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Authors Stern  
Subject Mental health: the CARE Act.
Relating To relating to mental health.
Title An act to amend Section 5972 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to mental health.
Last Action Dt 2025-02-21
State Introduced
Status Died
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2026-02-02     Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
2025-05-23     May 23 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
2025-05-16     Set for hearing May 23.
2025-04-28     April 28 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-04-17     Set for hearing April 28.
2025-04-10     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 738.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-02     Set for hearing April 9.
2025-03-12     Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2025-02-24     From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
2025-02-24     Read first time.
2025-02-21     Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Introduced     2025-02-21
Analyses TBD
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Existing law, the Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Act, authorizes specified adult persons to petition a civil court to create a voluntary CARE agreement or a court-ordered CARE plan and implement services, to be provided by county behavioral health agencies, to provide behavioral health care, including stabilization medication, housing, and other enumerated services, to adults who are currently experiencing a severe mental illness and have a diagnosis identified in the disorder class schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, and who meet other specified criteria.