California’s AB 495 Stalls in Senate Amid Parental Rights Opposition

California’s AB 495 Stalls in Senate Amid Parental Rights Opposition

A bill that would have made it easier for children to be temporarily placed under the care of guardians other than their parents has been stopped from advancing in the California Legislature. The Senate Appropriations Committee voted unanimously on Aug. 18 to place Assembly Bill 495 on suspense file. At the hearing on Aug. 18, critics voiced their opposition to the bill. AB 495, or the Family Preparedness Plan Act of 2025, would have expanded th…

'You need to move out IMMEDIATELY!' Pastor sounds alarm over new CA bill targeting children · American Wire News

A California pastor has warned that parents in the state will need to move out immediately if a newly proposed bill makes it into the books. The bill, AB 495, would amend sections of the California Education Code, Family Code and Probate Code to expand who’s eligible for a caregiver’s authorization affidavit, according to Sacramento station KCRA. According to the bill’s supporters, it’d basically allow parents to choose any trusted adult to temp…

This new bill should TERRIFY anyone with kids in California

Calvary Chapel Chino Hills founding and senior Pastor Jack Hibbs is sounding the alarms. Do you have children in the state of California? If you do, this is your warning: if California passes AB 495, you need to move out IMMEDIATELY. Pastor Hibbs joined Glenn to discuss the controversial bill, which Hibbs argues might be the "worst, most dangerous legislation that has ever come out of California." Hibbs breaks down what the bill says, or more im…

REICHERT’S RESTORE SAN DIEGO NEWSLETTER SPREADS MISLEADING CLAIMS ABOUT AB 495

Amy ReichertRestore San DiegoAB495Family Preparedness Plan Act of 2025Politics and local governmentLatino Voices By Jesse Kendrick   Image: Restore San Diego founder Amy Reichert   August 23, 2025 (El Cajon) – “State-sponsored kidnapping loophole” is the epithet lobbed at Assembly Bill 495 by local “Restore San Diego” newsletter.    The bill, officially entitled AB 495: Family Preparedness Plan Act of 2025, outlines a series of revisions to exis…

AB 495: Redefining guardianship and risking children - The Sacramento Observer

By Craig DeLuz | Project 21 Leadership Network OPINION – Assembly Bill 495, or the “Family Preparedness Plan Act of 2025,” is being positioned as a compassionate response to the challenges immigrant families face during sudden separations. Yet, beneath its empathetic veneer lies a monstrous redefinition of guardianship that threatens not only parental rights but the very fabric of child safety. It appears that under the guise of compassion, Cali…