Ben Allen
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 24
Author
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 gives residents of those facilities specified rights, including, but not limited to, the right to be accorded dignity in their personal relationships with staff, residents, and other persons, and the right to reasonable accommodation of individual needs and preferences in all aspects of life in the facility, except when the health or safety of the individual or other residents would be endangered. This bill would add to those rights the right to request, refuse, or discontinue a service. Existing law requires a licensee of a residential care facility for the elderly that increases the rates of fees for residents or makes increases in any of its rate structures for services to provide at least 60 days' prior written notice to the residents or the residents' representatives of the amount of the increase, the reason for the increase, and a general description of the additional costs, except with respect to an increase in the rate due to a change in the level of care of the resident. This bill would extend the required written notice period to 90 days and would require the licensee to provide the reason or reasons for the increase in the written notice. Because a violation of the bill's requirements by a residential care facility for the elderly would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 340, Statutes of 2024.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 1. Page 6805.) Ordered to the Senate.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (August 15).
August 7 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 18). Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on AGING & L.T.C.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 31. Noes 7. Page 4026.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3982.) (May 16).
Set for hearing May 16.
April 29 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
Set for hearing April 29.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 3607.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.
Set for hearing April 15.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 18.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB1406 | HTML |
| 02/16/24 - Introduced | |
| 03/21/24 - Amended Senate | |
| 04/08/24 - Amended Senate | |
| 04/22/24 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/10/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/19/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/03/24 - Enrolled | |
| 09/21/24 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/12/24- Senate Human Services | |
| 04/26/24- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/17/24- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/18/24- Assembly Aging and Long-Term Care | |
| 06/23/24- Assembly Human Services | |
| 08/05/24- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 08/21/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 08/28/24- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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