California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive

SB 478 — Employment safety: manlifts.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 196, 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 requires that a conveyance, as specified, be erected, constructed, installed, altered, tested, maintained, serviced, and repaired by a person certified by the Division of Occupational Safety and Health as a certified competent conveyance mechanic. This bill would require that an elevator company disclose its status as a certified qualified conveyance company prior to bidding on a project or contracting for services. The bill would authorize the owner or operator of agricultural production, processing, and handling facilities, as defined, to designate a competent employee who is not required to be a certified competent conveyance mechanic to maintain and test, as specified, the manlifts used at the facilities.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 196, Statutes of 2009.

  2. Approved by Governor.

  3. Enrolled. To Governor at 9 p.m.

  4. Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2130.) To enrollment.

  5. To Special Consent Calendar.

  6. In Senate. To unfinished business.

  7. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 2761.) To Senate.

  8. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

  9. (Heard in committee on August 19.)

  10. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.)

  11. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5.

  12. Read second time. To third reading.

  13. Read second time. Amended. To second reading.

  14. (Heard in committee on July 8.)

  15. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.)

  16. Hearing postponed by committee.

  17. To Com. on L. & E.

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

  19. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 977.) To Assembly.

  20. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

  21. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 876.)

  22. Set for hearing May 13.

  23. To Com. on L. & I.R.

  24. From print. May be acted upon on or after March 28.

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

Sponsors

  • Wolk · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Wolk

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Special Consent #18 SB478 Wolk

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 37001
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 40001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Harman — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Romero — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Leno — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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SB 478 Wolk Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session

Passed 86 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 80005
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 86005
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Audra — Yea
Saldana — Not Voting
Fuentes — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Not Voting
Bass — Not Voting
Harkey — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Silva — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Not Voting
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
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

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Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 22 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 20000
Democratic 1000
Republican 1000
Total 22000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Conway — Yea
Charles — Yea
Hall — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Hill — Yea
Miller — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8000
Total 8000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (8)
Member Party Vote
Bill — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Eng — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea

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Consent Calendar 2nd SB478 Wolk

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
Cedillo — Not Voting
Florez — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Romero — Not Voting
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Harman — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — 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 and be placed on the Consent Calendar.

Passed 5 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5001
Total 5001
% of votes cast 83%0%0%17%
How each member voted (6)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Leno — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
DeSaulnier — Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 478 do?
Existing law requires that a conveyance, as specified, be erected, constructed, installed, altered, tested, maintained, serviced, and repaired by a person certified by the Division of Occupational Safety and Health as a certified competent conveyance mechanic. This bill would require that an elevator company disclose its status as a certified qualified conveyance company prior to bidding on a project or contracting for services. The bill would authorize the owner or operator of agricultural production, processing, and handling facilities, as defined, to designate a competent employee who is not required to be a certified competent conveyance mechanic to maintain and test, as specified, the manlifts used at the facilities.
Who sponsors SB 478?
SB 478 is sponsored by Wolk.
What is the current status of SB 478?
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 478?
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