Existing law, the Mello-Granlund Older Californians Act, establishes the California Department of Aging in the California Health and Human Services Agency and sets forth its mission to provide leadership to the area agencies on aging in developing systems of home- and community-based services that maintain individuals in their own homes or the least restrictive homelike environments. Existing law requires the department to designate various private nonprofit or public agencies as area agencies on aging to work within a planning and service area and provide a broad array of social and nutritional services. Existing law includes various findings and declarations relating to the purposes of the act.
California SB 1249 (20232024) — Mello-Granlund Older Californians Act.
Existing law, the Mello-Granlund Older Californians Act, establishes the California Department of Aging in the California Health and Human Services Agency and sets forth its mission to provide leadership to the area agencies on aging in developing systems of home- and community-based services that maintain individuals in their own homes or the least restrictive homelike environments. Existing law requires the department to designate various private nonprofit or public agencies as area agencies on aging to work within a planning and service area and provide a broad array of social and nutritional services. Existing law includes various findings and declarations relating to the purposes of the act.
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 [Appropriations] — 6–0 (pass) · lower
SB 1249 Roth Senate Third Reading By Bains — 76–0 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB1249 Roth et al. Concurrence — 38–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Governmental Organization] — 5–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Roth — primary (person)
Bains — principal coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2024-02-15 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2024-02-16 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 17.
2024-02-29 Referred to Coms. on HUMAN S. and G.O. referral-committee
2024-03-12 Set for hearing April 1.
2024-04-02 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on G.O. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3428.) (April 1). Re-referred to Com. on G.O. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2024-04-09 Set for hearing April 23.
2024-04-16 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on G.O. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2024-04-16 April 23 hearing postponed by committee.
2024-04-17 Withdrawn from committee.
2024-04-17 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2024-04-22 Set for hearing April 29.
2024-04-29 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2024-04-30 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2024-05-21 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 32. Noes 0. Page 4077.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-05-22 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2024-05-28 Referred to Com. on AGING & L.T.C. referral-committee
2024-06-12 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on AGING & L.T.C. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2024-06-19 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2024-07-02 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (July 2). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-07-03 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2024-08-22 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-08-22 Ordered to third reading.
2024-08-26 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6502.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-08-26 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2024-08-29 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5631.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-09-09 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2024-09-21 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2024-09-21 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 337, Statutes of 2024. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/bdb2e840-1211-4922-add5-a7fc205dfc1d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).