Bill Commons

CA SB 837

enacted

Disaster and emergency preparedness.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did CA SB 837 pass?

Yes. CA SB 837 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-30): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 984, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA SB 837 about?

Existing law establishes an Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) program, administered by the California Department of Aging, to provide information to consumers and their families on available long-term services and supports (LTSS) programs and to assist older adults, caregivers, and persons with disabilities in accessing LTSS programs at the local level. Existing law requires ADRC programs to provide specified services, including, among other things, enhanced information and referral services and other assistance at hours that are convenient for the public. This bill would further require ADRC programs to provide disaster and emergency preparedness community education specifically designed with the goals of informing older adults and people with disabilities about emergency preparedness and promoting their safety before, during, and after natural disasters and other emergency events, as specified.

Who sponsors CA SB 837?

Reyes is the primary sponsor of CA SB 837.

Description

Existing law establishes an Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) program, administered by the California Department of Aging, to provide information to consumers and their families on available long-term services and supports (LTSS) programs and to assist older adults, caregivers, and persons with disabilities in accessing LTSS programs at the local level. Existing law requires ADRC programs to provide specified services, including, among other things, enhanced information and referral services and other assistance at hours that are convenient for the public. This bill would further require ADRC programs to provide disaster and emergency preparedness community education specifically designed with the goals of informing older adults and people with disabilities about emergency preparedness and promoting their safety before, during, and after natural disasters and other emergency events, as specified.

Introduced
2025-02-21
Latest action
2026-09-30 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 984, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Reyesauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-30

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 984, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-09-30

    Approved by the Governor.

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-09-02

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-08-27

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

  5. 2026-08-26

    Ordered to special consent calendar.

  6. 2026-08-24

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.

    passage,reading-1,reading-3

  7. 2026-08-24

    In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  8. 2026-08-24

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6428.) Ordered to the Senate.

    passage,reading-1,reading-3

  9. 2026-08-17

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    reading-1,reading-2,reading-3

  10. 2026-08-13

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  11. 2026-08-13

    From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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  12. 2026-08-13

    Assembly Rule 63 suspended.

  13. 2026-08-05

    August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

  14. 2026-06-30

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  15. 2026-06-24

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.M. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on E.M.

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  16. 2026-05-04

    Referred to Coms. on AGING & L.T.C and E.M.

    referral-committee

  17. 2026-01-29

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  18. 2026-01-29

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 3324.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  19. 2026-01-26

    Ordered to special consent calendar.

  20. 2026-01-22

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3270.) (January 22).

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  21. 2026-01-22

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  22. 2026-01-21

    Set for hearing January 22.

  23. 2026-01-20

    January 20 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  24. 2026-01-14

    Set for hearing January 20.

  25. 2026-01-13

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

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  26. 2026-01-07

    Set for hearing January 12.

  27. 2026-01-05

    Withdrawn from committee.

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  28. 2026-01-05

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

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  29. 2026-01-05

    Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

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  30. 2026-01-05

    Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.

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  31. 2025-05-01

    April 30 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  32. 2025-04-09

    Set for hearing April 30.

  33. 2025-04-02

    Re-referred to Com. on ED.

    referral-committee

  34. 2025-03-26

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

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  35. 2025-03-12

    Referred to Com. on RLS.

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  36. 2025-02-24

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.

  37. 2025-02-24

    Read first time.

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  38. 2025-02-21

    Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/21/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-21Compare
  • 03/26/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-03-26Compare
  • 01/05/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-01-05Compare
  • 08/13/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-08-13Compare
  • 08/30/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-30Compare
  • 09/30/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-30Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare
  • SB837Compare

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-01-12 · pass · 5-0

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

  • Placed on suspense file

    2026-01-20 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Wahab: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Richardson: yes

  • Do pass

    2026-01-22 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Richardson: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes

  • Special Consent

    2026-01-29 · pass · 39-0

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

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Emergency Management]

    2026-06-23 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Ellis: yes

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-06-29 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Arambula: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Bains: other

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