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California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

California SB 991

Residential care facilities for the elderly: categorization of citations.

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

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Summary

Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary

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.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Aug 28, 2026
Senate		Special Consent SB991 Menjivar et al.passSet your home in California to see
Aug 25, 2026
House		SB 991 Menjivar Senate Third Reading By AhrenspassSet your home in California to see
Aug 13, 2026
House		Do pass as amended.passSet your home in California to see
Jun 30, 2026
House		Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]passSet your home in California to see
Jun 23, 2026
House		Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Human Services]passSet your home in California to see
May 19, 2026
Senate		3rd Reading SB991 Menjivar et al.passSet your home in California to see
May 14, 2026
Senate		Do pass as amendedpassSet your home in California to see
Apr 20, 2026
Senate		Placed on suspense filepassSet your home in California to see
Apr 6, 2026
Senate		Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]passSet your home in California to see

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