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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill

AB 2658: Community property in trust.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 2658 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 20, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Community property in trust. Primary sponsor: Stan Ellis (R). Most recent recorded action (April 13, 2026): Re-referred to Com. on JUD. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

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Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

Existing law establishes procedures for the creation, modification, and termination of a trust, and regulates the administration of trusts by trustees on behalf of beneficiaries. Under existing law, upon the death of a person who is married or in a registered domestic partnership, 12 of the community property and quasi-community property belongs to the surviving spouse, unless the spouses have agreed in writing to divide the property in another manner. Existing law authorizes a decedent’s surviving spouse to require the transferee of quasi-community property in which the surviving spouse had an expectancy at the time of transfer to restore to the decedent’s estate 12 of the property if the transferee retains the property or, if not, 12 of its proceeds or, if none, 12 of its value at the time of transfer, provided outlined requirements are met.

This bill would clarify that a spouse may establish a trust and fund that trust by transferring to it that spouse’s 12 of the community real property, community personal property, and quasi-community personal property for the purpose of disposing of that spouse’s 12 on that spouse’s death. The bill would specify that a spouse’s interest in community property that is transferred to the trust remains community property, unless both spouses agree otherwise in writing.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Stan EllisPrimary sponsorRepublicanAssembly32

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
  2. Re-referred to Com. on AGING & L.T.C.
  3. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on AGING & L.T.C. Read second time and amended.
  4. Re-referred to Com. on AGING & L.T.C.
  5. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on AGING & L.T.C. Read second time and amended.
  6. Referred to Com. on AGING & L.T.C.
  7. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
  8. Read first time. To print.

Sources

  1. California Legislative Information — pubinfo database export
  2. Official bill page