Short answer
California is replacing its official statutory power of attorney form. AB 2199 was signed on June 30, 2026 (Chapter 47, Statutes of 2026). It repeals and replaces the form in Probate Code § 4401 and adds § 4466. The author's office says it takes effect January 1, 2027.
According to the bill, the new form lets your parent name successor agents, nominate the agent to be conservator of their estate, and choose optional powers over digital assets and electronic communications.
Step by step
- Know the date: the new form applies starting January 1, 2027.
- Read the official bill text to see the new form (link below).
- Look at the new optional parts: successor agent(s), nominating the agent as conservator of the estate, and digital-asset powers, which use the meanings in California's Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act.
- Remember the signing rule: the statutory form must still meet § 4402, which requires a notary.
- If your parent already signed the older form, ask a California attorney whether to update it. The bill's summary doesn't answer that, so we don't either.
- Use our California POA checklist for the signing and witness basics.
Quick questions
When does the new California POA form start?
AB 2199 was chaptered June 30, 2026 as a non-urgency bill, and the author's office says it takes effect January 1, 2027.
Is my parent's old POA still valid after 2027?
We don't cover that because the official sources we checked don't state it. Ask a California-licensed attorney to review your parent's document.