Bates - Track Record on Recovery Residences,
aka "Sober Living Homes"
State Senator Patricia Bates (R- Mission Viejo to Encinitas) has served as:
1998-2004 Assembly Member, California State Assembly
2007-2014 Supervisor, Orange County Board of Supervisors
2014-2018 Senator, California State Senate
She is now the Minority Leader in the California State Senate
2/18/16 Coauthored AB 2255 (with Assembly Member Melendez) that would offer voluntary certification from a third party organization to business operated, Recovery Care Residences, which would then be deemed a "residential use" of housing. Recovering addicts from the court system would be first directed to these houses.
Bill died in November, 2016.
2/19/16 Coauthored AB 2772 (with Assemblyman Chang) would have mandated that court referred recovery could only take place in licensed programs.
4/19/16 AB 2772 defeated in the Public Safety Committee.
2/19/16 Introduced SB 1283 (with Assemblyman Brough), which would register sober houses where services were offered and have them adhere to standards.
Bill defeated in Senate Health Committee with only Republicans voting in favor of it.
5/12/16 Sponsored and spoke from the dais at a Public Forum on the issue in Laguna Niguel.
9/2/16 Sponsored and spoke from the dais at a Public Forum on the issue in San Clemente.
10/3/16 Sponsored and spoke from the dais of a Public Forum on the issue in Oceanside.
12/5/16 Introduced SB 34 which would have identified Recovery Care Residences within cities, addressed over concentration, and given cities the rights to sue on behalf of the state.
4/26/17 Passed with amendments that eviscerated the content of the bill.
5/22/17 Moved to Appropriations where it died.
1/31/18 Participated in and asked questions at the State Senate Health Committee Informational Hearing on Substance Use Disorder Treatment in California, despite not being a member of the State Senate Health Committee.
2/12/18 Coauthored AB 2214, a rehash of AB 2255 (above), that would offer voluntary certification from a third party organization to business operated, Recovery Care Residences, which would then be deemed a "residential use" of housing. Recovering addicts from the court system would be first directed to these houses.
2/16/18 Introduced SB 902 which requires background checks of employees, consultants, staff and licensees of Treatment Centers or licensed recovery residences.
2/16/18 Introduced SB 1290 which is an anti-patient brokering bill and declares that it would be unlawful to engage in patient brokering, but does not say what the penalties would be.
5/18 Coauthored SB 3162 requires licensed houses to stick more closely to the intent of licensing, and gives DHCS the opportunity to prevent bad operators from re-opening if one of their houses shuts down.
5/18 Coauthored SB 992 which will ensure licensed Detoxes have a "plan" to for how to handle relapsed addicts, rather than expelling them. The plan may allow relapsed addicts to stay in the residence. Also requires that Treatment Centers reveal the residences with which they have contracts. This bill became law on 9/26/18.
Senator Bates has introduced more and better legislation regarding recovery residences than any other candidate. At the same time, none of her bills have passed.
1998-2004 Assembly Member, California State Assembly
2007-2014 Supervisor, Orange County Board of Supervisors
2014-2018 Senator, California State Senate
She is now the Minority Leader in the California State Senate
2/18/16 Coauthored AB 2255 (with Assembly Member Melendez) that would offer voluntary certification from a third party organization to business operated, Recovery Care Residences, which would then be deemed a "residential use" of housing. Recovering addicts from the court system would be first directed to these houses.
Bill died in November, 2016.
2/19/16 Coauthored AB 2772 (with Assemblyman Chang) would have mandated that court referred recovery could only take place in licensed programs.
4/19/16 AB 2772 defeated in the Public Safety Committee.
2/19/16 Introduced SB 1283 (with Assemblyman Brough), which would register sober houses where services were offered and have them adhere to standards.
Bill defeated in Senate Health Committee with only Republicans voting in favor of it.
5/12/16 Sponsored and spoke from the dais at a Public Forum on the issue in Laguna Niguel.
9/2/16 Sponsored and spoke from the dais at a Public Forum on the issue in San Clemente.
10/3/16 Sponsored and spoke from the dais of a Public Forum on the issue in Oceanside.
12/5/16 Introduced SB 34 which would have identified Recovery Care Residences within cities, addressed over concentration, and given cities the rights to sue on behalf of the state.
4/26/17 Passed with amendments that eviscerated the content of the bill.
5/22/17 Moved to Appropriations where it died.
1/31/18 Participated in and asked questions at the State Senate Health Committee Informational Hearing on Substance Use Disorder Treatment in California, despite not being a member of the State Senate Health Committee.
2/12/18 Coauthored AB 2214, a rehash of AB 2255 (above), that would offer voluntary certification from a third party organization to business operated, Recovery Care Residences, which would then be deemed a "residential use" of housing. Recovering addicts from the court system would be first directed to these houses.
2/16/18 Introduced SB 902 which requires background checks of employees, consultants, staff and licensees of Treatment Centers or licensed recovery residences.
2/16/18 Introduced SB 1290 which is an anti-patient brokering bill and declares that it would be unlawful to engage in patient brokering, but does not say what the penalties would be.
5/18 Coauthored SB 3162 requires licensed houses to stick more closely to the intent of licensing, and gives DHCS the opportunity to prevent bad operators from re-opening if one of their houses shuts down.
5/18 Coauthored SB 992 which will ensure licensed Detoxes have a "plan" to for how to handle relapsed addicts, rather than expelling them. The plan may allow relapsed addicts to stay in the residence. Also requires that Treatment Centers reveal the residences with which they have contracts. This bill became law on 9/26/18.
Senator Bates has introduced more and better legislation regarding recovery residences than any other candidate. At the same time, none of her bills have passed.