---
type: "Bill"
title: "Behavioral health."
description: "Existing law, the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, provides for the involuntary commitment and treatment of a person who is a danger to themselves or others or who is gravely disabled. Existing law, for purposes of involuntary commitment, defines \"gravely disabled\" as either a condition in which a person, as a result of a mental health disorder, is unable to provide for their basic personal needs for food, clothing, or shelter or has been found mentally incompetent, as specified."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20232024"
identifier: "SB 43"
citation: "California SB 43 (20232024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Behavioral health"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Eggman"]
version_count: 12
action_count: 38
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2022-12-05"
last_action: "2023-10-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/72a40bcf-7dc1-42a0-86f1-221b39c2d54d"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB43"
source_hash: "8a19a29592f2215af3574613c3d30334fe566e0df54bd226104644a7f4135663"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---

# California SB 43 (20232024) — Behavioral health.

Existing law, the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, provides for the involuntary commitment and treatment of a person who is a danger to themselves or others or who is gravely disabled. Existing law, for purposes of involuntary commitment, defines "gravely disabled" as either a condition in which a person, as a result of a mental health disorder, is unable to provide for their basic personal needs for food, clothing, or shelter or has been found mentally incompetent, as specified.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **12/05/22 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB43&version=20230SB4399INT)
2. **02/28/23 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB43&version=20230SB4398AMD)
3. **03/30/23 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB43&version=20230SB4397AMD)
4. **04/17/23 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB43&version=20230SB4396AMD)
5. **04/27/23 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB43&version=20230SB4395AMD)
6. **06/30/23 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB43&version=20230SB4394AMD)
7. **07/13/23 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB43&version=20230SB4393AMD)
8. **09/05/23 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB43&version=20230SB4392AMD)
9. **09/08/23 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB43&version=20230SB4391AMD)
10. **10/10/23 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB43&version=20230SB4389CHP)
11. **SB43** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB43)
12. **09/18/23 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB43&version=20230SB4390ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Placed on suspense file — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading SB43 Eggman et al. — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- SB 43 Eggman Senate Third Reading By Maienschein — **75–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary] — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- Unfinished Business SB43 Eggman et al. Concurrence — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] — **15–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Eggman — primary (person)
- Allen — coauthor (person)
- Chen — coauthor (person)
- Dixon — coauthor (person)
- Dodd — coauthor (person)
- Friedman — coauthor (person)
- Gallagher — coauthor (person)
- Haney — coauthor (person)
- Holden — principal coauthor (person)
- McCarty — coauthor (person)
- McKinnor — coauthor (person)
- Menjivar — coauthor (person)
- Niello — principal coauthor (person)
- Pacheco — coauthor (person)
- Papan — coauthor (person)
- Quirk-Silva — coauthor (person)
- Roth — coauthor (person)
- Rubio — coauthor (person)
- Sanchez — coauthor (person)
- Santiago — principal coauthor (person)
- Stern — coauthor (person)
- Wicks — coauthor (person)
- Wiener — principal coauthor (person)
- Wood — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-12-05** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-12-06** From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 5.
- **2023-01-18** Referred to Com. on RLS. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-28** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. `amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-08** Re-referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-20** Set for hearing March 29.
- **2023-03-29** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 574.) (March 29). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-30** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-11** Set for hearing April 25.
- **2023-04-17** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. `amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-26** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 892.) (April 25). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-27** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-05-02** Set for hearing May 8.
- **2023-05-08** May 8 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
- **2023-05-12** Set for hearing May 18.
- **2023-05-18** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1158.) (May 18). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-18** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2023-05-26** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1328.) Ordered to the Assembly. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2023-05-26** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-08** Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD. `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-28** Coauthors revised.
- **2023-06-28** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 27). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-06-30** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. `amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-07-12** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 11). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-07-13** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-08-16** August 16 hearing postponed by committee.
- **2023-08-23** August 23 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
- **2023-09-05** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (September 1). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-09-05** Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2`
- **2023-09-06** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2023-09-08** Read third time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2023-09-08** Ordered to third reading.
- **2023-09-14** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 3524.) Ordered to the Senate. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2023-09-14** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- **2023-09-14** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2822.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-09-21** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- **2023-10-10** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-10-10** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 637, Statutes of 2023. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/72a40bcf-7dc1-42a0-86f1-221b39c2d54d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).