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SB 412

Authors

Limón
Coauthors: Calderon Lee

Subject

Home care aides.

Relating To

relating to public health.

Title

An act to amend, repeal, and add Section 1796.44 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health.

Last Action Dt

2025-10-06

State

Chaptered

Status

Chaptered

Active?

Vote Required

Majority

Appropriation

Fiscal Committee

Yes

Local Program

Yes

Substantive Changes

None

Urgency

Tax Levy

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Actions

2025-10-06		Approved by the Governor.
2025-10-06		Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 414, Statutes of 2025.
2025-09-09		Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2025-09-04		Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2510.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2025-08-28		In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2025-08-28		Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2768.) Ordered to the Senate.
2025-07-03		Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-07-02		From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (July 2).
2025-06-18		Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-17		From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 17).
2025-05-19		Referred to Com. on HUM. S.
2025-05-08		In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2025-05-08		Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 1050.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2025-05-06		Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
2025-05-05		From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.
2025-04-25		Set for hearing May 5.
2025-04-22		From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 812.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-10		From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.
2025-04-04		Set for hearing April 21.
2025-04-02		April 7 hearing postponed by committee.
2025-03-13		Set for hearing April 7.
2025-02-26		Referred to Com. on HUMAN S.
2025-02-18		From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 17.
2025-02-14		Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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Chaptered		2025-10-06
Enrolled		2025-09-05
Amended Assembly		2025-06-18
Amended Senate		2025-04-10
Introduced		2025-02-14

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Existing law, the Home Care Services Consumer Protection Act, requires a home care organization, as defined, to ensure that an affiliated home care aide completes specified training requirements prior to providing home care services, including annual training related to the aide’s clients’ rights and safety and how to provide for a client’s daily living needs. A violation of the act is a misdemeanor.