CA AB277 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Engrossed on January 26 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-06-02 - From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
Pending: Senate Public Safety Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

An act to add Chapter 2.10 (commencing with Section 18980) to Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to behavioral health centers, facilities, and programs.

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Title

Behavioral health centers, facilities, and programs: background checks.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2026-06-01 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2026-01-26 - Assembly - AB 277 Alanis Assembly Third Reading (Y: 76 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-01-22 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-01-13 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Human Services] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-01-13 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-06-02SenateFrom committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2026-06-01SenateFrom committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 1). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2026-05-06SenateReferred to Coms. on B. P. & E.D. and PUB. S.
2026-01-27SenateIn Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2026-01-26AssemblyRead third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 3829.)
2026-01-22AssemblyRead second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-01-22AssemblyFrom committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (January 22).
2026-01-22AssemblyIn committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
2026-01-22AssemblyAssembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 3806.)
2026-01-13AssemblyFrom committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (January 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-01-13AssemblyFrom committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (January 13). Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.
2026-01-08Assembly(Pending re-refer to Com. on HUM. S.)
2026-01-08AssemblyAssembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 3717.)
2026-01-08AssemblyRe-referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and HUM. S. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
2026-01-06AssemblyRe-referred to Com. on HUM. S.
2026-01-05AssemblyFrom committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. Read second time and amended.
2025-05-01AssemblyIn committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-04-23AssemblyRe-referred to Com. on HUM. S.
2025-04-22AssemblyFrom committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. Read second time and amended.
2025-02-21AssemblyRe-referred to Com. on HUM. S.
2025-02-20AssemblyFrom committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. Read second time and amended.
2025-02-10AssemblyReferred to Coms. on HUM. S. and PUB. S.
2025-01-22AssemblyFrom printer. May be heard in committee February 21.
2025-01-21AssemblyRead first time. To print.

Code Citations

ChapterSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
Business and Professions Code18980New CodeSee Bill Text

California State Sources


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