"I have to tell you, if this bill passes, I am going to ask you to leave the state of California," Pastor Hibbs declared from the pulpit. "You got to get out. You got to run with your kids. You got to go."

The bill is the first piece of legislation authored by newly elected Assemblywoman Celeste Rodriguez (D–San Fernando). She sold AB 495 as a "compassionate" solution for children of detained immigrant parents. But opponents warn the measure does far more, and far worse, than what its title suggests.

The Threat of AB 495: A Legal Loophole for Kidnapping?

The "Family Preparedness Plan Act of 2025" would allow unrelated adults, broadly defined as an "adult caregiver" with a "mentoring relationship with the child" to assume custody-like control over a child through a one-page Caregiver's Authorization Affidavit. No court appearance. No notarization. No parental consent or notification. No background check. No verification of identity required.

"Presto, someone walks away with your child," warned attorney and president of Our Duty-USA Erin Friday, who called AB 495 "a child trafficker's and kidnapper's dream bill."

Attorney Nicole Pearson, founder of Facts Law Truth Justice, testified before the State Senate:

"California wants to let someone that is not related to your child remove her from school, enroll her in any other school in the state, authorize any medical treatment of her, including mental health services and drugs, without the parents' notice and knowledge or consent. This is not fear-mongering. I'm not being hyperbolic," she said. "These unintended consequences are terrifying, and they are unavoidable."

Even medical decisions, including psychiatric drug prescriptions and sex-trait modification procedures, could be authorized by these unvetted adults without the knowledge or consent of the child's parents.

August 19th Rally: Mobilizing for Parental Rights

Real Impact and Capitol Resource Institute have pulled together a coalition of parental rights advocates, legal experts, pastors, and concerned citizens, to hold the "NO on AB 495 Rally and Lobby Day" featuring Pastor Hibbs as keynote speaker. Other speakers include best-selling author and speaker Heidi St. John and Jonathan Keller, President of California Family Council, with more speakers to be announced soon.

"I'm going to ask all of you to drive, bus, fly, I don't care how you get there," Hibbs told his church. "We're looking for a minimum of 5000 people to be there that day." (Screengrab image: via Instagram)

Schedule – Tuesday, August 19, 2025

• 1:00 PM PT – Rally Begins (West Steps of Capitol, 1315 10th Street, Sacramento)
• 2:00 PM PT – Lobby Training
• 2:30 PM PT – Legislative Office Visits

This isn't the first time Hibbs has rallied thousands to the Capitol. A previous event back in 2022 drew nearly 2000 people to the Capitol to protest a bill to legalize infanticide. Organizers hope to top that turnout this time.
Register for the Lobby Day/ Rally here...

A State in Crisis

Hibbs' warning is dire, and he isn't mincing words. "I would not subject my child to one second in this public school system with this new law, AB 495," he thundered.

California Family Council agrees the bill is incredibly dangerous. "AB 495 is a grave threat to the God-given responsibility of parents to raise and protect their children," said Greg Burt, CFC's Vice President. "It undermines every safeguard we have in place for child welfare and does so in the name of compassion. But compassion without guardrails is not mercy, it is madness."

A Biblical Call to Courage

Pastor Hibbs was clear: this is a line in the sand.

"If you have kids in the state of California and this passes, you gotta go," he said. "Your child's safety is number one in your life, and I don't care if you like the weather, and I never thought that day would ever come when I would encourage you to leave.

He pointed to Christ's words about spiritual vacancy being filled with evil (Matthew 12:43–45), warning that where good people refuse to act, evil prevails. "Because good people don't vote in California," he said, "we've got idiots running this state." Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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