Brough - Track Record on Recovery Residences,
aka "Sober Living Homes"
Assembly Member Bill Brough (R- Dana Point) has served as:
2014-2018 Assembly Member, California State Assembly
2/26/15 Introduced AB 838, a bill to treat recovery houses operated by treatment centers as integral components of the a single treatment facility. Status:
1/31/16 Died "pursuant to Article IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution."
2/18/16 Coauthored AB 2255 (with Assembly Member Melendez) that would offer voluntary certification from a third party organization to 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.
11/15/16 Died in Appropriations.
5/13/16 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.
2/19/16 Coauthored (with Senator Bates) SB 1283, which would register sober houses where services were offered and have them adhere to standards.
4/27/16 Hearing cancelled at request of author.
2/19/16 Coauthored (with Assemblyman Bloom) AB 2403 which would have defined Treatment Centers and their houses as single, integral facilities.
2/15/17 Introduced AB 751, which would have clarified that services such as transporting recovering addicts and providing them with meals are licensable by the state.
4/25/17 Hearing cancelled at request of author/died in Health Committee.
5/13/17 Voted in favor of AB 700 which would align California addiction counseling certification standards with national standards.
2/14/18 Introduced AB 2437, a spot bill.
Given how important this issue is to the cities in Brough's district, we are a little surprised that he did not introduce or co-author significant legislation in 2018.
2014-2018 Assembly Member, California State Assembly
2/26/15 Introduced AB 838, a bill to treat recovery houses operated by treatment centers as integral components of the a single treatment facility. Status:
1/31/16 Died "pursuant to Article IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution."
2/18/16 Coauthored AB 2255 (with Assembly Member Melendez) that would offer voluntary certification from a third party organization to 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.
11/15/16 Died in Appropriations.
5/13/16 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.
2/19/16 Coauthored (with Senator Bates) SB 1283, which would register sober houses where services were offered and have them adhere to standards.
4/27/16 Hearing cancelled at request of author.
2/19/16 Coauthored (with Assemblyman Bloom) AB 2403 which would have defined Treatment Centers and their houses as single, integral facilities.
2/15/17 Introduced AB 751, which would have clarified that services such as transporting recovering addicts and providing them with meals are licensable by the state.
4/25/17 Hearing cancelled at request of author/died in Health Committee.
5/13/17 Voted in favor of AB 700 which would align California addiction counseling certification standards with national standards.
2/14/18 Introduced AB 2437, a spot bill.
Given how important this issue is to the cities in Brough's district, we are a little surprised that he did not introduce or co-author significant legislation in 2018.