Existing law, the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, authorizes the involuntary commitment and treatment of persons with specified mental disorders. Under the act, when a person, as a result of a mental health disorder, is a danger to self or others, or gravely disabled, the person may, upon probable cause, be taken into custody by specified individuals, including, among others, by a peace officer, a designated member of a mobile crisis team, or a professional person designated by the county, 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. Existing law authorizes county behavioral health director to develop procedures for the county's designation and training of professionals who will be designated to perform the above-described provisions. Existing law authorizes the procedures to include, among others, the license types, practice disciplines, and clinical experience of the professionals eligible to be designated by the county. Existing law exempts specified individuals, including a peace officer responsible for the detainment of a person under these provisions from criminal and civil liability for an action by a person who is released at or before the end of the period for which they were detained.
California AB 416 (20252026) — Involuntary commitment.
Existing law, the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, authorizes the involuntary commitment and treatment of persons with specified mental disorders. Under the act, when a person, as a result of a mental health disorder, is a danger to self or others, or gravely disabled, the person may, upon probable cause, be taken into custody by specified individuals, including, among others, by a peace officer, a designated member of a mobile crisis team, or a professional person designated by the county, 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. Existing law authorizes county behavioral health director to develop procedures for the county's designation and training of professionals who will be designated to perform the above-described provisions. Existing law authorizes the procedures to include, among others, the license types, practice disciplines, and clinical experience of the professionals eligible to be designated by the county. Existing law exempts specified individuals, including a peace officer responsible for the detainment of a person under these provisions from criminal and civil liability for an action by a person who is released at or before the end of the period for which they were detained.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 416 Krell Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 75–0 (pass) · lower
AB 416 Krell Assembly Third Reading — 71–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] — 11–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] — 15–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 13–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 12–0 (pass) · lower
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass — 7–0 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading AB416 Krell et al. By Menjivar — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Krell — primary (person)
Gipson — principal coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2025-02-05 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2025-02-06 From printer. May be heard in committee March 8.
2025-02-18 Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD. referral-committee
2025-04-02 Coauthors revised.
2025-04-02 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 1). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-05-06 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (May 6). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2025-05-07 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2025-05-08 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-05-15 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 1561.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-05-15 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2025-05-28 Referred to Coms. on HEALTH, JUD. and APPR. referral-committee
2025-06-18 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2025-07-03 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-07-16 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 15). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2025-07-17 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2025-08-18 In committee: Referred to suspense file. referral-committee
2025-08-29 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-08-29 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-09-03 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2453.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-09-04 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-04 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 2930.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-09-11 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2025-10-13 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2025-10-13 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 691, Statutes of 2025. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/068b0f7c-44fd-4365-868c-9352dd9031bd. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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