California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California SB991: Residential care facilities for the elderly: categorization of citations.
Status: Chaptered, September 30, 2026
What the bill says
An act to add Section 1569.493 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to residential care facilities for the elderly. residential care facilities for the elderly Residential care facilities for the elderly: categorization of citations…
From the chaptered text, September 30, 2026:
An act to add Section 1569.493 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to residential care facilities for the elderly. residential care facilities for the elderly Residential care facilities for the elderly: categorization of citations. 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. MAJORITY NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO The people of the State …
Sponsors
- Caroline Menjivar (D, SD20) · primary sponsor
- Steve Bennett (D, AD38)
- Laura Richardson (D, SD35)
- Akilah Weber Pierson (D, SD39)
Latest actions
- : Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 994, Statutes of 2026.
- : Approved by the Governor.
- : Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
- : Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 6076.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
- : Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
- : Ordered to special consent calendar.
- : In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- : Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6470.) Ordered to the Senate.
- : Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
- : Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Votes
- Special Consent SB991 Menjivar et al. (August 28, 2026): 40 yea, 0 nay, passed
- SB 991 Menjivar Senate Third Reading By Ahrens (August 25, 2026): 78 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass as amended. (August 13, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (June 30, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Human Services] (June 23, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate 3rd Reading SB991 Menjivar et al. (May 19, 2026): 38 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB991?
- SB991 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Residential care facilities for the elderly: categorization of citations.
- What does SB991 do?
- In its own words: An act to add Section 1569.493 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to residential care facilities for the elderly. residential care facilities for the elderly Residential care facilities for the elderly: categorization of citations…
- What is the status of SB991?
- Chaptered as of September 30, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 994, Statutes of 2026. (September 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB991?
- Caroline Menjivar (D, SD20), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB991?
- On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB991
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