CA AB251 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Passed on October 7 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-10-07 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 433, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Passed on October 7 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-10-07 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 433, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
An act to amend Section 15657 of, and to add Section 15657.02 to, the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to elders and dependent adults.
Title
Elders and dependent adults: abuse or neglect.
Sponsors
| Asm. Ash Kalra [D] |
Roll Calls
2025-09-08 - Assembly - AB 251 Kalra Concurrence in Senate Amendments (Y: 60 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2025-09-04 - Senate - Assembly 3rd Reading AB251 Kalra By Wahab (Y: 29 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-08-29 - Senate - Do pass (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-30 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-06-17 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-04-01 - Assembly - AB 251 Kalra Assembly Third Reading (Y: 57 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 15) [PASS]
2025-03-25 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 8 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-09-04 - Senate - Assembly 3rd Reading AB251 Kalra By Wahab (Y: 29 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-08-29 - Senate - Do pass (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-30 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-06-17 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-04-01 - Assembly - AB 251 Kalra Assembly Third Reading (Y: 57 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 15) [PASS]
2025-03-25 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 8 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-07 | Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 433, Statutes of 2025. | |
| 2025-10-07 | Approved by the Governor. | |
| 2025-09-15 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m. | |
| 2025-09-08 | Assembly | Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 60. Noes 10. Page 3023.). |
| 2025-09-04 | Assembly | In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. |
| 2025-09-04 | Senate | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 7. Page 2515.). |
| 2025-08-29 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-08-29 | Senate | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 29). |
| 2025-06-30 | Senate | In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
| 2025-06-23 | Senate | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-06-17 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-05-07 | Senate | Referred to Coms. on JUD. and APPR. |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. |
| 2025-04-01 | Assembly | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 57. Noes 8.) |
| 2025-03-27 | Assembly | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-03-26 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (March 25). |
| 2025-03-20 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on JUD. |
| 2025-03-19 | Assembly | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended. |
| 2025-02-10 | Assembly | Referred to Com. on JUD. |
| 2025-01-16 | Assembly | From printer. May be heard in committee February 15. |
| 2025-01-15 | Assembly | Read first time. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welfare and Institutions Code | 15657 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| Welfare and Institutions Code | 15657.02 | New Code | See Bill Text |
