California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 477 — Employment: heat illness prevention.

Last action — From Assembly without further action.

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

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 permits the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board within the Department of Industrial Relations to adopt occupational health and safety standards to protect the welfare of employees, and existing regulations provide for the prevention of heat-related illness of employees, as prescribed. Under existing law, it is a misdemeanor for an employer to violate a safety standard if the violation has a substantial probability of resulting in death or serious physical harm. This bill would incorporate certain of these regulatory provisions into statute. The bill would additionally specify requirements for employers to provide employees access to shade when the temperature exceeds 75 degrees Fahrenheit and to implement designated high-heat and extreme-heat procedures when the temperature equals or exceeds 85 or 95 degrees Fahrenheit, respectively. The bill would prohibit an employer from allowing an employee or a supervisor to engage in outdoor work without receiving training on specified topics and would require the employer to designate a person to ensure that emergency procedures are invoked when appropriate. Because this bill would specify additional safety standards, the violation of which would be a misdemeanor, 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 a specified reason.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. From Assembly without further action.

  2. From committee without further action.

  3. Set, final hearing. Held in committee and under submission.

  4. Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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

  6. (Heard in committee on June 23.)

  7. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  8. (Heard in committee on May 6.)

  9. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on L. & E. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on L. & E.

  10. Re-referred to Com. on RULES.

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

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

  13. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  14. (Heard in committee on July 8.)

  15. From committee: Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 2.)

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

  17. To Com. on H. & C.D.

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

  19. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 23. Noes 13. Page 890.) To Assembly.

  20. Read second time. To third reading.

  21. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  22. Set for hearing May 4.

  23. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 3. Page 610.) Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  24. Set for hearing April 21.

  25. To Com. on T. & H.

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

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

Sponsors

  • Florez · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Florez

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Senate 3rd Reading SB477 Florez

Passed 24 Yea · 13 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 221202
Democratic 2001
Republican 0100
Total 241303
% of votes cast 60%33%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Cogdill — Nay
Runner — Nay
Hancock — Yea
Hollingsworth — Nay
Huff — Nay
Leno — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Benoit — Nay
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Harman — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Liu — Yea
Maldonado — Not Voting
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Cedillo — Not Voting
Wyland — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Nay
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Not Voting
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 7 Yea · 3 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 1000
Unaffiliated 6301
Total 7301
% of votes cast 64%27%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Huff — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Harman — Nay
Hollingsworth — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Wolk — Not Voting
DeSaulnier — Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea

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Subjects

public-safety labor
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 477 do?
Existing law permits the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board within the Department of Industrial Relations to adopt occupational health and safety standards to protect the welfare of employees, and existing regulations provide for the prevention of heat-related illness of employees, as prescribed. Under existing law, it is a misdemeanor for an employer to violate a safety standard if the violation has a substantial probability of resulting in death or serious physical harm. This bill would incorporate certain of these regulatory provisions into statute. The bill would additionally specify requirements for employers to provide employees access to shade when the temperature exceeds 75 degrees Fahrenheit and to implement designated high-heat and extreme-heat procedures when the temperature equals or exceeds 85 or 95 degrees Fahrenheit, respectively. The bill would prohibit an employer from allowing an employee or a supervisor to engage in outdoor work without receiving training on specified topics and would require the employer to designate a person to ensure that emergency procedures are invoked when appropriate. Because this bill would specify additional safety standards, the violation of which would be a misdemeanor, 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 a specified reason.
Who sponsors SB 477?
SB 477 is sponsored by Florez.
What is the current status of SB 477?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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 477?
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