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California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

California AB 1099

Developmental services: initial intake.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To Governor
  6. Vetoed

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Summary

Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary

Existing law, the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act, requires the State Department of Developmental Services (department) to contract with regional centers to provide services and supports to persons with developmental disabilities and their families. Under existing law, a person believed to have a developmental disability, and a person believed to have a high risk of parenting an infant with a developmental disability, is eligible for initial intake and assessment services in the regional centers. Existing law requires that initial intake take place within 15 days following a request for assistance. Existing law, commencing January 1, 2025, requires a regional center, by the end of that 15-day period, to either determine if the individual is eligible for regional center services or determine if additional assessment is needed. This bill would, for initial intakes involving a child welfare involved child or youth, as defined, require regional centers to facilitate a case conference within 15 working days following the initial request for assistance, as specified. The bill would prohibit the case conference requirement from resulting in any delay to the child welfare involved child's or youth's right to a timely intake, assessment, or eligibility determination. The bill would require the department and the State Department of Social Services to issue joint guidance to operationalize the case conference requirement by March 31, 2027. The bill would prohibit a determination not to provide additional assessment from being solely based on the age of the person when they received a diagnosis of a qualifying condition, as specified. The bill, commencing January 31, 2028, would require the department to annually post on its internet website specified data relating to initial intakes, including, among other data, the number of initial intakes, the timeliness of assessment and eligibility determinations, and the percentage of assessments resulting in eligibility by program.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 8:01 AM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Aug 31, 2026
House		AB 1099 Bryan Concurrence in Senate AmendmentspassSet your home in California to see
Aug 30, 2026
Senate		3rd Reading AB1099 Bryan By AshbypassSet your home in California to see
Aug 13, 2026
Senate		Do pass as amendedpassSet your home in California to see
Jul 14, 2025
Senate		Placed on suspense filepassSet your home in California to see
Jun 30, 2025
Senate		Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent CalendarpassSet your home in California to see
Jun 3, 2025
House		AB 1099 Bryan Assembly Third ReadingpassSet your home in California to see
May 23, 2025
House		Do pass.passSet your home in California to see
Apr 29, 2025
House		Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent CalendarpassSet your home in California to see

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