Sen. Steve Choi

Primary AB 2288

Signed into law · California Assembly · Lead sponsor

Advance health care directives: mental health treatment.

Existing law, the Health Care Decisions Law, authorizes an adult having capacity to give an individual health care instruction. Existing law authorizes the individual instruction to be limited to take effect only if a specified condition arises. Existing law authorizes a written advance health care directive to include the individual's nomination of a conservator of the person or estate or both, or a guardian of the person or estate or both, for consideration if protective proceedings for the individual's person or estate are thereafter commenced. Existing law also authorizes an adult having capacity to execute a power of attorney for health care to authorize an agent to make health care decisions for the principal, and authorizes the power of attorney to include individual health care instructions. Existing law authorizes the principal in a power of attorney for health care to grant authority to make decisions relating to the personal care of the principal, including, but not limited to, determining where the principal will live, providing meals, or hiring household employees. Existing law defines "health care decision" and "health care" for these purposes to mean any care, treatment, service, or procedure to maintain, diagnose, or otherwise affect a patient's physical or mental condition. This bill would clarify that health care decisions under those provisions include mental health conditions. The bill would revise the statutory advance health care directive form to clarify that a person may include instructions relating to mental health conditions.

Signed into law Jun 20, 2022 0 co-sponsors

Primary HR 105

Passed · California Assembly · Lead sponsor

Relative to Jikji Day.

Passed Jun 20, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HR 106

Passed · California Assembly · Lead sponsor

Relative to Myung Ki Hong Day.

Passed Jun 20, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor HR 114

Passed · California Assembly · Co-sponsor

Relative to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) Pride Month.

Passed Jun 20, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor ACR 174

Signed into law · California Assembly · Co-sponsor

Relative to California Tourism Month.

This measure would proclaim the month of May 2022 as California Tourism Month and would urge the citizens of this great state to support tourism and local businesses by traveling in state as an act of civic pride.

Signed into law Jun 17, 2022 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor ACR 193

Signed into law · California Assembly · Co-sponsor

Relative to Museum Month in California.

This measure would recognize the essential role that museums have in California as educational institutions and would proclaim May 2022 as Museum Month in California.

Signed into law Jun 17, 2022 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor ACR 180

Signed into law · California Assembly · Co-sponsor

Relative to Special Districts Week.

This measure proclaims the week of May 15, 2022, to May 21, 2022, to be Special Districts Week.

Signed into law Jun 17, 2022 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor HR 117

Passed · California Assembly · Co-sponsor

Relative to Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month and The Longest Day.

Passed Jun 16, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SCR 100

Signed into law · California Senate · Co-sponsor

Relative to National Fentanyl Awareness Day.

This measure would designate May 10, 2022, as National Fentanyl Awareness Day.

Signed into law Jun 8, 2022 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor SCR 106

Signed into law · California Senate · Co-sponsor

Relative to CASA Appreciation Day.

This measure would declare May 2, 2022, as CASA Appreciation Day in California.

Signed into law Jun 8, 2022 1 co-sponsor