California Assembly Bill 531

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Passed on October 12 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-10-12 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 789, Statutes of 2023.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

An act to add Section 50675.1.5 to the Health and Safety Code, and to add Section 5960.31 to, to add Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 5965) to Part 7 of Division 5 of, and to repeal Section 5960.45 of, the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to behavioral health, by providing the funds necessary therefor through an election for the issuance and sale of bonds of the State of California and for the handling and disposition of those funds.

The Behavioral Health Infrastructure Bond Act of 2023.

Asm. Jacqui Irwin [D]

Sen. Susan Eggman [D]

Sen. Richard Roth [D]

2023-09-14 - Assembly - AB 531 Irwin Concurrence in Senate Amendments (Y: 66 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2023-09-14 - Senate - Assembly 3rd Reading AB531 Irwin et al. By Eggman (Y: 35 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2023-09-14 - Assembly - With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in (Y: 6 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-09-01 - Senate - Do pass (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-08-28 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-07-12 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 6 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-07-10 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Governance and Finance] (Y: 10 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-05-30 - Assembly - AB 531 Irwin Assembly Third Reading (Y: 80 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-05-18 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-04-18 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-29 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Military and Veterans Affairs] (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-10-12		Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 789, Statutes of 2023.
2023-10-12		Approved by the Governor.
2023-09-21		Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2023-09-14	Assembly	Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 66. Noes 8. Page 3608.).
2023-09-14	Assembly	From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (September 14).
2023-09-14	Assembly	Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 3587.)
2023-09-14	Assembly	Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
2023-09-14	Assembly	In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2023-09-14	Senate	Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 2. Page 2779.).
2023-09-12	Senate	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2023-09-11	Senate	Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2023-09-11	Senate	Joint Rule 61(a)(13) suspended. (Ayes 31. Noes 8. Page 2607.)
2023-09-06	Senate	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2023-09-05	Senate	Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2023-09-05	Senate	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2023-09-01	Senate	From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (September 1).
2023-08-28	Senate	In committee: Referred to APPR suspense file.
2023-08-14	Senate	In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2023-07-13	Senate	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (July 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2023-07-11	Senate	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on GOV. & F. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.) (July 10). Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.
2023-06-21	Senate	Re-referred to Coms. on HOUSING and GOV. & F.
2023-06-20	Senate	Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
2023-06-20	Senate	Withdrawn from committee.
2023-06-19	Senate	From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.
2023-06-19	Senate	In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2023-06-07	Senate	Referred to Coms. on HOUSING and M. & V.A.
2023-05-31	Senate	In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2023-05-30	Assembly	Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 1918.)
2023-05-18	Assembly	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2023-05-18	Assembly	From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 18).
2023-05-03	Assembly	In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2023-04-19	Assembly	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2023-04-19	Assembly	Coauthors revised.
2023-03-29	Assembly	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on M. & V.A. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 29). Re-referred to Com. on M. & V.A.
2023-03-29	Assembly	Coauthors revised.
2023-02-17	Assembly	Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and M. & V.A.
2023-02-09	Assembly	From printer. May be heard in committee March 11.
2023-02-08	Assembly	Read first time. To print.

Chapter	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Health and Safety Code	50675.1.5	New Code	See Bill Text
Welfare and Institutions Code	5960.31	New Code	See Bill Text
Welfare and Institutions Code	5960.45	Repealed Code	Citation Text

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