Bill Commons

CA SB 991

enacted

Residential care facilities for the elderly: categorization of citations.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did CA SB 991 pass?

Yes. CA SB 991 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-30): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 994, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA SB 991 about?

Existing law, the California Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly Act (act) , requires the State Department of Social Services to license, inspect, and regulate residential care facilities for the elderly, as defined, and imposes criminal penalties on a person who violates the act or who willfully or repeatedly violates any rule or regulation adopted under the act. Existing law authorizes the department to also impose civil penalties for violations of the act. Existing law gives residents of those facilities specified rights, including, but not limited to, the right to be free from neglect, financial exploitation, involuntary seclusion, and verbal, mental, or physical abuse. Beginning July 1, 2029, this bill would require the department, when a licensee is cited for a deficiency that constitutes abuse in violation of a resident's rights, to categorize the type of abuse. The bill would describe the categories of abuse, including physical abuse and abandonment, among others and would require that the category of abuse be listed on a public-facing database maintained by the department.

Who sponsors CA SB 991?

Menjivar is the primary sponsor of CA SB 991, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law, the California Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly Act (act) , requires the State Department of Social Services to license, inspect, and regulate residential care facilities for the elderly, as defined, and imposes criminal penalties on a person who violates the act or who willfully or repeatedly violates any rule or regulation adopted under the act. Existing law authorizes the department to also impose civil penalties for violations of the act. Existing law gives residents of those facilities specified rights, including, but not limited to, the right to be free from neglect, financial exploitation, involuntary seclusion, and verbal, mental, or physical abuse. Beginning July 1, 2029, this bill would require the department, when a licensee is cited for a deficiency that constitutes abuse in violation of a resident's rights, to categorize the type of abuse. The bill would describe the categories of abuse, including physical abuse and abandonment, among others and would require that the category of abuse be listed on a public-facing database maintained by the department.

Introduced
2026-02-05
Latest action
2026-09-30 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 994, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Menjivarauthor
  • Richardsoncoauthor
  • Weber Piersoncoauthor
  • Bennettcoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-30

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 994, Statutes of 2026.

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  2. 2026-09-30

    Approved by the Governor.

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  3. 2026-09-04

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

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  4. 2026-08-28

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

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  5. 2026-08-27

    Ordered to special consent calendar.

  6. 2026-08-25

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.

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  7. 2026-08-25

    In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  8. 2026-08-25

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6470.) Ordered to the Senate.

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  9. 2026-08-17

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  10. 2026-08-13

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  11. 2026-08-13

    Assembly Rule 63 suspended.

  12. 2026-08-13

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

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  13. 2026-08-05

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

  14. 2026-07-01

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  15. 2026-06-24

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

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  16. 2026-06-08

    Referred to Coms. on AGING & L.T.C and HUM. S.

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  17. 2026-05-20

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  18. 2026-05-19

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4351.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  19. 2026-05-18

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  20. 2026-05-14

    From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4260.) (May 14).

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  21. 2026-05-14

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  22. 2026-05-08

    Set for hearing May 14.

  23. 2026-04-20

    April 20 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  24. 2026-04-10

    Set for hearing April 20.

  25. 2026-04-07

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 3740.) (April 6). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  26. 2026-03-23

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

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  27. 2026-03-17

    Set for hearing April 6.

  28. 2026-02-18

    Referred to Com. on HUMAN S.

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  29. 2026-02-09

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 8.

  30. 2026-02-05

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

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Versions

  • 02/05/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-05Compare
  • 03/23/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-03-23Compare
  • 05/14/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-05-14Compare
  • 08/13/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-08-13Compare
  • 08/31/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-31Compare
  • 09/30/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-30Compare
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Documents

Votes

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

    2026-04-06 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Becker: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: other

  • Placed on suspense file

    2026-04-20 · pass · 7-0

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

  • Do pass as amended

    2026-05-14 · pass · 7-0

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

  • 3rd Reading SB991 Menjivar et al.

    2026-05-19 · pass · 38-0

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

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Human Services]

    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]

    2026-06-30 · pass · 7-0

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

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