- Stage
- Became law
- Started in
- Assembly
- Latest action
- Oct 13, 2025
What it does
Existing law, the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, authorizes the involuntary commitment and treatment of persons with specified mental disorders. Under the act, when a person, as a result of a mental health disorder, is a danger to self or others, or gravely disabled, the person may, upon probable cause, be taken into custody by specified individuals, including, among others, by a peace officer, a designated member of a mobile crisis team, or a professional person designated by the county, 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 authorizes county behavioral health…
Where it stands
This bill passed and is now law.
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Where it goes next
It is law in California. What happens now is up to the agency that carries it out, the courts, and the place itself.