CA SB989 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Engrossed on May 27 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-06-23 - Coauthors revised.
Pending: Assembly Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on May 27 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-06-23 - Coauthors revised.
Pending: Assembly Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
An act to add Section 5974.5 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to courts.
Title
Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Court Program.
Sponsors
| Sen. Catherine Blakespear [D] | Sen. Tom Umberg [D] | Sen. Jesse Arreguin [D] | Asm. Diane Dixon [R] |
| Asm. Darshana Patel [D] |
Roll Calls
2026-06-23 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-06-16 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-05-27 - Senate - Senate 3rd Reading SB989 Blakespear et al (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-05-14 - Senate - Do pass as amended (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-04 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-21 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-04-15 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-06-16 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-05-27 - Senate - Senate 3rd Reading SB989 Blakespear et al (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-05-14 - Senate - Do pass as amended (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-04 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-21 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-04-15 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-23 | Assembly | Coauthors revised. |
| 2026-06-23 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2026-06-18 | Assembly | Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. |
| 2026-06-17 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 16). |
| 2026-06-08 | Assembly | Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD. |
| 2026-05-27 | Assembly | In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. |
| 2026-05-27 | Senate | Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4497.) Ordered to the Assembly. |
| 2026-05-18 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2026-05-14 | Senate | Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. |
| 2026-05-14 | Senate | From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4260.) (May 14). |
| 2026-05-08 | Senate | Set for hearing May 14. |
| 2026-05-04 | Senate | May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file. |
| 2026-04-24 | Senate | Set for hearing May 4. |
| 2026-04-22 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 3977.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2026-04-17 | Senate | Set for hearing April 21. |
| 2026-04-16 | Senate | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. |
| 2026-04-16 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 3901.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. |
| 2026-04-09 | Senate | Set for hearing April 15. |
| 2026-04-08 | Senate | Re-referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD. |
| 2026-03-19 | Senate | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | Referred to Com. on RLS. |
| 2026-02-09 | Senate | From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 8. |
| 2026-02-05 | 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 | 5974.5 | New Code | See Bill Text |
