California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 517 — Safe Body Art Act.

Last action — Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  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.

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Summary

Under existing law, every person engaged in the business of tattooing, body piercing, or permanent cosmetics is required to register with the county in which that business is conducted, obtain a copy of the county's sterilization, sanitation, and safety standards, as established by the California Conference of Local Health Officers and distributed by the State Department of Public Health, as specified, and pay a one-time registration fee of $25. Existing law allows the county to charge an additional fee if necessary to cover the cost of registration and inspection and allows a county to adopt regulations that do not conflict with, or are more comprehensive than, standards adopted by the department. Under existing law, a person who fails to register or who violates the sterilization, sanitation, and safety standards is liable for a civil penalty of up to $500, to be collected in an action brought by the prosecuting attorney of the county or city and county in which the violation occurred. This bill would, as of July 1, 2010, repeal these provisions and, instead, enact the Safe Body Art Act. The act would prohibit a person from performing body art, as defined, without registering annually with the local enforcement agency. The bill would require practitioners to comply with specified requirements, including, among other things, client information and questionnaires, vaccination, bloodborne pathogen training, and sanitation. The bill would also require the owner of a body art facility, as defined, to obtain and annually renew a health permit from the local enforcement agency, as specified, and to maintain the body art facility in a specified manner. This bill would exempt from the definition of body art the piercing of an ear with a disposable, single-use, presterilized stud or solid needle that is applied using a mechanical device to force the needle or stud through the ear but would impose specified regulations on that practice. The bill would require facilities performing ear piercing to register annually with the local enforcement agency. The bill would allow the local enforcement agency to set the fee amount for registration at an amount sufficient to cover the actual costs of administering the program. This bill would regulate the performance of body art in vehicles, temporary booths, and at body art events and would require a person sponsoring a body art event to obtain a permit and fulfill specified requirements. The bill would allow inspection by an enforcement officer, and would provide for the suspension or revocation of a certificate of registration or a health permit in specified circumstances. The bill would make performing body art without being registered, operation of a body art facility without a health permit, or operation of a temporary body art event without a permit a misdemeanor and would allow the local enforcement agency to assess an administrative penalty, in an amount not less than $25 and not more than $1,000 for violating a provision of the chapter. This bill would allow a city, county, or city and county to adopt regulations or ordinances that do not conflict with, or are more stringent than, the provisions of the act as those provisions relate to body art. Because this bill would place the inspection and enforcement requirements on local governments and because it creates a new crime, it would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for specified reasons.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

  2. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  3. Vetoed by Governor.

  4. Enrolled and to the Governor at 7 p.m.

  5. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2977.)

  6. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 2970.)

  7. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 4 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  8. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 23. Noes 15. Page 2069.)

  9. Read second time. To third reading.

  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (August 24).

  11. (Corrected August 28.)

  12. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  14. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  15. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (July 15).

  16. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  17. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  18. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  19. In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

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

  21. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  22. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  23. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1660.)

  24. Read second time. To third reading.

  25. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 29).

  26. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 14).

  27. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  28. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.

  29. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  30. From printer. May be heard in committee March 27.

  31. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Alquist · Cosponsor
  • Ma · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Ma

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Alquist

Not signed on (120)

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Votes

AB 517 MA Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 88 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 83002
Democratic 2001
Republican 3000
Total 88003
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — 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
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Coto — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Audra — Yea
Charles — Not Voting
Bass — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Evans — Yea
Davis — Not Voting
Yamada — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB517 Ma By Alquist

Passed 24 Yea · 15 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 221402
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 241502
% of votes cast 59%37%0%5%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Florez — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Runner — Nay
Cogdill — Nay
Correa — Nay
Cox — Nay
Hollingsworth — Nay
Huff — Nay
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
DeSaulnier — Not Voting
Dutton — Nay
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Benoit — Nay
Harman — Nay
Maldonado — Yea
Romero — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wright — Yea
Denham — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 8 Yea · 2 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8203
Total 8203
% of votes cast 62%15%0%23%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Kehoe — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Leno — Yea
Price — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wyland — Not Voting
Cox — Nay
Denham — Not Voting

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AB 517 MA Assembly Third Reading

Passed 90 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 82002
Democratic 5000
Republican 3000
Total 90002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Bill — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Charles — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hill — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Gaines — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Coto — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Jeffries — Not Voting
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Bass — Yea
Duvall — Not Voting
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Ma — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
Yamada — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 21 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 19000
Democratic 1000
Republican 1000
Total 21000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Fuentes — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Harkey — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Monning — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Price — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 22 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 19002
Republican 2000
Democratic 1000
Total 22002
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (24)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Carter — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Salas — Yea
Audra — Yea
Conway — Yea
Gaines — Not Voting
Hayashi — Yea
Ammiano — Not Voting
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Nava — Yea
Adams — Yea
Block — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 517 do?
Under existing law, every person engaged in the business of tattooing, body piercing, or permanent cosmetics is required to register with the county in which that business is conducted, obtain a copy of the county's sterilization, sanitation, and safety standards, as established by the California Conference of Local Health Officers and distributed by the State Department of Public Health, as specified, and pay a one-time registration fee of $25. Existing law allows the county to charge an additional fee if necessary to cover the cost of registration and inspection and allows a county to adopt regulations that do not conflict with, or are more comprehensive than, standards adopted by the department. Under existing law, a person who fails to register or who violates the sterilization, sanitation, and safety standards is liable for a civil penalty of up to $500, to be collected in an action brought by the prosecuting attorney of the county or city and county in which the violation occurred. This bill would, as of July 1, 2010, repeal these provisions and, instead, enact the Safe Body Art Act. The act would prohibit a person from performing body art, as defined, without registering annually with the local enforcement agency. The bill would require practitioners to comply with specified requirements, including, among other things, client information and questionnaires, vaccination, bloodborne pathogen training, and sanitation. The bill would also require the owner of a body art facility, as defined, to obtain and annually renew a health permit from the local enforcement agency, as specified, and to maintain the body art facility in a specified manner. This bill would exempt from the definition of body art the piercing of an ear with a disposable, single-use, presterilized stud or solid needle that is applied using a mechanical device to force the needle or stud through the ear but would impose specified regulations on that practice. The bill would require facilities performing ear piercing to register annually with the local enforcement agency. The bill would allow the local enforcement agency to set the fee amount for registration at an amount sufficient to cover the actual costs of administering the program. This bill would regulate the performance of body art in vehicles, temporary booths, and at body art events and would require a person sponsoring a body art event to obtain a permit and fulfill specified requirements. The bill would allow inspection by an enforcement officer, and would provide for the suspension or revocation of a certificate of registration or a health permit in specified circumstances. The bill would make performing body art without being registered, operation of a body art facility without a health permit, or operation of a temporary body art event without a permit a misdemeanor and would allow the local enforcement agency to assess an administrative penalty, in an amount not less than $25 and not more than $1,000 for violating a provision of the chapter. This bill would allow a city, county, or city and county to adopt regulations or ordinances that do not conflict with, or are more stringent than, the provisions of the act as those provisions relate to body art. Because this bill would place the inspection and enforcement requirements on local governments and because it creates a new crime, it would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for specified reasons.
Who sponsors AB 517?
AB 517 is sponsored by Alquist and Ma.
What is the current status of AB 517?
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.
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