CA SB 329

enacted

Alcohol and drug recovery: licensed treatment facilities and certified programs: investigations.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did CA SB 329 pass?

Yes. CA SB 329 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 646, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA SB 329 about?

Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facilities by the State Department of Health Care Services. Existing law prohibits operating an alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility to provide recovery, treatment, or detoxification services within this state without first obtaining a current valid license. If a facility is alleged to be providing those services without a license, existing law requires the department to conduct a site visit to investigate the allegation. Existing law also authorizes the department to conduct announced or unannounced site visits to licensed facilities for the purpose of reviewing them for compliance, as specified. Existing law requires alcohol or other drug programs to be certified by the department, except as specified. Existing law prohibits those programs from operating without a certification. If a program is alleged to be providing services without a certification, existing law requires the department to conduct a site visit to investigate the allegation. Existing law also authorizes the department to conduct announced or unannounced site visits to certified programs for the purpose of reviewing them for compliance, as specified. This bill would require the department to assign a complaint under its jurisdiction regarding a licensed alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility or a certified alcohol or other drug program to an analyst for investigation within 10 days of receiving the complaint. If the department receives a complaint that does not fall under its jurisdiction, the bill would require the department, to the extent feasible, to notify the complainant, in writing, that it does not investigate that type of complaint. The bill would require the department to complete an investigation into a complaint regarding a facility within 120 days of assigning the complaint unless the department requires additional resources, as specified, to complete the investigation. Commencing July 1, 2027, and each July 1 thereafter, the bill would require the department to post on its internet website an annual report of the investigations conducted by the department, as specified. The bill would authorize the department to impose a single fee increase for the licensure of facilities and certification of programs, as described above, commensurate with the reasonable cost of preparing and maintaining the report.

Who sponsors CA SB 329?

Blakespear is the primary sponsor of CA SB 329, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: 2025-02-11
Latest action: 2026-09-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 646, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-09-27
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 646, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-27
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-09-04
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-28
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-27
Ordered to special consent calendar.
2026-08-25
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-25
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2026-08-25
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6478.) Ordered to the Senate.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-17
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-13
Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
2026-08-13
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 13).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-13
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2025-08-29
August 29 hearing postponed by committee.
2025-07-02
July 2 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-06-25
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2025-06-05
Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
referral-committee
2025-05-29
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2025-05-29
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1325.) Ordered to the Assembly.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2025-05-27
Ordered to special consent calendar.
2025-05-23
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1196.) (May 23).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-23
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2025-05-16
Set for hearing May 23.
2025-04-21
April 21 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-04-04
Set for hearing April 21.
2025-03-28
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2025-03-27
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 566.) (March 26).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2025-03-17
Set for hearing March 26.
2025-02-19
Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
referral-committee
2025-02-12
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 14.
2025-02-11
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Versions

02/11/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-11Compare
03/28/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-03-28Compare
08/13/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-08-13Compare
08/31/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-31Compare
09/27/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-27Compare
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Votes

Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2025-03-26 · pass · 10-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Durazo: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Limón: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Grove: other
Placed on suspense file
2025-04-21 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Grayson: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Dahle: other
Do pass
2025-05-23 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Caballero: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Dahle: other
Special Consent SB329 Blakespear et al.
2025-05-29 · pass · 38-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Grove: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Jones: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Stern: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Pérez: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Laird: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Choi: yes
- Valladares: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Niello: yes
- Allen: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Becker: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Limón: other
- Reyes: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2025-06-24 · pass · 15-0
Member-level votes (16)
- Schiavo: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Krell: yes
- Patel: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Flora: yes
- Chen: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Addis: other

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http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB329

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