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Appropriations committee advances SB 450 to reaffirm California jurisdiction in certain adoption proceedings
Summary
SB 450 would confirm California's jurisdiction over some adoption proceedings and require all legal parents be listed on adoption orders; the Appropriations Committee advanced the bill with two members not voting, according to the hearing transcript.
The Assembly Appropriations Committee advanced SB 450 on July 2, 2025. Sen. Menger presented the bill, saying it would clarify and reaffirm California's longstanding jurisdiction for adoption proceedings, including confirmatory adoptions when parents no longer live in California but the child was born here.
Menger told the committee SB 450 would also require that all legal parents appear on adoption orders to avoid confusion about parental rights, particularly in step-parent and LGBTQ+ family contexts. Sponsor materials and the bill analysis, Menger said, indicate the Judicial Council reported only minor, absorbable costs and the bill has no significant state cost.
Supporters included Craig Bolster, who spoke on behalf of Equality California, Our Family Coalition, and the Academy of California Adoption and ART Lawyers, all listed as co-sponsors. No opposition witnesses were recorded in the hearing excerpt.
The committee advanced SB 450 on a roll call; the transcript records that two members (Tongapaugh and Ta[w]) did not vote on the measure.
