California 20252026 Regular Session Status: In Committee 17 R cosponsors

AB 3 — Alcohol and drug treatment facilities: local regulation.

Last action — From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Assembly. Introduced January 17, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Assembly.

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 18 sponsors

    1 primary, 17 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (17 R).

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

Existing law declares that it is the policy of the state that each county and city shall permit and encourage the development of sufficient numbers and types of alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facilities as are commensurate with local need. Existing law requires an alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility that serves 6 or fewer persons to be considered a residential use of property for the purposes of local regulation, regardless of whether or not unrelated persons are living together. This bill would exempt an alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility from being considered a residential use of property for the purposes of local regulation if multiple single-family dwellings are being used as a licensed or unlicensed alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility, they share an owner, a director, programs, or amenities with another facility, and any of the dwellings are within 300 feet of that facility, or if a single-family dwelling being used as an alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility shares an owner, a director, programs, or amenities with another facility that is commercially owned, operated, and licensed that is located anywhere in the state.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Died at Desk.

  2. From printer.

  3. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 17 co-sponsors · 104 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (17)

Not signed on (104)

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 3 do?
Existing law declares that it is the policy of the state that each county and city shall permit and encourage the development of sufficient numbers and types of alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facilities as are commensurate with local need. Existing law requires an alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility that serves 6 or fewer persons to be considered a residential use of property for the purposes of local regulation, regardless of whether or not unrelated persons are living together. This bill would exempt an alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility from being considered a residential use of property for the purposes of local regulation if multiple single-family dwellings are being used as a licensed or unlicensed alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility, they share an owner, a director, programs, or amenities with another facility, and any of the dwellings are within 300 feet of that facility, or if a single-family dwelling being used as an alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility shares an owner, a director, programs, or amenities with another facility that is commercially owned, operated, and licensed that is located anywhere in the state.
Who sponsors AB 3?
AB 3 is sponsored by Essayli, Tangipa, David J. (Republican), Ta, Tri (Republican), Sanchez, Kate (Republican), Patterson, Joe (Republican), Macedo, Alexandra (Republican), Lackey, Tom (Republican), Hadwick, Heather (Republican), Gonzalez, Jeff (Republican), Gallagher, James (Republican), Flora, Heath (Republican), Dixon, Diane (Republican), DeMaio, Carl (Republican), Davies, Laurie (Republican), Chen, Phillip (Republican), Castillo, Leticia (Republican), Alanis, Juan (Republican), and Wallis, Greg (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 3?
This bill is in committee in the Assembly. Introduced January 17, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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