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California 20252026

SB 329

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

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

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
Alcoholanddrugrecovery, investigations, licensedtreatmentfacilitiesandcertifiedprograms
Introduced / first action
2025-02-11 00:00:00

Alternate titles

  • Alcohol and drug recovery or treatment facilities: investigations.

Source-supplied abstracts

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.

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

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

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

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  3. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  4. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  5. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6478.) Ordered to the Senate.

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  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  7. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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

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  9. Assembly Rule 63 suspended.

  10. August 29 hearing postponed by committee.

  11. July 2 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  12. 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.

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  13. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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  14. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  15. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1325.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  16. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  17. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  18. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1196.) (May 23).

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  19. Set for hearing May 23.

  20. April 21 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  21. Set for hearing April 21.

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

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  23. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 566.) (March 26).

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  24. Set for hearing March 26.

  25. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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  26. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 14.

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

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