California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive 1 R cosponsors

SB 39 — Personal liability immunity: disaster service workers.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 27, Statutes of 2009.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law provides that no disaster worker who is performing disaster services during a state of war emergency, a state of emergency, or a local emergency shall be liable for civil damages on account of personal injury to or death of any person or property, as provided. This bill would provide that disaster service workers shall not be liable when acting within the scope of their responsibilities under the authority of the governmental emergency organization, as provided. This bill would provide that these provisions apply exclusively to any legal action filed on or after the effective date of this bill. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 27, Statutes of 2009.

  2. Approved by Governor.

  3. Enrolled. To Governor at 11:30 a.m.

  4. Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 1765.) To enrollment.

  5. To Special Consent Calendar.

  6. In Senate. To unfinished business.

  7. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2339.) To Senate.

  8. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

  9. Read second time. Amended. To second reading.

  10. (Heard in committee on June 23.)

  11. From committee: Do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.)

  12. To Com. on JUD.

  13. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  14. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 932.) To Assembly.

  15. To Special Consent Calendar.

  16. Read second time. Amended. To third reading.

  17. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 808.)

  18. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  19. Set for hearing May 5.

  20. Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  21. Set for hearing March 24.

  22. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  23. To Com. on JUD.

  24. From print. May be acted upon on or after February 6.

  25. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Tony Strickland · Cosponsor
  • Anderson · Cosponsor
  • Ashburn · Cosponsor
  • Benoit · Primary
  • Runner · Cosponsor
  • Cogdill · Cosponsor
  • Cox · Cosponsor
  • Denham · Cosponsor
  • DeVore · Cosponsor
  • Dutton · Cosponsor
  • Feuer · Cosponsor
  • Fuller · Cosponsor
  • Hagman · Cosponsor
  • Gilmore · Cosponsor
  • Harman · Cosponsor
  • Huff · Cosponsor
  • Hollingsworth · Cosponsor
  • Knight · Cosponsor
  • Maldonado · Cosponsor
  • Nestande · Cosponsor
  • Nielsen · Cosponsor
  • Romero · Cosponsor
  • Silva · Cosponsor
  • Walters · Cosponsor
  • Wyland · Cosponsor
  • Yamada · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 25 co-sponsors · 96 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Benoit

Co-sponsors (25)

  • Strickland, Tony Republican
  • Anderson
  • Ashburn
  • Runner
  • Cogdill
  • Cox
  • Denham
  • DeVore
  • Dutton
  • Feuer
  • Fuller
  • Hagman
  • Gilmore
  • Harman
  • Huff
  • Hollingsworth
  • Knight
  • Maldonado
  • Nestande
  • Nielsen
  • Romero
  • Silva
  • Walters
  • Wyland
  • Yamada

Not signed on (96)

96 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Special Consent #13 SB39 Benoit

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35003
Democratic 1001
Republican 1000
Total 37004
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Huff — Yea
Liu — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Benoit — Not Voting
Oropeza — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Florez — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Not Voting
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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SB 39 Benoit Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 88 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 82003
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 88003
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Bass — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Charles — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Yea
Torres — Not Voting
Ammiano — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Tran — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Not Voting
Yamada — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gilmore — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9000
Republican 1000
Total 10000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Knight — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Silva — Yea
Tran — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Monning — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Special Consent #5 SB39 Benoit

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33003
Democratic 3000
Republican 1000
Total 37003
% of votes cast 93%0%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Cedillo — Not Voting
Florez — Not Voting
Hollingsworth — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Romero — Not Voting
Wiggins — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 5 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5000
Total 5000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (5)
Member Party Vote
Harman — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Walters — Yea
Leno — Yea
Florez — Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 39 do?
Existing law provides that no disaster worker who is performing disaster services during a state of war emergency, a state of emergency, or a local emergency shall be liable for civil damages on account of personal injury to or death of any person or property, as provided. This bill would provide that disaster service workers shall not be liable when acting within the scope of their responsibilities under the authority of the governmental emergency organization, as provided. This bill would provide that these provisions apply exclusively to any legal action filed on or after the effective date of this bill. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors SB 39?
SB 39 is sponsored by Strickland, Tony (Republican), Anderson, Ashburn, Benoit, Runner, Cogdill, Cox, Denham, DeVore, Dutton, Feuer, Fuller, Hagman, Gilmore, Harman, Huff, Hollingsworth, Knight, Maldonado, Nestande, Nielsen, Romero, Silva, Walters, Wyland, and Yamada.
What is the current status of SB 39?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 39?
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