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Read. Follow. Verify.California AB 1939 authorizes professional fiduciary corporations and sets new regulatory fees
Record date · August 13, 2026
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What This Bill Would Do
Starting January 1, 2029, this bill allows professional fiduciaries to form professional corporations to provide their services and establishes new registration and reporting requirements for these entities. It also mandates that the Professional Fiduciaries Bureau collect a regulatory fee of at least $1,000 from these corporations and expands the grounds for disciplinary action against licensees.
This bill changes how professional fiduciaries—who manage assets for conservatorships, guardianships, and trusts—can structure their businesses and creates new oversight requirements that could impact the cost and legal structure of fiduciary services in California.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Professional fiduciaries
They gain the ability to organize as professional corporations and face new reporting and disclosure requirements.
Superior courts
They must adhere to new requirements when appointing professional fiduciaries to roles like guardian or conservator.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can professional fiduciaries form corporations under this bill?
What is the cost to register a professional fiduciary corporation?
What happens if a fiduciary fails to respond to a Bureau inquiry?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently filed. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Committee.
Version history
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Full breakdown
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Expansion of Corporate Practice
The bill marks a shift in California's regulation of fiduciaries by explicitly allowing the corporate practice of a profession previously governed primarily through individual licensing.
Connected Entities
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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