CA SB471 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Passed on October 1 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-10-01 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 223, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Passed on October 1 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-10-01 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 223, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
An act to add Chapter 1.4 (commencing with Section 4506) to Division 4.5 of, and to repeal Section 4685.9 of, the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to developmental services, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.
Title
Office of the Developmental Services Ombudsperson.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-09-10 - Senate - Unfinished Business SB471 Menjivar Urgency Clause Concurrence (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-09-09 - Assembly - SB 471 Menjivar Third Reading Urgency By Jeff Gonzalez (Y: 80 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-08-29 - Assembly - Do pass as amended (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-07-08 - Assembly - Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-07-01 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-04 - Senate - Special Consent SB471 Menjivar (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Senate - Do pass as amended (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-05-05 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-22 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-07 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-09-09 - Assembly - SB 471 Menjivar Third Reading Urgency By Jeff Gonzalez (Y: 80 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-08-29 - Assembly - Do pass as amended (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-07-08 - Assembly - Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-07-01 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-04 - Senate - Special Consent SB471 Menjivar (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Senate - Do pass as amended (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-05-05 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-22 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-07 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 223, Statutes of 2025. | |
| 2025-10-01 | Approved by the Governor. | |
| 2025-09-22 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m. | |
| 2025-09-10 | Senate | Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2827.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. |
| 2025-09-10 | Senate | Urgency clause adopted. |
| 2025-09-09 | Senate | In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. |
| 2025-09-09 | Assembly | Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3085.) Ordered to the Senate. |
| 2025-09-04 | Assembly | Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-09-04 | Assembly | Read third time and amended. |
| 2025-09-03 | Assembly | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-09-02 | Assembly | Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. |
| 2025-08-29 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 29). |
| 2025-08-20 | Assembly | August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file. |
| 2025-07-10 | Assembly | Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-07-09 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (July 8). |
| 2025-07-02 | Assembly | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. |
| 2025-07-02 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. |
| 2025-06-24 | Assembly | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S. |
| 2025-06-16 | Assembly | Referred to Coms. on HUM. S. and JUD. |
| 2025-06-05 | Assembly | In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. |
| 2025-06-04 | Senate | Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1522.) Ordered to the Assembly. |
| 2025-06-02 | Senate | Ordered to special consent calendar. |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-05-23 | Senate | Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. |
| 2025-05-23 | Senate | From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1201.) (May 23). |
| 2025-05-16 | Senate | Set for hearing May 23. |
| 2025-05-05 | Senate | May 5 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file. |
| 2025-04-25 | Senate | Set for hearing May 5. |
| 2025-04-23 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 835.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 682.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. |
| 2025-04-04 | Senate | Set for hearing April 22 in JUD. pending receipt. |
| 2025-03-13 | Senate | Set for hearing April 7. |
| 2025-02-26 | Senate | Referred to Coms. on HUMAN S. and JUD. |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22. |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welfare and Institutions Code | 4506 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| Welfare and Institutions Code | 4685.9 | Repealed Code | Citation Text |
