Bill Commons

CA SB 479

enacted

Homeless adult and family multidisciplinary personnel teams.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did CA SB 479 pass?

Yes. CA SB 479 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-30): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 969, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA SB 479 about?

Existing law authorizes a county to establish a homeless adult and family multidisciplinary personnel team with the goal of facilitating the expedited identification, assessment, and linkage of homeless individuals to housing and supportive services within that county, and to allow provider agencies and members of the personnel team to share confidential information for the purpose of coordinating housing and supportive services to ensure continuity of care. Existing law requires the sharing of confidential information to be governed by protocols developed in each county describing how and what information may be shared by the homeless adult and family multidisciplinary personnel team, and requires each county to provide a copy of its protocols to the State Department of Social Services. This bill would additionally authorize a city that is designated as a local health jurisdiction to similarly establish a homeless adult and family multidisciplinary personnel team, as specified.

Who sponsors CA SB 479?

Arreguín is the primary sponsor of CA SB 479.

Description

Existing law authorizes a county to establish a homeless adult and family multidisciplinary personnel team with the goal of facilitating the expedited identification, assessment, and linkage of homeless individuals to housing and supportive services within that county, and to allow provider agencies and members of the personnel team to share confidential information for the purpose of coordinating housing and supportive services to ensure continuity of care. Existing law requires the sharing of confidential information to be governed by protocols developed in each county describing how and what information may be shared by the homeless adult and family multidisciplinary personnel team, and requires each county to provide a copy of its protocols to the State Department of Social Services. This bill would additionally authorize a city that is designated as a local health jurisdiction to similarly establish a homeless adult and family multidisciplinary personnel team, as specified.

Introduced
2025-02-19
Latest action
2026-09-30 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 969, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Arreguínauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-30

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 969, Statutes of 2026.

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  2. 2026-09-30

    Approved by the Governor.

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  3. 2026-08-27

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

  4. 2026-08-24

    Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

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  5. 2026-08-24

    Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5682.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  6. 2026-08-24

    Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

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  7. 2026-08-19

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.

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  8. 2026-08-19

    In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  9. 2026-08-19

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6273.) Ordered to the Senate.

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  10. 2026-08-06

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  11. 2026-08-05

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 5).

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  12. 2026-07-02

    From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (July 1).

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  13. 2026-07-02

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  14. 2026-06-22

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.

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  15. 2026-06-17

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.

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  16. 2026-06-10

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.

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  17. 2026-05-11

    Referred to Com. on HUM. S.

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  18. 2026-01-26

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  19. 2026-01-26

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 3281.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  20. 2026-01-21

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  21. 2026-01-20

    From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

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  22. 2026-01-15

    Set for hearing January 20.

  23. 2026-01-14

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 3214.) (January 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  24. 2026-01-13

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3204.) (January 12). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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  25. 2026-01-08

    Set for hearing January 13 in JUD. pending receipt.

  26. 2026-01-07

    Set for hearing January 12.

  27. 2026-01-05

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.

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  28. 2026-01-05

    Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

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  29. 2026-01-05

    Re-referred to Coms. on HUMAN S. and JUD.

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  30. 2026-01-05

    Withdrawn from committee.

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  31. 2025-04-28

    April 28 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  32. 2025-04-03

    Set for hearing April 28.

  33. 2025-04-02

    Re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.

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  34. 2025-03-24

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

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  35. 2025-02-26

    Referred to Com. on RLS.

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  36. 2025-02-20

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.

  37. 2025-02-19

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/19/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-19Compare
  • 03/24/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-03-24Compare
  • 01/05/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-01-05Compare
  • 06/10/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-06-10Compare
  • 06/22/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-06-22Compare
  • 07/02/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-07-02Compare
  • 08/25/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-25Compare
  • 09/30/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-30Compare
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Documents

Votes

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]

    2026-01-12 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Pérez: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Arreguín: yes

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-01-13 · pass · 13-0

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Niello: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Wiener: yes

  • 3rd Reading

    2026-01-26 · pass · 39-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Grayson: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Alvarado-Gil: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Gonzalez: other

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection]

    2026-06-16 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Alanis: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Lee: yes

  • Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-07-01 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Pellerin: yes

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http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB479

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