California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill
AB 1220: Developmental services: denials of services and notices of actions.
Passed one chamber Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
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Plain-language summary
AB 1220 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Developmental services: denials of services and notices of actions. Primary sponsor: Joaquin Arambula (D). Most recent recorded action (August 29, 2025): In committee: Held under submission.
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Official summary
Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.
Existing law, the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act, requires the State Department of Developmental Services to contract with regional centers to provide services and supports to individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. Under existing law, the services and supports to be provided to a regional center consumer are contained in an individual program plan, developed in accordance with prescribed requirements. Existing law requires the department and regional centers to annually collaborate to compile specified data relating to purchase of service authorization, utilization, and expenditure by each regional center, as specified, and to post that information on its internet website.
This bill would require a regional center to document in each consumer’s individual program plan all of the consumer’s denials of services, notices of actions, and appeals. The bill would also require the department and regional centers to include in their annual report data relating to disagreements and denials of services, and would make related findings and declarations.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joaquin Arambula | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Assembly | 31 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- In committee: Held under submission.
- In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
- Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
- From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 16).
- From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.
- Referred to Com. on HUMAN S.
- In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
- Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1608.)
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
- From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
- Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.