- SB 303 (Wieckowski). Compensation of Guardians and Conservators and New Limits for Conservators Selling the Residence of Conservatee Amends Probate Code to prohibit guardians, conservators and their attorneys from receiving compensation from any funds of the ward or conservatee having their source in a government benefits program, unless deemed necessary to sustain the support and maintenance of the ward or conservatee up to the maximum permitted by federal laws and regulations. It also loosens the evidence standard for a conservator to be granted authority to remove a conservatee from their personal residence to a preponderance of the evidence (previously, it was a clear and convincing standard) and requires conservators seeking to sell conservatees' personal residence to now report any capital gains income and tax consequences and impact on access to governmental benefits.
- SB 314 (Dodd). Expands the Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act to include acts of abandonment, in addition to acts of physical abuse and neglect, as a basis for awarding enhanced remedies to victims.
- SB 496 (Moorlach). Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisors. Expands the categories of mandated reporters of financial abuse to include "broker-dealers" and "investment advisors."
- AB 328 (Maienschein). Amends Probate Code Section 21380 (the Prohibited Transfer Statute) to close a loop-hole that allowed caregivers to obtain the assets of their elderly or mentally incapacitated clients by marrying them by adding the provision that a care custodian who marries an elder or dependent adult while providing services to the person or within 90 days after the services are terminated, is presumed to have engaged in undue influence if the instrument was executed less than six months after the marriage occurred. For more and background on the statute, see Changes to "Presumption of Undue Influence" Law.
- AB 567 (Calderon). Establishes the Long-Term Care Insurance Task Force to explore the development of a statewide long-term care insurance program and recommend options for implementing it to the Governor and Legislature by July 1, 2021.
- AB 737 (Eggman). The California Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (RCFEs) Act requires people seeking licenses for RCFEs to file applications with the Department of Social Services that include information about the owners.
- AB 1118 (Rubio). Requires the Secretary of California Health and Human Services to consider applying for California to join the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities in developing the Master Plan for Aging.
- AB 539 (Limón). Predatory lending law that caps the interest that can be charged on loans between $2,500 and $10,000.
- Housing. The following bills address the affordable rent crisis that is particularly devastating to older adults:
- AB 1482 (Chiu): Rent control. Caps annual rent increases at 5% plus inflation and prohibits landlords from evicting tenants without just cause.
- AB 68 (Ting): Accessory dwelling units. Makes it cheaper and faster for Californians to build granny flats on their property.
- SB 329 (Mitchell): Housing voucher discrimination. Prohibits landlords from issuing blanket denials against low-income Californians who receive Section 8 vouchers.