CCAPP Legislative Update: Bills We Support, Oppose, and Monitor
The California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP) is actively engaged in the 2026 legislative session to protect and strengthen California’s behavioral health workforce, treatment system, and recovery communities. This bill tracker outlines the measures CCAPP is sponsoring, supporting, opposing, or watching as they move through the Legislature.
AB 96 (Jackson D) Mental health services: peer support specialist certification.
Current Text: Amended: 1/5/2026 html pdf
Status: 5/6/2026-Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
Location: 5/6/2026-S. HEALTH
Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf.
Conc. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered
1st House 2nd House
Summary: Current law establishes a schedule of benefits under the Medi-Cal program and provides for various services, including behavioral and mental health services that are rendered by Medi-Cal enrolled providers. Current law authorizes a county, or an agency representing the county, to develop a peer support specialist certification program, subject to department approval. Current law imposes specified requirements on applicants for certification as a peer support specialist, including that the applicant be at least 18 years of age and possess a high school diploma or equivalent degree. This bill would remove the requirement of possessing a high school diploma or equivalent degree from the requirements necessary for an applicant to receive certification.
History:
2025
Jan. 7 Read first time. To print.
Jan. 8 From printer. May be heard in committee February 7.
Feb. 3 Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
Feb. 11 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.
Feb. 12 Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2026
Jan. 5 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.
Jan. 6 Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
Jan. 13 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (January 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Jan. 22 Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 3806.) From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (January 22). Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Jan. 26 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 3828.)
Jan. 27 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
May. 6 Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
Organization Position Priority
CCAPP Oppose Unless Amended
Notes: 1.20.26 CCAPP Letter to Asm. Approps
1.9.26 CCAPP Letter to Asm. Health
AB 1546 (Schultz D) Vehicles: driving under the influence.
Current Text: Introduced: 1/5/2026 html pdf
Status: 5/14/2026-From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
Location: 5/6/2026-A. APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf.
Conc. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered
1st House 2nd House
Calendar: 5/18/2026 #6 ASSEMBLY SECOND READING
Summary: Under existing law, if a person is convicted of either driving under the influence (DUI) of any alcoholic beverage or drug, or under the combined influence of any alcoholic beverage and drug or driving while having 0.08% or more, by weight, of alcohol in the person’s blood within 10 years of 2 separate violations of specified DUI offenses, or any combination thereof, that resulted in convictions, that person has committed an offense punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than 120 days nor more than one year and by a fine, as specified. This bill would, instead, make the above DUI conviction punishable as a wobbler by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than 120 days nor more than one year and by a fine, as specified, or by imprisonment in the county jail for 16 months or 2 or 3 years and a fine, as specified.
History:
2026
Jan. 5 Read first time. To print.
Jan. 6 From printer. May be heard in committee February 5.
Feb. 9 Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
Mar. 4 Coauthors revised. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
May. 6 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
May. 14 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
Organization Position Priority
CCAPP Support
Notes: 5.5.26 CCAPP Letter to Asm. Approps
2.19.26 CCAPP Letter to Asm. Public Safety
AB 1556 (Haney D) Recovery residences: funding.
Current Text: Amended: 4/23/2026 html pdf
Status: 5/14/2026-From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
Location: 5/6/2026-A. APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf.
Conc. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered
1st House 2nd House
Calendar: 5/18/2026 #11 ASSEMBLY SECOND READING
Summary: Existing law establishes the California Interagency Council on Homelessness to oversee the implementation of Housing First guidelines and regulations, and, among other things, identify resources, benefits, and services that can be accessed to prevent and end homelessness in California. Existing law requires a state agency or department that funds, implements, or administers a state program that provides housing or housing-related services to people experiencing homelessness or who are at risk of homelessness to revise or adopt guidelines and regulations to include enumerated Housing First policies. Existing law specifies the core components of Housing First, including services that are informed by a harm-reduction philosophy that recognizes drug and alcohol use and addiction as a part of tenants’ lives and where tenants are engaged in nonjudgmental communication regarding drug and alcohol use. This bill would require a recovery residence, defined as a residence that, among other things, satisfies the core components of Housing First as described above, to meet specified requirements in order to be eligible for state funding, including that residency is initiated by the resident and the resident is additionally offered at least one harm-reduction housing placement option, relapse is not cause for eviction and residents receive relapse support.
History:
2026
Jan. 8 Read first time. To print.
Jan. 9 From printer. May be heard in committee February 8.
Mar. 19 Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and HEALTH. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. Read second time and amended.
Mar. 23 Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.
Apr. 15 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
Apr. 22 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 21).
Apr. 23 Read second time and amended.
Apr. 27 Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
May. 6 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
May. 14 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
Organization Position Priority
CCAPP Support
Notes: 5.5.26 CCAPP Org Letters to Asm. Approps
5.5.26 CCAPP Letter to Asm. Approps
4.16.26 CCAPP Letter to Asm. Health
4.8.26 CCAPP Letter to Asm. Housing
3.9.26 CCAPP Letter to Author
AB 1586 (Ramos D) Opioid overdose reversal medication: school resource officers.
Current Text: Amended: 3/23/2026 html pdf
Status: 5/14/2026-Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.) In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Location: 5/14/2026-S. RLS.
Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf.
Conc. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered
1st House 2nd House
Summary: Would enact the School Safety and Opioid Overdose Prevention Act, and commencing with the 2027–28 school year, would require a school resource officer, as defined, to (1) upon assignment to a schoolsite, and at least every 2 years thereafter, complete an opioid overdose recognition and response training, as specified, and (2) annually report to the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, among other things, the number of times the school resource officer administered an opioid antagonist while serving at a schoolsite. The bill would prohibit a school resource officer who administers an opioid antagonist while assigned to a schoolsite, and their employing or contracting entity, from being held liable in a civil action or being subject to criminal prosecution for the school resource officer’s acts or omissions, unless those acts or omissions constitute gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct, as provided.
History:
2026
Jan. 14 Read first time. To print.
Jan. 15 From printer. May be heard in committee February 14.
Mar. 9 Referred to Com. on ED.
Mar. 19 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 18).
Mar. 23 Read second time and amended.
Mar. 24 Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
May. 6 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 6).
May. 7 Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
May. 14 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.) In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Organization Position Priority
CCAPP Support
Notes: 5.5.26 CCAPP Letter to Asm. Approps
3.10.26 CCAPP Letter to Asm. Ed
3.9.26 CCAPP Letter to Author
AB 1662 (Wilson D) Driving record: points: misdemeanor diversion.
Current Text: Introduced: 1/29/2026 html pdf
Status: 5/14/2026-From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 14).
Location: 5/6/2026-A. APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf.
Conc. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered
1st House 2nd House
Summary: Existing law imposes various violation points against a driver’s record for purposes of the suspension or revocation of the privilege to drive by the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) if a driver is convicted of a number of specified violations, including a conviction of driving under the influence or vehicular manslaughter. Existing law authorizes a judge in the superior court in which a misdemeanor is being prosecuted to offer diversion to a defendant, and requires the judge, at the end of the diversion period and if the defendant has complied with the imposed terms and conditions, to dismiss the action against the defendant. This bill would require a court that has, upon the above-described diversion, dismissed a misdemeanor case that includes a violation that is required to be assessed points to transmit that information to the DMV, and would require the DMV to assess the applicable points on the driver’s record.
History:
2026
Jan. 29 Read first time. To print.
Jan. 30 From printer. May be heard in committee March 1.
Feb. 17 Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and TRANS.
Mar. 4 Coauthors revised. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 3). Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
Mar. 24 Coauthors revised. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (March 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
May. 6 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
May. 14 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 14).
Organization Position Priority
CCAPP Support
Notes: 5.5.26 CCAPP Letter to Asm. Approps
3.11.26 CCAPP Letter to Asm. Transportation
3.9.26 CCAPP Letter to Author
AB 1685 (Lackey R) Driving privilege: points.
Current Text: Amended: 4/13/2026 html pdf
Status: 5/14/2026-From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
Location: 5/6/2026-A. APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf.
Conc. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered
1st House 2nd House
Calendar: 5/18/2026 #46 ASSEMBLY SECOND READING
Summary: Existing law requires all records of the Department of Motor Vehicles relating to the registration of vehicles, other information contained on an application for a driver’s license, abstracts of convictions, and certain abstracts of accident reports to be open to public inspection during office hours, except when a specific provision of law prohibits the disclosure of records or information or provides for confidentiality. Of these records, existing law requires the department to make available or disclose abstracts of convictions and abstracts of accident reports if, for driving under the influence-related violations, the date of occurrence is not later than 10 years. This bill would also require the department to make available or disclose these abstracts or reports within 10 years of the occurrence for a violation of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and with gross negligence.
History:
2026
Feb. 2 Read first time. To print.
Feb. 3 From printer. May be heard in committee March 5.
Feb. 17 Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and TRANS.
Mar. 6 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
Mar. 17 In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
Mar. 25 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 24).
Mar. 26 Read second time and amended.
Apr. 6 Re-referred to Com. on TRANS. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
Apr. 13 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.
Apr. 14 Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
Apr. 21 Coauthors revised. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
May. 6 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
May. 14 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
Organization Position Priority
CCAPP Support
Notes: 5.5.26 CCAPP Letter to Asm. Approps
3.31.26 CCAPP Letter to Asm. Transportation
3.9.26 CCAPP Letter to Asm. Public Safety
AB 1687 (Lackey R) Driver’s licenses: revocation.
Current Text: Amended: 3/26/2026 html pdf
Status: 5/14/2026-From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
Location: 5/6/2026-A. APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf.
Conc. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered
1st House 2nd House
Calendar: 5/18/2026 #47 ASSEMBLY SECOND READING
Summary: Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to immediately revoke the driving privilege of a person upon receipt of a duly certified abstract of the record of a court showing that the person has been convicted of, among other things, gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. If the person can provide proof of financial responsibility, as defined, existing law authorizes the department to reinstate those driving privileges 3 years after the date of revocation. This bill would authorize the department to revoke the driving privilege of a person upon a showing that the person has 3 or more convictions within a 10-year period for, among other things, driving while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage. If the department revokes a person’s driving privileges pursuant to this authority, the bill would prohibit the department from reinstating that person’s driving privileges until the expiration of 8 years after the date of revocation, subject to certain requirements.
History:
2026
Feb. 2 Read first time. To print.
Feb. 3 From printer. May be heard in committee March 5.
Mar. 2 Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and TRANS.
Mar. 17 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
Mar. 25 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 24).
Mar. 26 Read second time and amended.
Apr. 6 Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
Apr. 21 Coauthors revised. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
May. 6 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
May. 14 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
Organization Position Priority
CCAPP Support
Notes: 5.5.26 CCAPP Letter to Asm. Approps
4.15.26 CCAPP Letter to Asm. Transportation
3.9.26 CCAPP Letter to Asm. Public Safety
AB 1779 (Davies R) Alcoholism and drug abuse recovery and treatment programs: inducement of participants.
Current Text: Amended: 4/23/2026 html pdf
Status: 5/14/2026-Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.) In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Location: 5/14/2026-S. RLS.
Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf.
Conc. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered
1st House 2nd House
Summary: Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of drug testing laboratories and adult alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facilities and provides for the certification and regulation of adult alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment programs by the State Department of Health Care Services and authorizes the department to enforce those provisions. Existing law authorizes a facility described above to offer transportation services to an individual who is seeking recovery or treatment services only if specified conditions are met, including, among other things, that any air transportation provided to the individual includes a return ticket that may be used by the individual upon discharge and that a return ticket not used by an individual upon discharge is made available to the individual upon request for a period of one year following the individual’s discharge. This bill would require a laboratory, facility, or program described above that provides air transportation to provide a ticket for round-trip transportation. The bill would additionally require, as conditions on the provision of transportation services, that the cost of the recovery or treatment services are prohibitive for the individual without assistance from the laboratory, facility, or program, and would require the laboratory, facility, or program to obtain written acknowledgment by the individual that the transportation is not tied to insurance benefits or program participation, to document the purpose and cost of the transportation, to compile information related to the provision of transportation, and to annually publish the compiled information on its internet website.
History:
2026
Feb. 9 Read first time. To print.
Feb. 10 From printer. May be heard in committee March 12.
Feb. 23 Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
Mar. 2 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.
Mar. 3 Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
Mar. 18 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
Apr. 22 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 21).
Apr. 23 Read second time and amended.
Apr. 27 Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
May. 6 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 6).
May. 7 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
May. 14 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.) In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Organization Position Priority
CCAPP Sponsor
Notes: 5.4.26 CCAPP Org Letters to Asm. Approps
5.4.26 CCAPP Letter to Asm. Approps
4.15.26 CCAPP Org Letters to Asm. Health
3.26.26 CCAPP Updated Letter to Asm. Health
3.17.26 CCAPP Letter to Asm. Health
3.9.26 CCAPP Letter to Author
AB 1830 (Petrie-Norris D) Ignition interlock devices.
Current Text: Introduced: 2/11/2026 html pdf
Status: 5/14/2026-From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
Location: 5/6/2026-A. APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf.
Conc. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered
1st House 2nd House
Calendar: 5/18/2026 #86 ASSEMBLY SECOND READING
Summary: Current law, commencing January 1, 2019, made various changes to the law governing ignition interlock devices (IID), including, among other things, requiring a person who has been convicted of driving a motor vehicle under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, as specified, to install for a specified period of time as ordered by the court, an IID on the vehicle they operate, provided however that installation of an IID is discretionary for a first offender, as specified; authorizing a person convicted of driving a motor vehicle under the influence, if all other requirements are satisfied, including the installation of an IID, to apply for a restricted driver’s license without completing a period of license suspension or revocation; and requiring ignition interlock device manufacturers and their certified agents to adopt a specified fee schedule that provides for the payment for the costs of an ignition interlock device in amounts commensurate with that person’s income relative to the federal poverty level. Current law makes these changes operative until January 1, 2033. Current law makes it a crime to violate certain provisions relating to IIDs and motor vehicles equipped with IIDs. This bill would extend the operation of these provisions indefinitely and would repeal a related reporting requirement. The bill would also instead require the court, upon the person’s first criminal conviction for driving under the influence, to order installation of the IID. The bill would include, as part of the costs of the IID, the administration of the program, installation of the device, service, maintenance, and recalibration of the device, and any other costs associated with the device.
History:
2026
Feb. 11 Read first time. To print.
Feb. 12 From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.
Feb. 23 Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
Mar. 25 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
May. 6 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
May. 14 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
Organization Position Priority
CCAPP Support
Notes: 3.26.26 CCAPP Letter to Asm. Approps
AB 1902 (Pellerin D) Secure youth treatment facilities.
Current Text: Amended: 4/20/2026 html pdf
Status: 5/14/2026-Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (May 14).
Location: 5/13/2026-A. APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf.
Conc. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered
1st House 2nd House
Calendar: 5/18/2026 #108 ASSEMBLY SECOND READING
Summary: Existing law requires a probation department to request that the prosecuting attorney petition the committing court for an order directing that a person confined in a secure youth treatment facility remain subject to the control of the department at the time of discharge if the person confined is determined to be physically dangerous to the public because of the person’s mental or physical condition, disorder, or other problem that causes the person to have serious difficulty controlling their dangerous behavior. Existing law establishes the process for the petition, probable cause hearing, trial, continued detention, and appeal pursuant to this provision. Under existing law, if an order for continued detention is made pursuant to these provisions, the probation department has continued control over the person, except as specified, and existing law requires the department to, within 2 years after the date of the order made by a juvenile court or after conviction in criminal proceedings, file a new application for continued detention if continued detention is deemed necessary. This bill would require, if a petition is filed pursuant to these provisions, that the person who is the subject of the petition remain in custody in a secure youth treatment facility, state mental health hospital, or other appropriate adult institution until the conclusion of the proceedings. The bill would prohibit a probable cause hearing pursuant to these provisions from being continued, except upon a showing of good cause by the party requesting the continuance. The bill would also authorize the court to base the finding of probable cause on certain hearsay statements, as specified. The bill would require the person be brought to trial within 60 days from the probable cause determination, unless good cause to the contrary is shown, the person enters a waiver, or the person requests or consents to the setting of the trial date beyond the 60-day period. The bill would require the court, if the court or jury finds that the person has a mental condition or disorder, to determine a period of continued detention, as specified.
History:
2026
Feb. 12 Read first time. To print.
Feb. 13 From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.
Mar. 2 Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
Apr. 8 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.
Apr. 9 Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
Apr. 16 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 14).
Apr. 20 Read second time and amended.
Apr. 21 Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
May. 13 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
May. 14 Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (May 14).
Organization Position Priority
CCAPP Watch
AB 1932 (Elhawary D) Department of Social Services: C.R.I.S.E.S. Grant Pilot Program.
Current Text: Amended: 4/16/2026 html pdf
Status: 5/14/2026-Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (May 14).
Location: 5/13/2026-A. APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf.
Conc. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered
1st House 2nd House
Calendar: 5/18/2026 #118 ASSEMBLY SECOND READING
Summary: Existing law, until June 30, 2026, enacts the Community Response Initiative to Strengthen Emergency Systems Act, or the C.R.I.S.E.S. Act, for purposes of creating, implementing, and evaluating the C.R.I.S.E.S. Grant Pilot Program, which the act establishes. Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services to administer the program if appropriate funding is made available to the department. Existing law requires, on or before January 1, 2023, the department to award grants to qualified grantees, which include city, county, and tribal departments of social services, disability services, health services, public health, or behavioral health, based on grant eligibility criteria developed in partnership with a stakeholder workgroup. This bill would extend the C.R.I.S.E.S. Grant Pilot Program to June 30, 2032. The bill would require the department to administer the program if appropriate funding is made available in the annual Budget Act. The bill would require the department to award grants to grantees, which are community-based organizations, in consultation with stakeholders prior to January 1, 2027, and annually thereafter subject to appropriate funding. The bill would require the department, upon allocation of funding to eligible entities, to report to the Legislature and to post publicly on its internet website information about the grants funded, as specified. The bill would require the stakeholder workgroup to meet at least quarterly and perform specified functions, including partnering with the department to evaluate and make appropriate changes to criteria for qualified grantees. The bill would require the department to review and fill vacancies for appointments to the stakeholder workgroup, as specified.
History:
2026
Feb. 13 Read first time. To print.
Feb. 14 From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.
Mar. 16 Referred to Coms. on HUM. S. and JUD.
Apr. 13 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. Read second time and amended.
Apr. 14 Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.
Apr. 15 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 14).
Apr. 16 Read second time and amended.
Apr. 20 Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
Apr. 22 Coauthors revised. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
May. 13 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
May. 14 Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (May 14).
Organization Position Priority
CCAPP Watch
AB 1970 (Harabedian D) Health care coverage: mental health or substance use disorders.
Current Text: Amended: 3/24/2026 html pdf
Status: 5/14/2026-Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Location: 5/14/2026-A. THIRD READING
Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf.
Conc. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered
1st House 2nd House
Calendar: 5/18/2026 #526 ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
Summary: Existing law authorizes health care service plans and health insurers that cover prescription drugs to utilize reasonable medical management practices, including prior authorization and step therapy, consistent with applicable law. This bill would prohibit a health care service plan contract or a health insurance policy that is issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2027, from imposing step therapy as a prerequisite to authorizing coverage of any prescription drug used for the treatment of a serious mental illness or substance use disorder, as those terms are defined. The bill would specify that the prohibition on step therapy does not apply when the United States Food and Drug Administration-labeled indications and usage of a drug indicate that some prior medication must be taken. Because a willful violation of this provision by a health care service plan would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
History:
2026
Feb. 13 Read first time. To print.
Feb. 14 From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.
Mar. 2 Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
Mar. 24 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.
Mar. 25 Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
Apr. 22 Coauthors revised. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
May. 13 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 13).
May. 14 Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Organization Position Priority
CCAPP Support
Notes: 5.6.26 CCAPP Letter to Asm. Approps
3.26.26 CCAPP Letter to Asm. Health
AB 2011 (Hart D) Nonquantitative treatment limitations.
Current Text: Introduced: 2/17/2026 html pdf
Status: 5/6/2026-Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
Location: 5/6/2026-S. HEALTH
Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf.
Conc. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered
1st House 2nd House
Summary: Current federal law, the federal Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA), requires group health plans and health insurance issuers that provide both medical and surgical benefits and mental health or substance use disorder benefits to ensure that financial requirements and treatment limitations applicable to mental health or substance use disorder benefits are no more restrictive than the predominant requirements or limitations applied to substantially all medical and surgical benefits. Current state law requires every health care service plan and disability insurance policy issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2021, that provides hospital, medical, or surgical coverage to provide coverage for medically necessary treatment of mental health and substance use disorders under the same terms and conditions applied to other medical conditions, as specified. This bill would prohibit a health care service plan or insurer from relying upon discriminatory factors or evidentiary standards to design a nonquantitative treatment limitation (NQTL) to be imposed on mental health or substance use disorder benefits, as specified. To ensure that an NQTL applicable to mental health or substance use disorder benefits in a classification is no more restrictive than the predominant NQTL applied to substantially all medical/surgical benefits in the classification, the bill would require a health care service plan or insurer to collect and evaluate relevant data to assess the impact of the NQTL on outcomes related to access to mental health and substance use disorder benefits and medical/surgical benefits. The bill would require specified health care service plans or insurers to perform and document comparative analyses of the design and application of each NQTL applicable to mental health or substance use disorder benefits in accordance with prescribed requirements and submit the analyses to the respective departments by January 1, 2027, and annually thereafter.
History:
2026
Feb. 17 Read first time. To print.
Feb. 18 From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
Mar. 2 Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
Mar. 25 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 2.) (March 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Apr. 8 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 4.) (April 8).
Apr. 9 Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Apr. 27 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 54. Noes 10. Page 4834.)
Apr. 28 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
May. 6 Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
Organization Position Priority
CCAPP Support
Notes: 3.26.26 CCAPP Letter to Asm. Approps
AB 2150 (Haney D) Employment: training requirements: opioid overdose reversals.
Current Text: Amended: 3/19/2026 html pdf
Status: 5/14/2026-From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 14).
Location: 4/29/2026-A. APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf.
Conc. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered
1st House 2nd House
Calendar: 5/18/2026 #405 ASSEMBLY SECOND READING
Summary: The California Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1973 (OSHA) requires employers to comply with certain safety and health standards, as specified, and charges the division with enforcement of the act. Exiting law requires the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, before December 1, 2027, to submit a draft rulemaking proposal to revise specified regulations on first aid materials and emergency medical services to require first aid materials in a workplace to include naloxone hydrochloride or another opioid antagonist approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration to reverse opioid overdose and instructions for using the opioid antagonist. Existing law requires the standards board to consider for adoption revised standards for the standards described above on or before December 1, 2028. This bill would require an employer operating in this state that requires cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification training of its employees to also require those employees to take an online video module training on the use of naloxone to increase the rate of opioid overdose reversals, as prescribed. The bill would require the Emergency Medical Services Authority to oversee the training curriculum required pursuant to these provisions.
History:
2026
Feb. 18 Read first time. To print.
Feb. 19 From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
Mar. 19 Referred to Com. on L. & E. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. & E. Read second time and amended.
Mar. 23 Re-referred to Com. on L. & E.
Apr. 9 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Apr. 29 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
May. 14 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 14).
Organization Position Priority
CCAPP Watch
AB 2301 (Soria D) Community colleges: Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing Pilot Program.
Current Text: Introduced: 2/19/2026 html pdf
Status: 5/14/2026-From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 1.) (May 14).
Location: 5/6/2026-A. APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf.
Conc. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered
1st House 2nd House
Summary: Would require the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to develop a Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing Pilot Program that authorizes select community college districts to offer a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. The bill would limit the pilot program to 10 community college districts statewide and would require the chancellor’s office to identify and select eligible community college districts based on specified criteria. The bill would require the chancellor’s office to develop a process designed to assist community college districts with nursing programs that are applying for national accreditation for the purpose of qualifying for the pilot program, as provided. The bill would require each participating community college district to give priority registration for enrollment in the pilot program to students with an associate degree in nursing from that community college district. The bill would require the Legislative Analyst’s Office to conduct an evaluation of the pilot program to determine the effectiveness of the program and the need to continue or expand the program, as specified, to be submitted to the Legislature on or before July 1, 2034. The bill would repeal these provisions as of January 1, 2036.
History:
2026
Feb. 19 Read first time. To print.
Feb. 20 From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
Mar. 9 Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.
Apr. 22 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
May. 6 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
May. 14 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 1.) (May 14).
Organization Position Priority
CCAPP Watch
AB 2343 (Patel D) Alcohol and other drug programs: consumer protection platform.
Current Text: Amended: 4/16/2026 html pdf
Status: 5/14/2026-Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (May 14).
Location: 5/13/2026-A. APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf.
Conc. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered
1st House 2nd House
Summary: Existing law requires the State Department of Health Care Services to license and regulate adult alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facilities that provide residential nonmedical services, as specified, and further requires the department to certify and regulate alcohol and other drug programs, as specified. This bill would require an alcohol or other drug treatment facility and an alcohol or other drug program to participate in a public consumer protection platform designated or designed by the department in order to be licensed or certified. The bill would specify that participation in the public consumer protection platform pursuant to these provisions is only required if the department determines that sufficient funding has been appropriated or otherwise secured to cover the costs of participation in the platform. The bill would authorize the department to charge a reasonable fee to alcohol or other drug treatment facilities and alcohol or other drug programs required to enroll in the platform, as specified, and would prohibit the administrator of the public consumer protection platform from accepting payment from the entities subject to these provisions. The bill would authorize the department to verify compliance with participation in the public consumer protection platform as part of the certification or licensing process.
History:
2026
Feb. 19 Read first time. To print.
Feb. 20 From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
Mar. 16 Referred to Com. on HEALTH. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.
Mar. 17 Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
Apr. 15 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 14).
Apr. 16 Read second time and amended.
Apr. 20 Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
May. 13 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
May. 14 Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (May 14).
Organization Position Priority
CCAPP Watch
AB 2352 (Valencia D) Medi-Cal providers: nonprofit public benefit corporations.
Current Text: Introduced: 2/19/2026 html pdf
Status: 5/14/2026-From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 14).
Location: 4/8/2026-A. APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf.
Conc. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered
1st House 2nd House
Calendar: 5/18/2026 #433 ASSEMBLY SECOND READING
Summary: Current law sets forth various procedures, including the submission of an application package, for provider enrollment, continuing enrollment, or enrollment at a new location or a change in location under the Medi-Cal program. Current law requires an applicant or provider who is a natural person and is licensed or certificated under provisions relating to healing arts, the Osteopathic Initiative Act, or the Chiropractic Initiative Act, or is a professional corporation, to comply with the above-described procedures and to be enrolled in the Medi-Cal program as either an individual provider or as a rendering provider in a provider group for each application package that is submitted and approved. This bill would also apply the above-described provision to a nonprofit public benefit corporation that has been granted tax-exempt status and that provides nonspecialty mental health services, as specified.
History:
2026
Feb. 19 Read first time. To print.
Feb. 20 From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
Mar. 9 Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
Mar. 25 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (March 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Apr. 8 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
May. 14 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 14).
Organization Position Priority
CCAPP Support
Notes: 3.31.26 CCAPP Letter to Asm. Approps
SB 6 (Ashby D) Controlled substances: xylazine.
Current Text: Introduced: 12/2/2024 html pdf
Status: 8/28/2025-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(a)(11). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE on 7/16/2025)(May be acted upon Jan 2026)
Location: 8/28/2025-A. 2 YEAR
Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy 2 year Floor Conf.
Conc. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered
1st House 2nd House
Summary: The California Uniform Controlled Substances Act categorizes controlled substances into 5 schedules and places the greatest restrictions on those substances contained in Schedule I. Under existing law, the substances in Schedule I are deemed to have a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use while substances in Schedules II through V are substances that have an accepted medical use, but have the potential for abuse. Current law restricts the prescription, furnishing, possession, sale, and use of controlled substances, and makes a violation of those laws a crime, except as specified. Current law defines drug paraphernalia and prohibits, among other things, the manufacture, sale, and possession, as specified, of drug paraphernalia. Current law excludes from these prohibitions any testing equipment that is designed, marketed, used, or intended to be used to analyze a substance for the presence of fentanyl, ketamine, gamma hydroxybutyric acid, or any analog of fentanyl. This bill would add xylazine to the list of Schedule III substances, as specified. If an animal drug containing xylazine that has been approved under the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act is not available for sale in California, the bill would create an exception for a substance that is intended to be used to compound an animal drug, as specified. The bill would exclude from the prohibitions on paraphernalia any testing equipment to analyze a substance for the presence of xylazine.
History:
2024
Dec. 2 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Dec. 3 From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 2.
2025
Jan. 29 Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
Mar. 7 Set for hearing March 25.
Mar. 25 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 532.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Mar. 28 Set for hearing April 7.
Apr. 7 April 7 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
May. 16 Set for hearing May 23.
May. 23 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1187.) (May 23). Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Jun. 3 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1472.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Jun. 4 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Jun. 9 Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
Jul. 2 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Jul. 16 July 16 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
Aug. 29 August 29 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
Organization Position Priority
CCAPP Watch
SB 28 (Umberg D) Treatment court program standards.
Current Text: Amended: 5/23/2025 html pdf
Status: 7/15/2025-July 15 hearing postponed by committee.
Location: 6/5/2025-A. PUB. S.
Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf.
Conc. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered
1st House 2nd House
Summary: Current law, the Treatment-Mandated Felony Act, an initiative measure enacted by the voters as Proposition 36 at the November 5, 2024, statewide general election, authorizes certain defendants convicted of specified felonies or misdemeanors to participate in a treatment program, upon court approval, in lieu of a jail or prison sentence, or grant of probation with jail as a condition of probation, if specified criteria are met. The Legislature may amend this initiative by a statute passed in each house by a rollcall vote entered in the journal, 2/3 of the membership concurring, or by a statute that becomes effective only when approved by the voters. This bill would include a new standard that, as part of the treatment court program, a drug addiction expert, as defined, conducts a substance abuse and mental health evaluation of the defendant, and submits the report to the court and the parties. The bill would remove the requirement that the Judicial Council revise the standards of judicial administration. The bill would require that a treatment program that complies with existing judicial standards be offered to a person that is eligible for treatment pursuant to the Treatment-Mandated Felony Act. By requiring the court to implement a treatment program that complies with existing judicial standards, the bill would amend that initiative statute.
History:
2024
Dec. 2 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Dec. 3 From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 2.
2025
Jan. 29 Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
Mar. 7 Set for hearing March 25.
Mar. 10 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
Mar. 25 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 533.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Mar. 28 Set for hearing April 7.
Apr. 7 April 7 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
May. 16 Set for hearing May 23.
May. 23 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1188.) (May 23). Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
May. 27 Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
May. 29 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1336.) Ordered to the Assembly. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Jun. 5 Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
Jun. 17 June 17 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
Jul. 15 July 15 hearing postponed by committee.
Organization Position Priority
CCAPP Watch
SB 35 (Umberg D) Alcohol and drug programs.
Current Text: Amended: 7/17/2025 html pdf
Status: 8/28/2025-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(a)(11). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE on 8/20/2025)(May be acted upon Jan 2026)
Location: 8/28/2025-A. 2 YEAR
Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy 2 year Floor Conf.
Conc. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered
1st House 2nd House
Summary: Current law provides for the licensure and regulation of adult alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facilities by the State Department of Public Health and prohibits the operation of one of those facilities without a current valid license. Current law requires the department, if a facility is alleged to be in violation of that prohibition, to conduct a site visit to investigate the allegation. Current law requires, if the department’s employee or agent finds evidence that the facility is providing services without a license, the employee or agent to take specified actions, including, among others, submitting the findings of the investigation to the department and issuing a written notice to the facility that includes the date by which the facility is required to cease providing services. This bill would require the department, if it determines it has jurisdiction over the allegation, to initiate that investigation within 10 days of receiving the allegation and, except as specified, complete the investigation within 60 days of initiating the investigation. The bill would require the department, if it receives a complaint that does not fall under its jurisdiction, to notify the complainant that it does not investigate that type of complaint. The bill would require the employee or agent to provide the notice described above within 10 days of the employee or agency submitting their findings to the department and to conduct a followup site visit to determine whether the facility has ceased providing services as required. The bill would authorize, in counties that elect to administer the Drug Medi-Cal organized delivery system and that provide optional recovery housing services, the county behavioral health agency to request approval from the department to conduct a site visit of a recovery residence that is alleged to be operating without a license.
History:
2024
Dec. 3 Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Dec. 4 From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 3.
2025
Jan. 6 Read first time.
Jan. 29 Referred to Com. on RLS.
Mar. 10 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
Mar. 19 Re-referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.
Mar. 28 Set for hearing April 9.
Apr. 1 April 9 hearing postponed by committee.
Apr. 2 Set for hearing April 23.
Apr. 23 Set for hearing April 29 in JUD. pending receipt.
Apr. 24 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 867.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
Apr. 30 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 937.) (April 29).
May. 1 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
May. 6 Set for hearing May 12.
May. 12 May 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
May. 16 Set for hearing May 23.
May. 23 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1188.) (May 23). Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
May. 27 Ordered to special consent calendar.
May. 29 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1322.) Ordered to the Assembly. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Jun. 5 Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
Jun. 11 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
Jul. 16 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (July 15).
Jul. 17 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Aug. 20 August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
Aug. 29 August 29 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
Organization Position Priority
CCAPP Watch
SB 329 (Blakespear D) Alcohol and drug recovery or treatment facilities: investigations.
Current Text: Amended: 3/28/2025 html pdf
Status: 8/28/2025-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(a)(11). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE on 7/2/2025)(May be acted upon Jan 2026)
Location: 8/28/2025-A. 2 YEAR
Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy 2 year Floor Conf.
Conc. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered
1st House 2nd House
Summary: Current law provides for the licensure and regulation of alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facilities by the State Department of Health Care Services. Current law prohibits operating an alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility to provide recovery, treatment, or detoxification services within this state without first obtaining a current valid license. If a facility is alleged to be providing those services without a license, existing law requires the department to conduct a site visit to investigate the allegation. Current law also authorizes the department to conduct announced or unannounced site visits to licensed facilities for the purpose of reviewing them for compliance, as specified. This bill would require the department to assign a complaint under its jurisdiction regarding an alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility to an analyst for investigation within 10 days of receiving the complaint. If the department receives a complaint that does not fall under its jurisdiction, the bill would require the department to notify the complainant, in writing, that it does not investigate that type of complaint.
History:
2025
Feb. 11 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Feb. 12 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 14.
Feb. 19 Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
Mar. 17 Set for hearing March 26.
Mar. 27 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 566.) (March 26).
Mar. 28 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Apr. 4 Set for hearing April 21.
Apr. 21 April 21 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
May. 16 Set for hearing May 23.
May. 23 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1196.) (May 23). Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
May. 27 Ordered to special consent calendar.
May. 29 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1325.) Ordered to the Assembly. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Jun. 5 Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
Jun. 25 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Jul. 2 July 2 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
Aug. 29 August 29 hearing postponed by committee.
Organization Position Priority
CCAPP Watch
SB 331 (Menjivar D) Substance abuse.
Current Text: Amended: 5/23/2025 html pdf
Status: 7/17/2025-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(a)(10). (Last location was HEALTH on 6/16/2025)(May be acted upon Jan 2026)
Location: 7/17/2025-A. 2 YEAR
Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk 2 year Fiscal Floor Conf.
Conc. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered
1st House 2nd House
Summary: Under the Lanterman-Petris-Short (LPS) Act, when a person, as a result of a mental health disorder, is a danger to themselves or others, or is gravely disabled, the person may, upon probable cause, be taken into custody by specified individuals, including, among others, a peace officer and a designated member of a mobile crisis team, and placed in a facility designated by the county and approved by the State Department of Health Care Services for up to 72 hours for evaluation and treatment. For the purposes of these provisions, current law defines “gravely disabled” as a condition in which a person, as a result of a mental health disorder, a severe substance use disorder, or a co-occurring mental health disorder and a severe substance use disorder, is unable to provide for their basic personal needs for food, clothing, shelter, personal safety, or necessary medical care. This bill would include in the definition of “gravely disabled” for purposes of the above provisions an individual who is unable to provide for their basic personal needs due to chronic alcoholism, as defined. The bill would further define a “mental health disorder” as a condition outlined in the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
History:
2025
Feb. 12 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Feb. 13 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 15.
Feb. 19 Referred to Coms. on E., U & C. and E.Q.
Mar. 24 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E., U & C.
Mar. 25 Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
Apr. 2 Re-referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.
Apr. 3 Set for hearing April 9.
Apr. 9 Set for hearing April 29 in JUD. pending receipt.
Apr. 10 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 737.) (April 9). Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
Apr. 30 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 939.) (April 29).
May. 1 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
May. 6 Set for hearing May 12.
May. 12 May 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
May. 16 Set for hearing May 23.
May. 23 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 1196.) (May 23). Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
May. 27 Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Jun. 4 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 27. Noes 0. Page 1514.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Jun. 5 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Jun. 16 Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.
Jul. 2 July 8 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
Organization Position Priority
CCAPP Watch
SB 363 (Wiener D) Health care coverage: independent medical review.
Current Text: Amended: 7/17/2025 html pdf
Status: 8/29/2025-Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(a)(11). (Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE FILE on 8/20/2025)(May be acted upon Jan 2026)
Location: 8/29/2025-A. 2 YEAR
Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy 2 year Floor Conf.
Conc. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered
1st House 2nd House
Summary: Current law provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law establishes the Independent Medical Review System within each department, under which an enrollee or insured may seek review if a health care service has been denied, modified, or delayed by a health care service plan or health insurer and the enrollee or insured has previously filed a grievance that remains unresolved after 30 days. This bill would require a health care service plan or health insurer to annually report to the appropriate department the total number of claims processed by the health care service plan or health insurer for the prior year and its number of treatment denials or modifications, separated and disaggregated as specified, commencing on or before June 1, 2026. The bill would require the departments to compare the number of a health care service plan’s or health insurer’s treatment denials and modifications to (1) the number of successful independent medical review overturns of the plan’s or insurer’s treatment denials or modifications and (2) the number of treatment denials or modifications reversed by a plan or insurer after an independent medical review for the denial or modification is requested, filed, or applied for. For a health care service plan or health insurer with 10 or more independent medical reviews in a given year, the bill would make the health care service plan or health insurer liable for an administrative penalty, as specified, if more than 50% of the independent medical reviews filed with a health care service plan or health insurer result in an overturning or reversal of a treatment denial or modification in any one individual category of specified general types of care.
History:
2025
Feb. 13 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Feb. 14 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 16.
Feb. 26 Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
Mar. 17 Set for hearing April 2.
Mar. 26 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. April 2 hearing postponed by committee. Set for hearing April 9.
Apr. 10 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 2. Page 737.) (April 9). Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Apr. 17 Set for hearing April 28.
Apr. 28 April 28 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
May. 16 Set for hearing May 23.
May. 23 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 1198.) (May 23). Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
May. 27 Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
May. 28 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 8. Page 1291.) Ordered to the Assembly. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Jun. 5 Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
Jun. 24 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
Jul. 16 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 15).
Jul. 17 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Aug. 20 August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
Aug. 29 August 29 hearing postponed by committee.
Organization Position Priority
CCAPP Support
Notes: 8.14.25 CCAPP Letter to Asm. Approps
6.26.25 CCAPP Letter to Asm. Health
5.19.25 CCAPP Letter to Sen. Approps
4.8.25 CCAPP Letter to Sen. Health
SB 490 (Umberg D) Alcohol and drug programs.
Current Text: Amended: 1/5/2026 html pdf
Status: 1/26/2026-Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Location: 1/26/2026-A. DESK
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Conc. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered
1st House 2nd House
Summary: Current law provides for the licensure and regulation of adult alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facilities by the State Department of Public Health and prohibits the operation of one of those facilities without a current valid license. Current law requires the department, if a facility is alleged to be in violation of that prohibition, to conduct a site visit to investigate the allegation. Current law requires, if the department’s employee or agent finds evidence that the facility is providing services without a license, the employee or agent to take specified actions, including, among others, submitting the findings of the investigation to the department and issuing a written notice to the facility that includes the date by which the facility is required to cease providing services. Current law establishes the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services and under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services, through fee-for-service or managed care delivery systems. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid program provisions. Current law establishes the Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program (Drug Medi-Cal) and authorizes the department to enter into a Drug Medi-Cal contract with each county for the provision of alcohol and drug use services within the county service area. This bill would require the department, if it determines it has jurisdiction over the allegation, to initiate that investigation within 10 days of receiving the allegation and, except as specified, complete the investigation within 60 days of initiating the investigation. The bill would require the department, if it receives a complaint that does not fall under its jurisdiction, to notify the complainant that it does not investigate that type of complaint. The bill would require the employee or agent to provide the notice described above within 10 days of the employee or agency submitting their findings to the department and to conduct a followup site visit to determine whether the facility has ceased providing services as required.
History:
2025
Feb. 19 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Feb. 20 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
Feb. 26 Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
Mar. 7 Set for hearing March 25.
Mar. 21 March 25 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
Mar. 26 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
Mar. 27 Set for hearing April 8.
Apr. 3 April 8 set for second hearing canceled at the request of author.
2026
Jan. 5 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
Jan. 6 Set for hearing January 14.
Jan. 15 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 3224.) (January 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. Set for hearing January 20.
Jan. 20 January 20 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
Jan. 21 Set for hearing January 22.
Jan. 22 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3269.) (January 22). Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Jan. 26 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 3283.) Ordered to the Assembly. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Organization Position Priority
CCAPP Watch
SB 883 (Umberg D) Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) court program.
Current Text: Amended: 3/23/2026 html pdf
Status: 4/23/2026-Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Location: 4/23/2026-A. DESK
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Conc. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered
1st House 2nd House
Summary: The Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Act authorizes specified persons, including a person with whom the respondent resides, family members, and first responders, among others, to petition a civil court to create a voluntary CARE agreement or a court-ordered CARE plan and implement services, to be provided by county behavioral health agencies, to provide behavioral health care, including stabilization medication, housing, and other enumerated services, to adults who are currently experiencing a severe mental illness and have a diagnosis identified in the disorder class schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, and who meet other specified criteria. Existing law requires that if the court finds that the respondent meets the CARE criteria, the court is required to order the county behavioral health agency, the respondent, and the respondent’s counsel and supporter to jointly develop a CARE plan within 14 days. This bill would instead require a court to order the county behavioral health agency, the respondent, and the respondent’s counsel and supporter to jointly develop a CARE plan within 21 days.
History:
2026
Jan. 13 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Jan. 14 From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 13.
Feb. 11 Referred to Com. on RLS.
Mar. 23 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
Apr. 8 Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
Apr. 9 Set for hearing April 14.
Apr. 15 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 14).
Apr. 16 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
Apr. 23 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Organization Position Priority
CCAPP Watch
SB 895 (Wiener D) California Science and Health Research Bond Act.
Current Text: Amended: 5/14/2026 html pdf
Status: 5/14/2026-From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (May 14). Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. (Amended text released 5/15/2026)
Location: 5/14/2026-S. SECOND READING
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Conc. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered
1st House 2nd House
Calendar: 5/18/2026 #10 SENATE SENATE BILLS - SECOND READING FILE
Summary: Existing law establishes various grant and loan programs for research, including, among others, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, California Firefighter Cancer Prevention and Research Program, and the Public Interest Research, Development, and Demonstration Program. This bill would establish the California Foundation for Science and Health Research within the Government Operations Agency. The bill would require the Secretary of Government Operations to oversee the process of appointing the director of the foundation, and would authorize the Secretary of Government Operations to delegate the task of hiring and determining the salaries, bonuses, and benefits of additional personnel to the director, as specified.
History:
2026
Jan. 15 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Jan. 16 From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 15.
Feb. 11 Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and N.R. & W.
Mar. 11 Set for hearing March 25.
Mar. 16 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
Mar. 26 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on N.R. & W. (Ayes 9. Noes 2. Page 3689.) (March 25).
Apr. 6 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
Apr. 9 Set for hearing April 14.
Apr. 14 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3869.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Apr. 17 Set for hearing April 27.
Apr. 27 April 27 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
May. 8 Set for hearing May 14.
May. 14 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (May 14). Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Organization Position Priority
CCAPP Support
Notes: 4.20.26 CCAPP Letter to Sen. Approps
4.9.26 CCAPP Letter to Sen. NR & Water
3.4.26 CCAPP Letter to Sen. Health
SB 903 (Padilla D) Mental health professionals: artificial intelligence.
Current Text: Amended: 4/7/2026 html pdf
Status: 5/14/2026-From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (May 14). Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Location: 5/14/2026-S. THIRD READING
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Conc. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered
1st House 2nd House
Calendar: 5/18/2026 #207 SENATE SENATE BILLS -THIRD READING FILE
Summary: Existing law establishes various healing arts boards within the Department of Consumer Affairs that license and regulate various healing arts licensees. Existing laws, including the Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Act, the Educational Psychologist Practice Act, the Clinical Social Worker Practice Act, and the Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor Act, make a violation of those acts a crime. Existing law regulates the use of artificial intelligence, as defined. Existing law requires a health facility, clinic, physician’s office, or office of a group practice that uses generative artificial intelligence to generate written or verbal patient communications pertaining to patient clinical information to ensure those communications include a disclaimer that indicates to the patient that a communication was generated by artificial intelligence and instructions describing how a patient may contact a human health care provider, employee, or other appropriate person. This bill would regulate the use of artificial intelligence by licensed professionals providing psychotherapy services, as defined. The bill, among other things, would prohibit an individual, corporation, or entity from using artificial intelligence to record or transcribe psychotherapeutic communications or sessions or to triage or screen a person for the need for psychotherapy services unless the patient or their authorized representative is informed that artificial intelligence will be used and provides consent, as specified. The bill would prohibit a licensed professional from allowing artificial intelligence to perform certain acts, including making independent therapeutic decisions or detecting emotions or mental states.
History:
2026
Jan. 21 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Jan. 22 From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 21.
Feb. 18 Referred to Coms. on B. P. & E.D. and P., D.T., & C.P.
Apr. 7 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.
Apr. 8 Set for hearing April 13.
Apr. 10 Set for hearing April 20 in P., D.T., & C.P. pending receipt.
Apr. 13 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 3840.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P.
Apr. 21 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Apr. 24 Set for hearing May 4.
May. 4 May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
May. 8 Set for hearing May 14.
May. 14 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (May 14). Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Organization Position Priority
CCAPP Support
Notes: 4.24.26 CCAPP Letter to Sen. Approps
4.15.26 CCAPP Letter to Sen. Privacy
3.9.26 CCAPP Letter to Sen. Business
3.9.26 CCAPP Letter to Author
SB 907 (Archuleta D) Driving under the influence and other driving offenses: comprehensive reform.
Current Text: Amended: 4/9/2026 html pdf
Status: 5/14/2026-VOTE: Do pass as amended (PASS)
Location: 4/20/2026-S. APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
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Conc. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered
1st House 2nd House
Summary: Existing law defines the term “violent felony” for various purposes, including enhancing the punishment for felonies. This bill would add to those crimes that are within the definition of a violent felony.
History:
2026
Jan. 22 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Jan. 23 From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 22.
Feb. 11 Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
Mar. 23 Set for hearing April 7.
Apr. 8 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 3759.) (April 7).
Apr. 9 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Apr. 14 Set for hearing April 20.
Apr. 20 April 20 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
May. 8 Set for hearing May 14.
Organization Position Priority
CCAPP Support
Notes: 4.14.26 CCAPP Letter to Sen. Approps
3.20.26 CCAPP Letter to Sen. Public Safety
3.9.26 CCAPP Letter to Author
SB 953 (Niello R) Driving record: points: vehicular manslaughter.
Current Text: Amended: 4/6/2026 html pdf
Status: 5/14/2026-From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (May 14). Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Location: 5/14/2026-S. THIRD READING
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Conc. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered
1st House 2nd House
Calendar: 5/18/2026 #220 SENATE SENATE BILLS -THIRD READING FILE
Summary: Existing law defines vehicular manslaughter as, among other things, driving a vehicle in the commission of an unlawful act, not amounting to a felony, or driving a vehicle in the commission of a lawful act that might produce death, in an unlawful manner, that results in the unlawful killing of a human being without malice. Under existing law, vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, as defined, is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year or by imprisonment in the state prison for 2, 4, or 6 years, and vehicular manslaughter without gross negligence is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year. Existing law authorizes a judge in the superior court in which a misdemeanor is being prosecuted to offer diversion to a defendant, and requires the judge, at the end of the diversion period and if the defendant has complied with the imposed terms and conditions, to dismiss the action against the defendant. Existing law imposes 2 violation points against a driver’s record for purposes of the suspension or revocation of the privilege to drive if a driver is convicted of vehicular manslaughter. This bill would impose 2 violation points against a driver’s record for a misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter violation that was dismissed by a judge upon the completion of diversion.
History:
2026
Feb. 2 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Feb. 3 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 5.
Feb. 11 Referred to Com. on TRANS.
Mar. 26 Set for hearing April 14.
Apr. 6 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
Apr. 15 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Apr. 17 Set for hearing April 27.
Apr. 27 April 27 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
May. 8 Set for hearing May 14.
May. 14 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (May 14). Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Organization Position Priority
CCAPP Watch
SB 989 (Blakespear D) Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Court Program.
Current Text: Amended: 5/14/2026 html pdf
Status: 5/14/2026-From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (May 14). Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. (Amended text released 5/15/2026)
Location: 5/14/2026-S. SECOND READING
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Conc. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered
1st House 2nd House
Calendar: 5/18/2026 #28 SENATE SENATE BILLS - SECOND READING FILE
Summary: Existing law, the Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Act, authorizes specified persons, including a person with whom the respondent resides, family members, and first responders, among others, to petition a civil court to create a voluntary CARE agreement or a court-ordered CARE plan and implement services, to be provided by county behavioral health agencies, to provide behavioral health care, including stabilization medication, housing, and other enumerated services, to adults who are currently experiencing a severe mental illness and have a diagnosis identified in the disorder class schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, and who meet other specified criteria. This bill would authorize a first responder to contact the county behavioral health agency in the county in which the individual resides or is found to request the agency file a petition to commence the CARE process. The bill would require the agency to review the request and determine whether to file a petition within 30 business days. The bill would require the agency, upon completion of the review, to notify the first responder that made the referral of specified information, including whether or not a petition was filed. Because the bill would require a higher level of service from county agencies, this bill would create a state-mandated local program. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
History:
2026
Feb. 5 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Feb. 9 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 8.
Feb. 18 Referred to Com. on RLS.
Mar. 19 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
Apr. 8 Re-referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.
Apr. 9 Set for hearing April 15.
Apr. 16 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
Apr. 17 Set for hearing April 21.
Apr. 22 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Apr. 24 Set for hearing May 4.
May. 4 May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
May. 8 Set for hearing May 14.
May. 14 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (May 14). Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Organization Position Priority
CCAPP Watch
SB 1060 (Valladares R) Alcohol and drug treatment facilities.
Current Text: Introduced: 2/12/2026 html pdf
Status: 4/6/2026-April 8 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
Location: 2/26/2026-S. HEALTH
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Conc. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered
1st House 2nd House
Summary: Current law requires the State Department of Health Care Services to license and regulate facilities that provide residential nonmedical services to adults who are recovering from problems related to alcohol, drug, or alcohol and drug misuse or abuse, and who need alcohol, drug, or alcohol and drug recovery treatment or detoxification services. Violation of licensing provisions is punishable through revocation or suspension of the license and civil penalties. This bill would prohibit an alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility from operating within 1,000 feet of a public or private elementary or secondary school or a daycare center if the recovery or treatment facility serves more than 6 residents and treatment is being provided at the facility.
History:
2026
Feb. 12 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Feb. 13 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 15.
Feb. 26 Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
Mar. 26 Set for hearing April 8.
Apr. 6 April 8 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
Organization Position Priority
CCAPP Watch
SB 1234 (Alvarado-Gil R) Dependency: fentanyl testing.
Current Text: Amended: 4/8/2026 html pdf
Status: 4/30/2026-Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Location: 4/30/2026-A. DESK
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Conc. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered
1st House 2nd House
Summary: Existing law establishes the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, which may adjudge children to be dependents of the court under certain circumstances, including when the child suffered or there is a substantial risk that the child will suffer serious physical harm, or a parent fails to provide the child with adequate food, clothing, shelter, or medical treatment. Existing law authorizes a court to make any reasonable orders to the parents or guardians of the child as the court deems necessary and proper. This bill would require, if a juvenile court orders a parent or guardian to submit to testing for controlled substances, that test panel include testing for fentanyl.
History:
2026
Feb. 19 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Feb. 20 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
Mar. 4 Referred to Coms. on JUD. and HUMAN S.
Mar. 16 Set for hearing April 7.
Mar. 26 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
Apr. 6 April 7 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
Apr. 8 Set for hearing April 14. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
Apr. 10 Set for hearing April 20 in HUMAN S. pending receipt.
Apr. 15 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HUMAN S. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.
Apr. 21 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (April 20).
Apr. 22 Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Apr. 30 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Organization Position Priority
CCAPP Support
Notes: 4.15.26 CCAPP Letter to Sen. Human Services
3.26.26 CCAPP Letter to Sen. Judiciary
SB 1353 (Valladares R) Alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facilities: residential use of property.
Current Text: Introduced: 2/20/2026 html pdf
Status: 3/4/2026-Referred to Com. on RLS.
Location: 2/20/2026-S. RLS.
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Conc. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered
1st House 2nd House
Summary: Current law requires the State Department of Health Care Services to license and regulate alcohol or drug abuse recovery or treatment facilities serving adults. Existing law provides that an alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility that serves 6 or fewer persons shall be considered a residential use of property for certain purposes, and that the residents and operators of the facility shall be considered a family for the purposes of any law or ordinance that relates to the residential use of property. This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to these provisions.
History:
2026
Feb. 20 Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Feb. 23 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23. Read first time.
Mar. 4 Referred to Com. on RLS.
Organization Position Priority
CCAPP Watch
SR 15 (Ochoa Bogh R) Relative to the “2-1-1” information and referral service.
Current Text: Enrolled: 2/28/2025 html pdf
Status: 2/27/2025-Read. Adopted. (Ayes 36. Noes 0.)
Location: 2/27/2025-S. ADOPTED
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Conc. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered
1st House 2nd House
Summary: Would resolve that he Senate hereby proclaims the month of February 2025 as 2-1-1 Month and the day of February 11, 2025 as 2-1-1 Day to promote and strengthen the 2-1-1 service in providing Californians with free and confidential referrals to needed resources. Resolved, That the Senate commits to supporting the 2-1-1 service and infrastructure so that all Californians have equitable access to this critical service that provides resource connections regarding support for poverty, housing, family and children, aging and disability, health equity, and disasters. Resolved, That the Senate encourages all Californians to be aware of the 2-1-1 service and look up their local 2-1-1 service provider on the internet at 211.org
History:
2025
Feb. 6 Introduced. Referred to Com. on RLS. (Corrected February 7).
Feb. 14 From committee: Ordered to third reading.
Feb. 27 Read. Adopted. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 287.)
Organization Position Priority
CCAPP Watch
CCAPP’s Commitment
CCAPP remains committed to advancing policies that expand access to treatment, strengthen the workforce, and protect the integrity of California’s recovery system. This tracker will be updated as bills evolve throughout the legislative session.