into Streamlined Financial Assistance Grant |
| AB 680 (Patrick Ahrens) | Support Resource Parents by Evaluating for All Available Foster Care Benefits and Explaining Any Ineligibility |
| Strong Communities Where Children Thrive ⬇ |
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| SB 452 (Dr. Akilah Weber Pierson) | Prevent Entering System by Connecting At-Risk Families with Legal Professionals to Provide a Wide Range of Supports |
| AB 898 (Isaac Bryan) | Keep Families Together by Expanding Utilization of Successful FURS Crisis Mobile Teams |
State Budget: Family Resource Centers | Invest in Prevention Efforts Offered at Family-Friendly Drop-in Support Hubs Trusted by the Community |
| A Robust Foster Care System ⬇ |
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| AB 779 (Tom Lackey) | Reduce the Fear of Asking for Help by Consulting with Content Experts when Handling Child Abuse Cases involving Domestic Violence |
| AB 970 (Tina McKinnor) | Streamline Family Support Referrals by Providing Mandated Reporters with Resources to Make Better-Informed Decisions |
| AB 601 (Corey Jackson) | Reduce Unnecessary Family Destabilization by Enhancing Mandated Reporter Training and Continually Monitoring System Outcomes |
| State Budget: Foster Family Agencies | Continue Recruiting and Supporting Loving Foster Homes by Providing a Cost-of-Living Adjustment and Support through the Insurance Crisis |
For the most updated information on all pending California legislation, visit https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov.
To Download our 2025 Policy agenda, click here
We are pleased to report that several bills in the All For Kids 2025 Policy Agenda cleared the Legislature and were signed by the Governor. Click here to learn more.
All For Kids typically serves as a strategic connector, providing communities with resources to inspire local engagement. But when medical care and mental health services for millions of California children were at risk, we took advocacy a step further by joining with a statewide coalition urging Congress to reject any major cuts to Medicaid, which is known in California as Medi-Cal.
Unfortunately, despite our best efforts, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” federal budget (HR 1) will have significant impacts on California families for years to come. All For Kids will monitor its implementation and continue to push-back and promote child and family well-being wherever possible.
For more information about the All For Kids Advocacy Program, visit allforkids.org/advocacy.
