Provides for elder abuse prevention training
Summary
Requires the office for the aging to develop and provide elder abuse prevention training to train senior service centers and entities that contract with the office for the aging and the office of children and family services to provide services to elderly persons in the detection and reporting of elder abuse in consultation with the office of children and family services.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2026
Assembly Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025
Last action May 28, 2026
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What changed between versions
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4 edits
MODERATE
This bill was amended to strengthen elder abuse prevention by shifting from a general mandate to develop procedures to a specific requirement to create and publish 'model procedures' and educational materials online. It also clarifies that training for senior center staff must be provided upon hiring and annually, rather than just every three years.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed and clarified regarding the specific duties of the Director and the public availability of resources, while the applicability of training requirements was made more explicit for all relevant entities.
REQUIREMENT
The requirement for the Director was changed from simply developing procedures to developing and maintaining 'model procedures' and educational materials that must be made publicly available on the office's website.
A new clause requires that the training program itself be made publicly available on the office's website.
TIMELINE
The training requirement for senior center employees was updated to mandate administration upon hiring and annually, replacing the previous requirement for supplemental refresher training every three years.
The effective date of the act was changed from 120 days after becoming law to one full year after becoming law.
Floor votes · Senate May 28, 2026 · Assembly May 14, 2026
How they voted
60–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 63
May 28, 2026
D
Democratic41
97% Yea
R
Republican22
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Amendments
2
May 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
May 14, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO AGING
upper
May 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
May 12, 2026
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
Apr 27, 2026
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Apr 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 582A
lower
Apr 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO AGING
lower
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO AGING
lower
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO AGING
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Phil Steck
DDemocratic
Co
Judy Griffin
DDemocratic
Co
Manny De Los Santos
DDemocratic
Co
Steve Otis
DDemocratic
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