Existing law contains provisions governing the operation and financing of community mental health services for the mentally disordered in every county through locally administered and locally controlled community mental health programs. Existing law further provides that, to the extent resources are available, the primary goal of the use of funds deposited in the mental health account of the local health and welfare trust fund should be to serve specified target populations, including, among others, California veterans in need of mental health services who meet specified eligibility requirements. Existing law prohibits a county from denying county mental health services to an eligible veteran based solely on his or her status as a veteran. Existing law requires a county to refer a veteran to the county veterans service officer, if any, to determine the veteran's eligibility for, and the availability of, mental health services provided by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or any other federal health care provider.
California AB 2325 (20172018) — County mental health services: veterans.
Existing law contains provisions governing the operation and financing of community mental health services for the mentally disordered in every county through locally administered and locally controlled community mental health programs. Existing law further provides that, to the extent resources are available, the primary goal of the use of funds deposited in the mental health account of the local health and welfare trust fund should be to serve specified target populations, including, among others, California veterans in need of mental health services who meet specified eligibility requirements. Existing law prohibits a county from denying county mental health services to an eligible veteran based solely on his or her status as a veteran. Existing law requires a county to refer a veteran to the county veterans service officer, if any, to determine the veteran's eligibility for, and the availability of, mental health services provided by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or any other federal health care provider.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Veterans Affairs] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 8–0 (pass) · upper
AB 2325 IRWIN Consent Calendar Second Day — 71–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 15–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Irwin — primary (person)
Aguiar-Curry — coauthor (person)
Cervantes — coauthor (person)
Eduardo Garcia — coauthor (person)
Mathis — coauthor (person)
Patterson — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2018-02-13 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2018-02-14 From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.
2018-03-01 Referred to Com. on HEALTH. referral-committee
2018-04-25 Coauthors revised.
2018-04-25 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 24). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2018-04-26 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2018-05-03 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 5004.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-05-03 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2018-05-17 Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and V.A. referral-committee
2018-06-06 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on V.A. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 6). Re-referred to Com. on V.A. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-06-26 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 26). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2018-06-27 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2018-07-02 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 5041.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-07-03 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2018-07-10 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2018-07-18 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2018-07-18 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 128, Statutes of 2018.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0411e13e-d6c9-4348-bbd7-781e02ed7b0f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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