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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Senate Bill

SB 778: Migrant childcare and development programs.

Enacted 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

SB 778 is a senate bill introduced in the California Senate on February 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Migrant childcare and development programs. Primary sponsor: Monique Limón (D). Most recent recorded action (October 7, 2025): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 459, Statutes of 2025.

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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, the Child Care and Development Services Act, requires the State Department of Social Services to administer childcare and development programs, including, among others, migrant childcare and development programs. Existing law, for purposes of migrant childcare and development programs, defines a “migrant agricultural worker family” as a family that has earned at least 50% of its total gross income from employment in fishing, agriculture, or agriculturally related work during the 12-month period immediately preceding the date of application for childcare and development services. Existing law requires the children of these families to be enrolled in child development programs on the basis of specified priorities, including priority to children whose families move from place to place.

This bill would instead define a “migrant agricultural worker family” as a family with at least one individual who has earned at least 40% of their total gross income from employment in fishing, agriculture, or agriculturally related work during the 12-month period immediately preceding the date of application for childcare and development services. For the purpose of enrollment in migrant child care and development programs, the bill would require the department to ensure that the self certification of income be consistent with other child care and development programs under the act.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Monique LimónPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate21

“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. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 459, Statutes of 2025.
  2. Approved by the Governor.
  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 34. Noes 3. Page 2718.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3009.) Ordered to the Senate.
  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  8. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
  9. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (August 29).
  10. July 16 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  12. Referred to Com. on HUM. S.

Sources

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