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SB991Introduced in the Senate

Residential care facilities for the elderly: categorization of citations.

Passed

Introduced by Caroline Menjivar, District 20

What does this bill do?

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Official description

An act to add Section 1569.493 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to residential care facilities for the elderly.

Where it stands

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 994, Statutes of 2026.

September 30, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

Assembly votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

5 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Special Consent SB991 Menjivar et al · 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 HUMAN S.

  4. Set for hearing April 6.

  5. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.

  6. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 3740.) (April 6). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  7. Set for hearing April 20.

  8. April 20 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  9. Set for hearing May 14.

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

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

  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  13. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4351.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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

  15. Referred to Coms. on AGING & L.T.C and HUM. S.

  16. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.

  17. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  19. Assembly Rule 63 suspended.

  20. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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

  22. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  23. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6470.) Ordered to the Senate.

  24. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  25. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  26. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

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

  28. Approved by the Governor.

  29. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 994, Statutes of 2026.

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