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California 20252026

AB 2405

Mental health.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-12 13:12:55 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Mentalhealth
Introduced / first action
2026-02-20 00:00:00

Alternate titles

  • Emergency Medical Services Act.
  • Criminal prosecution: statutes of limitation.

Source-supplied abstracts

Under existing law, when a person, as a result of a mental disorder, is a danger to others or to themselves, or is gravely disabled, they may, upon probable cause, be taken into custody for a period of up to 72 hours for assessment, evaluation, and crisis intervention, or placement for evaluation and treatment, as specified. Existing law prohibits mental health personnel from instructing a peace officer to take a person to, or keep the person at, a jail, solely because of the unavailability of an acute bed. This bill would require a peace officer who is transporting the above-described person to a designated facility for assessment to transport the person to the closest appropriate designated facility, either geographically or by time, from where the peace officer took the person into custody, as specified. If a person is being transported by a peace officer to a designated facility for assessment, the bill would authorize the person to affirmatively express their preference to the peace officer regarding the facility that they would prefer the peace officer to take them. By requiring a higher level of service from local law enforcement, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

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  2. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 48. Noes 15.).

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  3. From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (August 27).

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  4. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended.

  5. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

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  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 26. Noes 7.).

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  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  9. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

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  10. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 13).

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  11. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  13. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  14. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  15. Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and PUB. S.

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  16. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  17. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 47. Noes 18.)

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  18. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  19. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

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  20. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (May 14).

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  21. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  22. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  23. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  24. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.

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  25. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  26. Re-referred to Com. on E.M.

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  27. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.M. Read second time and amended.

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  28. Referred to Coms. on E.M and PUB. S.

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  29. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  30. Read first time. To print.

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