SB 1060
Alcohol and drug treatment facilities.
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Two Thirds
Fiscal committee
No
Appropriation
No
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Bill overview
This bill establishes a new rule regarding the location of alcohol and drug treatment facilities in California. It prohibits these facilities from operating within 1,000 feet of public or private elementary or secondary schools, or daycare centers, unless they serve six or fewer residents. The bill is being enacted as an urgency measure to protect children attending these institutions.
Key provisions
- Prohibits alcohol and drug treatment facilities from operating within 1,000 feet of schools or daycare centers.
- The restriction applies to facilities serving more than six residents.
- The bill adds Section 11834.19 to the Health and Safety Code.
- It is being enacted as an urgency statute.
Who is affected
- Alcohol and drug treatment facilities
- Public and private elementary and secondary schools
- Daycare centers
Notable changes
- Introduces a specific distance restriction for treatment facilities near schools and daycare centers.
- Creates a new section in the Health and Safety Code to formalize the rule.
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SB1060:v99#DOCUMENT
Bill Start
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 1060
| Introduced by Senator Valladares |
| February 12, 2026 |
An act to add Section 11834.19 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to alcohol and drug treatment facilities, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1060, as introduced, Valladares. Alcohol and drug treatment facilities.
Existing law requires the State Department of Health Care Services to license and regulate facilities that provide residential nonmedical services to adults who are recovering from problems related to alcohol, drug, or alcohol and drug misuse or abuse, and who need alcohol, drug, or alcohol and drug recovery treatment or detoxification services. Violation of licensing provisions is punishable through revocation or suspension of the license and civil penalties.
This bill would prohibit an alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility from operating within 1,000 feet of a public or private elementary or secondary school or a daycare center if the recovery or treatment facility serves more than 6 residents and treatment is being provided at the facility.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Digest Key
Vote: 2/3 Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 11834.19 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:
11834.19.
A licensee shall not operate an alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility within 1,000 feet of a public or private elementary or secondary school or a daycare center if the recovery or treatment facility serves more than six residents and treatment is being provided at the facility.
SEC. 2.
This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the meaning of Article IV of the California Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:
In order to protect California’s children who attend daycare centers, preschools, and K–12 public and private schools, it is necessary that this act take effect immediately.