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Our Legislative Priorities - AB 348

Our Legislative Priorities: Expanding Access to Whatever it Takes Care for California’s Most Vulnerable (AB 348)

On January 29, Assemblywoman Maggy Krell (D-Sacramento) introduced crucial legislation to expand access to lifesaving mental health services for Californians with a serious mental illness and experiencing homelessness, hospitalization, and/or involvement with the criminal justice system. This bill establishes presumptive eligibility for Full-Service Partnership (FSP) programs — removing barriers that have long prevented the state’s most vulnerable individuals from receiving critical care. 

Our Legislative Work in 2024

This year, the Steinberg Institute sponsored six bills, opposed three, and supported forty-two in our legislative efforts. We successfully opposed a package of bills that threatened the implementation of Proposition 1 and made substantial progress in educating legislators about substance use treatment. All three bills we opposed were defeated. Despite a challenging budget year, 23 of the 42 bills we supported were signed by the Governor. Most of those that did not progress were halted in the Appropriations Committee due to budget constraints.

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