CaliforniaMental health: involuntary commitment.
What it does
Existing law, the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, provides for the involuntary detention and treatment of persons with specified mental health disorders. Under the act, when a person, as a result of a mental health disorder, is a danger to others, or to themselves, or gravely disabled, the person may, upon probable cause, be taken into custody 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. Existing law authorizes a county behavioral health director to develop procedures for the county's designation and training of professionals who will be designated to perform the above-described provisions.
More detail
This bill would instead require a county behavioral health director to establish and implement procedures governing the county's designation and training of professionals who will be designated to perform the above-described provisions. By imposing additional duties on county behavioral health directors, the bill would create a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Sep 18Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 314, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 18Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 9Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.To Governor
- Sep 1
- Vote recorded SB 16 Blakespear Senate Third Reading By Krell. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 31Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 1.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Major
- Vote recorded W/O REF. TO FILE. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 31Unanimous consent granted to take up without reference to file.
- Aug 31In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Aug 31Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 7058.) Ordered to the Senate.Passed Assembly
- Aug 28Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 28Read third time and amended.Major
- Aug 27Joint Rule 61(b)(16) suspended. (Ayes 58. Noes 1. Page 6727.)
- Aug 17Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 17Read third time and amended.Major
- Aug 13Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 13From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (August 13).Minor
- Aug 13Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
- Aug 5August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
- Jul 1From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Jul 1Coauthors revised.
- Jun 30
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 25Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.Major
- Jun 24From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 23).Major
- Jun 23
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 15Re-referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.Minor
- Jun 11From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.Major
- 2025
- Jul 10July 16 hearing postponed by committee.
- Jul 2July 2 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
- Jun 23From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.Major
- Jun 9Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and L. GOV.Minor
- Jun 4In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
- Jun 3Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 2. Page 1441.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- May 23Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Upper
- May 23From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 1187.) (May 23).Minor
- May 16Set for hearing May 23.
- May 12May 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- May 2Set for hearing May 12.
- Apr 28Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Apr 28Withdrawn from committee.Major
- Apr 24Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.Major
- Apr 23From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 831.) (April 22).Major
- Apr 22
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Health]. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 8Set for hearing April 30 in HEALTH pending receipt.
- Apr 4Set for hearing April 22.
- Apr 2Re-referred to Coms. on HOUSING and HEALTH.Minor
- Mar 25From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.Major
- Jan 29Referred to Com. on RLS.Minor
- 2024
- Dec 3From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 2.
- Dec 2Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced