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 06/15/26 - Amended Senate
 04/09/26 - Amended Assembly
 01/29/26 - Introduced

 AB-1660 Public guardians and public administrators.(2025-2026)

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 Date Published: 06/25/2026 09:00 PM

AB1660:v96#DOCUMENTBill Start

 Amended
 IN 
 Senate
 June 25, 2026

 Amended
 IN 
 Senate
 June 15, 2026

 Amended
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 Assembly
 April 09, 2026

 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION

 Assembly Bill

No. 1660

Introduced by Assembly Member Schiavo

January 29, 2026

An act to amend Sections 2901, 2901.5, 7603, and 7660 of the Probate Code, relating to probate.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 1660, as amended, Schiavo.
 Public guardians and public administrators.

Existing law requires a public guardian to apply for appointment as a guardian or conservator of the person, the estate, or the person and estate if there is an imminent threat to a person’s health or safety or the person’s estate, there is no one else who is qualified and willing to act, as specified, the appointment would be in the best interests of the person, and the person is domiciled in the county. Existing law similarly requires a court to order a public guardian of a county to apply for appointment as a guardian or conservator if it appears that there is no one else who is qualified and willing to act, that the appointment as guardian or conservator appears to be in the best interests of the person, and the person is domiciled in the county. Existing law grants a public guardian a variety of powers, including the right to take control of real or personal property, issue
 written certification of this fact, and to restrain any person from transferring, encumbering, or disposing of any real or personal property held in a trust, as specified. Under existing law, a written certification issued by a public guardian and public conservator for these purposes is valid for 30 days after its issuance. Existing law requires a financial institution or other person, without inquiring into the truth of the written certification and without court order or letters being issued, to provide the public guardian or public conservator with specified information and to take specified actions.

Existing law establishes the public administrator as an officer of a county. Existing law regulates the administration of estates of decedents and permits the public administrator to be appointed to administer these estates under certain circumstances. Existing law grants public administrators a variety of powers in this regard, including the right to take control
 of a decedent’s property, issue written certification of this fact, and summarily dispose of property, as specified. Under existing law, a written certification issued by a public administrator for these purposes is valid for 30 days after its issuance. Existing law requires a financial institution, governmental or private agency, retirement fund administrator, insurance company, licensed securities dealer, or other person, without inquiring into the truth of the written certification, without requiring a death certificate, without charge, and without court order or letters being issued, to perform specified functions, including providing the public administrator complete information concerning property held in the name of the decedent, including names and addresses of beneficiaries or joint owners, as specified.

This bill would authorize a court to award sanctions of no less than $1,000 per violation for fees paid and costs incurred for failure of a financial
 institution, governmental or private agency, retirement fund administrator, insurance company, licensed securities dealer, or other person, as specified, to comply with these requirements following receipt of service of notice of at least 30 days. The bill would make written certifications issued by a public guardian, public conservator, and public administrator to take possession or control of property valid for 60 days and would make changes to the form that a written certification is required to substantially comply with, including, among other things, requiring the social security number, date of birth, and last address of the individual to which the written certification applies. The bill would also provide a form for the written certifications