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SB989Introduced in the Senate

Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Court Program.

Passed

Introduced by Catherine Blakespear, District 38

What does this bill do?

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Official description

An act to add Section 5974.5 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to courts.

Where it stands

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 667, Statutes of 2026.

September 27, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

Assembly votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

6 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Unfinished Business SB989 Blakespear et al. Concurrence · August 28, 2026

40

Yes

0

No

0

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 Dahle1Yes
Mike McGuire2Yes
Christopher Cabaldon3Yes
Marie Alvarado-Gil4Yes
Jerry McNerney5Yes
Roger Niello6Yes
Jesse Arreguin7Yes
Angelique Ashby8Yes
Tim Grayson9Yes
Aisha Wahab10Yes

Bill history

  1. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

  2. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 8.

  3. Referred to Com. on RLS.

  4. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  5. Re-referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.

  6. Set for hearing April 15.

  7. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 3901.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  8. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  9. Set for hearing April 21.

  10. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 3977.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  11. Set for hearing May 4.

  12. May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  13. Set for hearing May 14.

  14. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4260.) (May 14).

  15. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  17. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4497.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  18. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  19. Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.

  20. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 16).

  21. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  22. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  23. Coauthors revised.

  24. August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

  25. Assembly Rule 63 suspended.

  26. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (August 13).

  27. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  28. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 6529.) Ordered to the Senate.

  29. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  30. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  31. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

  32. Approved by the Governor.

  33. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 667, Statutes of 2026.

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