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California 20252026

AB 2343

Alcohol and other drug programs: consumer protection platform.

Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-21 05:11:39 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Alcoholandotherdrugprograms, consumerprotectionplatform
Introduced / first action
2026-02-19 00:00:00

Alternate titles

  • Certification: alcohol and other drug programs.
  • Alcohol and other drug programs: quality rating system.

Source-supplied abstracts

Existing law requires the State Department of Health Care Services to license and regulate adult alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facilities that provide residential nonmedical services, as specified, and further requires the department to certify and regulate alcohol and other drug programs, as specified. This bill would require an alcohol or other drug treatment facility and an alcohol or other drug program to participate in a public consumer protection platform, as defined, designated or designed by the department in order to be licensed or certified. The bill would specify that participation in the public consumer protection platform pursuant to these provisions is only required if the department determines that sufficient funding has been appropriated or otherwise secured to cover the costs of participation in the platform, as specified. The bill would authorize the department to charge a reasonable fee to alcohol or other drug treatment facilities and alcohol or other drug programs required to enroll in the platform, as specified, and would prohibit the administrator of the public consumer protection platform from accepting payment from the entities subject to these provisions. The bill would authorize the department to verify compliance with participation in the public consumer protection platform as part of the certification or licensing process. The bill would prohibit participation in the consumer protection platform from being used as a criterion in evaluating bids, proposals, network participation, reimbursement, or contract performance for publicly funded substance use disorder treatment services. The bill would require the consumer protection platform, if managed by an entity other than the department, to collect and publicly display information from each participating treatment provider on the provider's adoption of evidence-based practices in substance use disorder care, as specified. The bill would authorize the department to implement, interpret, or make specific those provisions by means of provider bulletins, written guidelines, or similar instructions.

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Vetoed by Governor.

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  2. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

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  3. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 1. Page 6485.).

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  4. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).

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  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  7. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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  8. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  9. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  10. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 1).

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  11. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  12. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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  13. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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  14. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 1.)

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  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  17. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (May 14).

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  18. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 5030.)

  19. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  20. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  21. Read second time and amended.

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  22. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 14).

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  23. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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  24. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.

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  25. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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  26. From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  27. Read first time. To print.

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