Relates to persons who may become a voluntary administrator
Summary
Relates to persons who may become a voluntary administrator; includes fiduciaries of a deceased distributee, or a competent adult who is not a distributee upon the filed consent of all competent distributees as persons who can become a voluntary administrator prior to the chief fiscal officer of the county becoming such.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 20, 2025
Last action Feb 11, 2026
Floor votes · Senate May 12, 2025
How they voted
38–19
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 62
May 12, 2025
D
Democratic40
90% Yea
R
Republican22
86% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Feb 11, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
upper
May 12, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
lower
May 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Luis Sepúlveda
DDemocratic
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