AB-308
Health & Public Health

Mobile crisis teams or units: procedures.

Introduced
CA
2025-2026 Regular Session
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Key Takeaways

  • Authorizes counties to develop specialized crisis response procedures for mental health mobile crisis teams.
  • Enables mobile crisis teams to better handle emergencies involving people with developmental disabilities or autism.
  • Expands the scope of county behavioral health services without requiring additional funding.

Summary

Assembly Member Ramos's mobile crisis response legislation authorizes county behavioral health directors to establish specialized procedures for emergency situations involving individuals with intellectual, developmental, or behavioral health conditions. The measure applies to counties that operate or contract mobile crisis teams, adding new provisions to existing frameworks for crisis intervention services.

The bill creates a dedicated chapter in California's Welfare and Institutions Code to address mobile crisis response procedures. Under these provisions, county behavioral health directors may develop protocols for handling emergencies involving people with autism and other intellectual or developmental disabilities, as well as those experiencing behavioral health crises. The authorization builds upon current requirements for regional centers and county mental health agencies to coordinate crisis intervention services for individuals served by both systems.

This measure operates within the existing structure of behavioral health crisis services, including the Miles Hall Lifeline and Suicide Prevention Act, the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act's involuntary commitment provisions, and Medi-Cal's community-based mobile crisis intervention services. The bill requires no new appropriations, indicating implementation would occur through currently available resources and administrative frameworks.

Key Dates

Next Step
Referred to the Assembly Standing Committee on Human Services
Next Step
Assembly Committee
Referred to the Assembly Standing Committee on Human Services
Hearing scheduled for , State Capitol, Room 437
Read first time. To print.
Assembly Floor
Read first time. To print.
Read first time. To print.

Contacts

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James RamosD
Assembly Member
Bill Author
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Alex LeeD
Assembly Member
Committee Member
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Lisa CalderonD
Assembly Member
Committee Member
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Bill EssayliR
Assembly Member
Committee Member
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Corey JacksonD
Assembly Member
Committee Member
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James RamosD
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Alex LeeD
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Lisa CalderonD
Assembly Member
Committee Member
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Bill EssayliR
Assembly Member
Committee Member
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Corey JacksonD
Assembly Member
Committee Member
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Leticia CastilloR
Assembly Member
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Celeste RodriguezD
Assembly Member
Committee Member
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Sade ElhawaryD
Assembly Member
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Introduced By

James Ramos
James RamosD
California State Assembly Member
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Bill has been formally introduced and read for the first time in its house of origin (1/23/2025)

Key Takeaways

  • Authorizes counties to develop specialized crisis response procedures for mental health mobile crisis teams.
  • Enables mobile crisis teams to better handle emergencies involving people with developmental disabilities or autism.
  • Expands the scope of county behavioral health services without requiring additional funding.

Get Involved

Act Now!

Email the authors or create an email template to send to all relevant legislators.

Introduced By

James Ramos
James RamosD
California State Assembly Member

Summary

Assembly Member Ramos's mobile crisis response legislation authorizes county behavioral health directors to establish specialized procedures for emergency situations involving individuals with intellectual, developmental, or behavioral health conditions. The measure applies to counties that operate or contract mobile crisis teams, adding new provisions to existing frameworks for crisis intervention services.

The bill creates a dedicated chapter in California's Welfare and Institutions Code to address mobile crisis response procedures. Under these provisions, county behavioral health directors may develop protocols for handling emergencies involving people with autism and other intellectual or developmental disabilities, as well as those experiencing behavioral health crises. The authorization builds upon current requirements for regional centers and county mental health agencies to coordinate crisis intervention services for individuals served by both systems.

This measure operates within the existing structure of behavioral health crisis services, including the Miles Hall Lifeline and Suicide Prevention Act, the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act's involuntary commitment provisions, and Medi-Cal's community-based mobile crisis intervention services. The bill requires no new appropriations, indicating implementation would occur through currently available resources and administrative frameworks.

10% progression
Bill has been formally introduced and read for the first time in its house of origin (1/23/2025)

Key Dates

Next Step
Referred to the Assembly Standing Committee on Human Services
Next Step
Assembly Committee
Referred to the Assembly Standing Committee on Human Services
Hearing scheduled for , State Capitol, Room 437
Read first time. To print.
Assembly Floor
Read first time. To print.
Read first time. To print.

Contacts

Profile
James RamosD
Assembly Member
Bill Author
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
Profile
Alex LeeD
Assembly Member
Committee Member
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
Profile
Lisa CalderonD
Assembly Member
Committee Member
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
Profile
Bill EssayliR
Assembly Member
Committee Member
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
Profile
Corey JacksonD
Assembly Member
Committee Member
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
0 of 8 row(s) selected.
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Select All Legislators
Profile
James RamosD
Assembly Member
Bill Author
Profile
Alex LeeD
Assembly Member
Committee Member
Profile
Lisa CalderonD
Assembly Member
Committee Member
Profile
Bill EssayliR
Assembly Member
Committee Member
Profile
Corey JacksonD
Assembly Member
Committee Member
Profile
Leticia CastilloR
Assembly Member
Committee Member
Profile
Celeste RodriguezD
Assembly Member
Committee Member
Profile
Sade ElhawaryD
Assembly Member
Committee Member