California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB2405: Mental health.
Status: Chaptered, September 30, 2026
What the bill says
An act to add Section 5150.3 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to mental health. mental health Mental health. 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…
From the chaptered text, September 30, 2026:
An act to add Section 5150.3 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to mental health. mental health Mental health. 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 …
Sponsors
- Mike Gipson (D, AD65) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 939, Statutes of 2026.
- : Approved by the Governor.
- : Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- : Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 48. Noes 15. Page 6733.).
- : Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 48. Noes 15.).
- : From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (August 27).
- : Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 6563.)
- : Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended.
- : Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
- : In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
Votes
- With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. (August 27, 2026): 9 yea, 3 nay, passed
- AB 2405 Gipson Concurrence in Senate Amendments (August 27, 2026): 48 yea, 15 nay, passed
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2405 Gipson By Weber Pierson (August 25, 2026): 27 yea, 7 nay, passed
- Do pass as amended (August 13, 2026): 5 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Placed on suspense file (August 3, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (June 30, 2026): 5 yea, 1 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is AB2405?
- AB2405 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Mental health.
- What does AB2405 do?
- In its own words: An act to add Section 5150.3 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to mental health. mental health Mental health. 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…
- What is the status of AB2405?
- Chaptered as of September 30, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 939, Statutes of 2026. (September 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored AB2405?
- Mike Gipson (D, AD65).
- Where is the official record for AB2405?
- On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2405
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