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Panel advances bill to clarify and protect drug‑free recovery housing
Summary
AB 15 56 would require recovery residences to adopt return‑to‑use plans that balance non‑punitive relapse responses with supports and warm handoffs to alternative housing; individuals with lived experience and recovery advocates urged passage while some housing groups expressed concerns about eviction language.
The committee considered AB 15 56 to clarify how drug‑free recovery residences should operate within California’s homelessness and housing‑first framework. The bill would require recovery residences to adopt written return‑to‑use plans that set non‑punitive protocols for relapse, include linkages to treatment and overdose reversal medication, and require warm…
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