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SB-1353 • 2026

Alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facilities: residential use of property.

Alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facilities: residential use of property.

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Valladares
Last action
2026-03-04
Official status
Referred to Com. on RLS.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about what technical changes were made, only that they are nonsubstantive.

Alcohol and Drug Recovery Facilities: Residential Use

The bill makes minor changes to the rules about alcohol and drug recovery facilities that serve up to six people.

What This Bill Does

  • Makes technical, nonsubstantive changes to existing laws regarding alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facilities serving up to six persons.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facilities
  • The State Department of Health Care Services

Terms To Know

Residential use of property
When a place is used as a home rather than for business or other purposes.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not change how facilities are licensed or regulated.
  • It only makes technical changes to existing laws without altering their meaning.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-04 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on RLS.

  2. 2026-02-23 California Legislative Information

    Read first time.

  3. 2026-02-23 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.

  4. 2026-02-20 California Legislative Information

    Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Official Summary Text

SB 1353, as introduced, Valladares.
Alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facilities: residential use of property.
Existing law requires the State Department of Health Care Services to license and regulate alcohol or drug abuse recovery or treatment facilities serving adults. Existing law provides that an alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility that serves 6 or fewer persons shall be considered a residential use of property for certain purposes, and that the residents and operators of the facility shall be considered a family for the purposes of any law or ordinance that relates to the residential use of property.
This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to these provisions.

Current Bill Text

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