Existing law, the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, provides for the involuntary commitment and treatment of persons with specified mental disorders for the protection of the persons committed. Under the act, when a person, as a result of a mental health disorder, is a danger to others, or to themselves, or gravely disabled, the person may, upon probable cause, be taken into custody 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. Under existing law, if a person is detained for 72 hours under those provisions, and has received an evaluation, the person may be certified for not more than 14 days of intensive treatment, as specified. Existing law further authorizes a person to be certified for an additional period of not more than 30 days of intensive treatment if the person remains gravely disabled and is unwilling or unable to accept treatment voluntarily. Existing law requires the person to be released at the end of the 30 days, except under specified circumstances, including, but not limited to, when the patient is subject to a conservatorship petition filed pursuant to specified provisions. Existing law requires an evaluation to be made when a gravely disabled person may need to be detained beyond the initial 14-day period, as to whether the person is likely to qualify for appointment of a conservator, and, if so, requires that referral to be made, as specified.
California SB 1227 (20212022) — Involuntary commitment: intensive treatment.
Existing law, the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, provides for the involuntary commitment and treatment of persons with specified mental disorders for the protection of the persons committed. Under the act, when a person, as a result of a mental health disorder, is a danger to others, or to themselves, or gravely disabled, the person may, upon probable cause, be taken into custody 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. Under existing law, if a person is detained for 72 hours under those provisions, and has received an evaluation, the person may be certified for not more than 14 days of intensive treatment, as specified. Existing law further authorizes a person to be certified for an additional period of not more than 30 days of intensive treatment if the person remains gravely disabled and is unwilling or unable to accept treatment voluntarily. Existing law requires the person to be released at the end of the 30 days, except under specified circumstances, including, but not limited to, when the patient is subject to a conservatorship petition filed pursuant to specified provisions. Existing law requires an evaluation to be made when a gravely disabled person may need to be detained beyond the initial 14-day period, as to whether the person is likely to qualify for appointment of a conservator, and, if so, requires that referral to be made, as specified.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] — 15–0 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB1227 Eggman et al. Concurrence — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 11–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] — 10–0 (pass) · upper
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass — 7–0 (pass) · upper
SB 1227 Eggman Senate Third Reading By Haney — 78–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Eggman — primary (person)
Bloom — coauthor (person)
Rubio — coauthor (person)
Stern — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2022-02-17 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2022-02-17 Article IV Section 8(a) of the Constitution and Joint Rule 55 dispensed with February 7, 2022, suspending the 30 calendar day requirement.
2022-02-18 From printer.
2022-03-02 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2022-03-15 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
2022-03-23 Re-referred to Coms. on HEALTH, JUD., and APPR. referral-committee
2022-03-29 Set for hearing April 6.
2022-04-07 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 3349.) (April 6). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2022-04-08 Set for hearing April 26.
2022-04-27 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 3514.) (April 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2022-04-29 Set for hearing May 9.
2022-05-09 May 9 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
2022-05-13 Set for hearing May 19.
2022-05-19 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3788.) (May 19). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-05-19 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2022-05-25 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 3918.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-05-26 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2022-06-02 Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD. referral-committee
2022-06-22 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2022-06-23 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
2022-06-28 Coauthors revised.
2022-06-28 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 28). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-06-29 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2022-08-23 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-08-23 Ordered to third reading.
2022-08-29 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-08-29 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2022-08-30 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5273.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-09-09 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2022-09-27 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2022-09-27 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 619, Statutes of 2022. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/396b0cdf-b8b5-4111-82d4-393c505eccbb. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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