Pastor Jack Hibbs is rallying Christians against a proposed law in California and warning them to flee if it passes. Hibbs is the pastor at Calvary Chapel Chino Hills and spoke to his congregation in vehement terms against Assembly Bill 495, a bill that, according to its critics, “obliterates parental rights and creates legal loopholes making child kidnapping easy.” Entitled the “Family Preparedness Plan Act of 2025,” the legislation is authored by Assemblywoman Celeste Rodrguez, a Democrat in the San Fernando district. The bill has been presented as a way for children of detained illegal immigrants to be provided with caregivers by allowing an unrelated adult to assume custody over such children through a single-page affidavit.

The bill’s critics, however, warn that the affidavit could enable child traffickers to take custody of children at a moment’s notice. “There’s no requirement in the bill for the school to ask you if it’s OK for them to take John out of school. It allows an individual to obtain a new form that comes with the bill; they fill it out, and they can name a child,” Hibbs warned his congregation. “The bill does not require a background check for this man, requires no ID, no driver’s license, no nothing. There’s no requirement in the bill for the school to call you, to ask you if it’s OK if John takes your daughter out of school.”

Attorney Nicole Pearson, founder of Facts Law Truth Justice, warned the State Senate that the bill could have “unintended consequences.” “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,” she warned. “This is not fear-mongering. I’m not being hyperbolic. These unintended consequences are terrifying, and they are unavoidable.”

Hibbs urged his congregation to flee from the state of California, should the law pass. “If this bill passes, I am going to ask you to leave the state of California. You’re gonna need to pack up and get out; you gotta get out. You gotta run with your kids. You gotta go,” he said. Hibbs has a “Stop AB 495 Rally” scheduled for August 19^th at the state capitol in Sacramento. Hibbs urged voters to rally against the bill. The rally will feature Hibbs, as well as Heidi St. John and Jonathan Keller, President of California Family Council (CFC).

The CFC has also issued stark warnings against the bill, with CFC Vice President Greg Burt calling it “madness.” “We affirm the importance of keeping children safe and families together, if you can, in times of crisis,” he said. “But compassion without guardrails is not mercy, it is madness. The notion that compassion must come at the expense of parental rights and child safety is a false dichotomy.”