Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 163, Statutes of 2026.
Legislative status
- Introduced
- In Committee
- Reported by Committee
- Floor Vote Scheduled
- Passed One Chamber
- Passed Both Chambers
- Sent to Executive
- Enacted
Summary
The bill, sponsored by Assemblymember Avelino Valencia, focuses on suicide prevention. It has cleared the House committee and been sent to the Appropriations Committee with a recommendation for the Consent Calendar. The measure is intended to impact Californians concerned with mental health and suicide issues.
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72 yes
0 no
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 5130.) · May 18, 2026
Hearings
- Appropriations Committee HearingAppropriations · Aug 3, 2026
- Judiciary Committee HearingJudiciary · Jun 30, 2026
- Health Committee HearingHealth · Jun 10, 2026
- Appropriations Committee HearingAppropriations · Apr 29, 2026
- Health Committee HearingHealth · Apr 7, 2026
History
- Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.
- Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 5130.)
- In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
- Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 5013.)
- Ordered to third reading.
- From Consent Calendar.
- Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
- From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 29).
- From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
- Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
- From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.
- Read first time. To print.
Sponsors
- Avelino Valencia (D) · sponsor
- Ramos
- Valencia
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