Marc Berman
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 23
Author
Under existing law, a person who, as a result of a mental health disorder, is a danger to self or others or is gravely disabled, may, upon probable cause, be taken into custody and placed in a facility designated by the county and approved by the State Department of Health Care Services for up to 72 hours for evaluation and treatment. Existing law provides that each person who is involuntarily detained for evaluation or treatment, as specified, or admitted as a voluntary patient for psychiatric evaluation or treatment to a health facility, as specified, and each person who is committed to a state hospital, has certain rights, including the right to receive a copy of the State Department of Health Care Services prepared patients' rights handbook. This bill would require a facility to which a person is brought for involuntary detention to offer and provide a copy of the State Department of Health Care Services' prepared patients' rights handbook to a family member of the detained person, as specified. The bill would require a facility where a person is involuntarily detained for assessment to offer and provide the person with a copy of the handbook if the handbook has been provided to a family member. The bill would define "family member" for these purposes to include, among others, the spouse or domestic partner of the person and the parent or legal guardian of the person.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 635, Statutes of 2024.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6306.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 7 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 4973.).
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 5). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 4997.)
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 17).
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 2).
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 8.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB2154 | HTML |
| 02/06/24 - Introduced | |
| 04/04/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/24/24 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/19/24 - Enrolled | |
| 09/27/24 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 03/28/24- Assembly Health | |
| 04/15/24- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 06/03/24- Senate Health | |
| 06/14/24- Senate Judiciary | |
| 07/02/24- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 08/07/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS |
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