AB 2119 Summary

• Makes conforming changes to Welfare and Institutions Code language describing persons with mental health conditions, placing the person first in descriptive terms (e.g., "persons with a mental health condition" instead of "mentally ill persons").

• Updates chapter and article headings throughout the Welfare and Institutions Code related to mental health services for consistency with the revised person-first terminology.

• Incorporates technical language updates including changing "substance abuse" to "substance use disorder" and related terminology modernizations throughout mental health code sections.

• Includes conditional provisions that allow specific sections to incorporate amendments from AB 2995 if both bills are enacted, with AB 2119's version controlling when both bills amend the same sections.

• Approved by Governor September 29, 2024; makes conforming changes only without establishing new appropriations or local programs.