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AB1540Introduced in the Assembly

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: LGBTQ+ youth.

Engrossed

Introduced by Mark Gonzalez, District 54

What does this bill do?

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Official description

An act to add Section 53123.8 to the Government Code, relating to mental health, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.

Where it stands

Ordered to inactive file at the request of Assembly Member Mark González.

August 30, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

Assembly votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

5 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Assembly 3rd Reading AB1540 Mark González et al. By Menjivar Urgency Clause · August 30, 2026

35

Yes

0

No

5

Absent or Not Voting

40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Megan Dahle1Absent
Mike McGuire2Yes
Christopher Cabaldon3Yes
Marie Alvarado-Gil4Yes
Jerry McNerney5Yes
Roger Niello6Absent
Jesse Arreguin7Yes
Angelique Ashby8Yes
Tim Grayson9Yes
Aisha Wahab10Yes

Bill history

  1. Read first time. To print.

  2. From printer. May be heard in committee February 5.

  3. Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and C. & C.

  4. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.

  5. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  6. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on C. & C. (Ayes 12. Noes 3.) (March 17).

  7. Read second time and amended.

  8. Re-referred to Com. on C. & C.

  9. Coauthors revised.

  10. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  11. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  12. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (May 14).

  13. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  14. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 64. Noes 8.).

  15. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 64. Noes 8. Page 5443.).

  16. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  17. Referred to Coms. on E.M. and HEALTH.

  18. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E.M.

  19. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  20. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  21. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  22. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (August 13).

  23. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  24. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  25. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  26. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 0.).

  27. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  28. Ordered to inactive file at the request of Assembly Member Mark González.

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