On Monday, May 22, AB 659 author took up the bill on the Assembly floor for purposes of amendments. The bill has been sent back to second reading with the adopted amendments and will be back on the Assembly Third Reading file on Thursday or Friday the 26th at the latest. The Assembly will be in floor session all day Thursday and Friday this week so it is likely that AB 659 will be taken up before the week’s end.
*If passed by the Assembly (41 votes needed), AB 659 will move to the state Senate. The Senate Rules will then make a referral out to a Senate policy committee likely the Senate Health Committee. Under that scenario, we would expect a Senate policy committee hearing sometime between mid-June to mid July. Possibly sooner.
Take the following action steps to oppose AB 659.
Use PERK’s one click action link to oppose AB 659 to send their concerns directly to the Assembly Members prior to the floor vote.
Request your Assembly Member to vote NO or Abstain on AB 659 until the concerns below.
Go into your district office on Fridays.
Submit your letter of opposition to legislative portal.
Give your Assembly Member a copy of your letter of opposition and voice your concerns. We have an additional graphic with concerns and unanswered questions for you to use.
Call to register your opposition with your local Assembly members as well.
Advise your Assembly member to speak with Dr. Akilah Weber, who has abstained in the Health and Appropriations committee.
Follow us on twitter for last minute updates and calls to action.
Note: Deadline for passing out of the Assembly (the house of origin for this bill) is June 2nd. If it does not pass out of the house of origin by June 2nd, the bill will become a two-year bill.
Assembly Members Phone Roster
Dawn Addis (916) 319-2030 Capitol office | (805) 549-3001 district office
Jasmeet Bains (916) 319-2035 Capitol office | (661) 335-0302 district office
Juan Carrillo (916) 319-2039 Capitol office | (661) 266-3908 district office
Damon Connolly (916) 319-2012 Capitol office | (415) 479-4920 district office
Gregg Hart (916) 319-2037 Capitol office | (805) 564-1649 district office
Josh Lowenthal (916) 319-2069 Capitol office | (562) 429-0470 district office
Stephanie Nguyen (916) 319-2010 Capitol office | (916) 670-7888 district office
Liz Ortega (916) 319-2020 Capitol office | (510) 583-8818 district office
Blanca Pacheco (916) 319-2064 Capitol office | (562) 861-5803 district office
Diane Papan (916) 319-2021 Capitol office | (650) 349-2200 district office
Gail Pellerin (916) 319-2028 Capitol office | (831) 425-1503 district office
Pilar Schiavo (916) 319-2040 Capitol office | (661) 286-1565 district office
Esmeralda Soria (916) 319-2027 Capitol office | (209) 726-5465 district office
Avelino Valencia (916) 319-2068 Capitol office | (714) 939-8469 district office
Tasha Boerner Horvath (916) 319-2077 Capitol office | (760) 434-7605 district office
Eduardo Garcia (916) 319-2036 Capitol office | (760) 347-2360 district office
Timothy Grayson (916) 319-2015 Capitol office | (925) 521-1511 district office
Brian Maienschein (916) 319-2076 Capitol office | (858) 675-0760 district office
Sharon Quirk-Silva (916) 319-2067 Capitol office | (714) 525-6515 district office
Cottie Petrie-Norris (916) 319-2073 Capitol office | (949) 251-0074 district office
Carlos Villapudua (916) 319-2013 Capitol office | (209) 948-7479 district office
David Alvarez (916) 319-2080 Capitol office | (619) 498-8580 district office
Joaquin Arambula (916) 319-2031 Capitol office | (559) 445-5532 district office
Steve Bennett (916) 319-2038 Capitol office | (805) 485-4745 district office
Isaac Bryan (916) 319-2055 Capitol office | (310) 641-5410 district office
Lisa Calderon (916) 319-2056 Capitol office | (562) 692-5858 district office
Sabrina Cervantes (916) 319-2058 Capitol office | (951) 371-6860 district office
Laura Friedman (916) 319-2044 Capitol office | (818) 558-3043 district office
Jesse Gabriel (916) 319-2046 Capitol office | (818) 346-4521 district office
Mike Gipson (916) 319-2065 Capitol office | (310) 324-6408 district office
Chris Holden (916) 319-2041 Capitol office | (626) 351-1917 district office
Jacqui Irwin (916) 319-2042 Capitol office | (805) 370-0542 district office
Ash Kalra (916) 319-2025 Capitol office | (408) 286-2535 district office
Kevin McCarty (916) 319-2006 Capitol office | (916) 324-4676 district office
Tina McKinnor (916) 319-2061 Capitol office | (310) 412-6400 district office
Al Muratsuchi (916) 319-2066 Capitol office | (310) 375-0691 district office
James Ramos (916) 319-2045 Capitol office | (909) 889-7145 district office
Anthony Rendon (916) 319-2062 Capitol office | (562) 529-3250 district office
Eloise Gómez Reyes (916) 319-2050 Capitol office | (909) 381-4100 district office
Robert Rivas (916) 319-2029 Capitol office | (831) 759-8676 district office
Luz Rivas (916) 319-2043 Capitol office | (818) 504-3911 district office
Freddie Rodriguez (916) 319-2053 Capitol office | (909) 902-9606 district office
Blanca Rubio (916) 319-2048 Capitol office | (626) 960-4457 district office
Miguel Santiago (916) 319-2054 Capitol office | (213) 620-4646 district office
*You can call over the weekend and after hours to leave a professional voice message to convey your opposition to AB 659.
AB-665 Minors: consent to mental health services.
Removes the requirement that children must be a danger to themselves or others, or be alleged incest or abuse victims, before seeking care without their parents’ consent. This will remove the guardrails that prevent abuse of current law, so instead of cases of emergency, mental health professionals or school psychologists can refer for treatment and/or send a child to residential shelter services for any reason without parental consent.
Status of Bill: Sen Judiciary Committee hearing Date: 06/13/23
Take the following action steps to oppose AB 665
Use PERK’s one click action link to oppose AB 665 to send their concerns directly to the Assembly Members prior to the floor vote.
Request your Assembly Member to vote NO or Abstain on AB 659 until the concerns below.
Go into your district office on Fridays.
Submit your letter of opposition to legislative portal by Tuesday, June 6 at noon.
Give your Assembly Member a copy of your letter of opposition and voice your concerns. We have an additional graphic with concerns and unanswered questions for you to use.
Call to register your opposition with your local Assembly members as well.
Follow us on Twitter for last minute updates and calls to action.
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