Existing law, the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, provides for the involuntary commitment and treatment of persons with specified mental disorders and for the protection of the persons so committed. Existing law states the intent of the Legislature, with regard to this act, to end inappropriate, indefinite, and involuntary commitment of mentally disordered persons, developmentally disabled persons, and persons impaired by chronic alcoholism, and to eliminate legal disabilities and to protect mentally disordered persons and developmentally disabled persons, among other things.
Existing law, the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, provides for the involuntary commitment and treatment of persons with specified mental disorders and for the protection of the persons so committed. Existing law states the intent of the Legislature, with regard to this act, to end inappropriate, indefinite, and involuntary commitment of mentally disordered persons, developmentally disabled persons, and persons impaired by chronic alcoholism, and to eliminate legal disabilities and to protect mentally disordered persons and developmentally disabled persons, among other things.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 364 Steinberg Senate Third Reading By CHESBRO — 77–0 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB364 Steinberg Concurrence — 38–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 6–1 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 19–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Rules. — 7–1 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended, to Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Steinberg — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-02-20 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. reading-1, introduction
2013-02-21 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
2013-02-28 Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and RLS. referral-committee
2013-04-04 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-04-11 Set for hearing April 24.
2013-04-15 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-04-25 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on RLS. (Ayes 7. Noes 1. Page 696.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on RLS. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-04-26 Set for hearing April 30 in JUD. pending receipt.
2013-04-29 Re-referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2013-05-06 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1. Page 753.) (April 30). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-05-07 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-05-10 Set for hearing May 20.
2013-05-20 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 990.) (May 20). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-05-21 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-05-28 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1092.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-05-29 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2013-06-14 Referred to Com. on HEALTH. referral-committee
2013-06-24 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-06-26 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-07-03 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (July 2). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-08-05 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-08-14 From committee: Do pass as amended. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 14). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-08-15 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-08-19 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2013-08-22 From consent calendar.
2013-08-22 Ordered to third reading.
2013-09-03 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2841.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-09-03 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2013-09-06 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2172.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2013-09-11 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2013-10-04 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2013-10-04 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 567, Statutes of 2013.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/07932792-0bcc-42c7-9e0d-ab9ce659501a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).