SAN DIEGO — California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 495, the Family Preparedness Plan Act, into law. The legislation aims to protect children of immigrant families from separation ...
AB 495 is aimed at helping California families make caregiving arrangements during situations like a deportation, incarceration or illness, among others. The bill references an official form known as ...
A new law allowing parents to designate someone to care for their child in the event they are detained or deported by federal immigration authorities will soon take effect in California. Starting Jan.
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday signed a bill that has garnered national attention since it “revise the definition of a relative” to allow more people beyond immediate family members to qualify as a ...
On Oct. 12, 2025, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that he had signed Assembly Bill 495, also known as the Family Preparedness Plan Act, into law. In the months leading up to its passage, the ...