AB-2093 • 2026

State 988 advisory group.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Bauer-Kahan
Last action: 2026-04-15
Official status: From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill text does not provide details on how the advisory group will be chosen or what happens if the agency decides to disband it before January 1, 2030.

State 988 Advisory Group

This law extends the operation of California's mental health crisis hotline advisory group beyond its original end date.

What This Bill Does

Removes the rule that lets the agency stop the advisory group after January 1, 2025.
Requires the advisory group to meet at least once every three months until December 31, 2029.

Who It Names or Affects

The California Health and Human Services Agency
Members of the state 988 advisory group

Terms To Know

Advisory Group: A team that gives advice to a larger organization or agency.
Suicide Prevention: Actions taken to stop people from hurting themselves.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how the advisory group will be chosen.
It is unclear what happens if the agency decides to end the advisory group before January 1, 2030.

Bill History

2026-04-15 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-04-08 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on C. & C. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on C. & C.
2026-04-06 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2026-03-26 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.
2026-03-17 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2026-03-16 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.
2026-03-16 California Legislative Information
Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and C. & C.
2026-02-19 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
2026-02-18 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 2093, as amended, Bauer-Kahan.
State 988 advisory group.
Existing federal law, the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020, designates the 3-digit telephone number “988” as the universal number within the United States for the purpose of the national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system operating through the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
Existing law, the Miles Hall Lifeline and Suicide Prevention Act, requires, among other things, the California Health and Human Services Agency (agency) to create, no later than December 31, 2024, a set of recommendations to support a 5-year implementation plan for a comprehensive 988 system. Existing law requires the agency to convene a state 988 advisory group for purposes of advising the agency on the set of recommendations and requires the recommendations to include specified information. Existing law requires the advisory
group to meet
at least
once per quarter until December 31, 2024. Existing law authorizes the agency to disband the advisory group on or after January 1, 2025.
This bill would
delete the provision that authorizes the agency to disband the advisory group. The bill would require the advisory group to meet once per quarter on an indefinite basis.
require the advisory group to meet at least once per quarter until December 31, 2029. The bill would authorize the agency to disband the advisory group on or after January 1, 2030.

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