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CA SB927
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/29/2026
Primary Sponsor
Steven Choi
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AI Summary
- Declares legislative intent to address foreign-born adoptees who were legally adopted as children but lack U.S. citizenship because their adoptive parents never completed the naturalization process
- Notes that tens of thousands of legal adoptees born before February 27, 1983, remain undocumented and potentially subject to deportation despite being raised in the United States
- Identifies an estimated 18,000 Korean American adoptees alone who lack citizenship despite legal adoption
- Lists affected adoptees as originating from numerous countries including Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Germany, Guatemala, India, Japan, Mexico, Philippines, Russia, Ukraine, and Vietnam
- Serves as a placeholder bill (no substantive provisions yet) signaling the Legislature's intent to enact future legislation on this issue
Legislative Description
Foreign-born adoptees.
Last Action
Referred to Com. on RLS.
2/11/2026
Committee Referrals
Rules1/29/2026
Full Bill Text
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