California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 2297 — Health facilities: reliable alternative clean energy technologies.

Last action — From Senate committee without further action.

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

This bill died with 2013-2014 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 for the licensure and regulation of health facilities by the State Department of Public Health. A violation of these provisions is a crime. Existing law requires certain health facilities to test diesel backup generators in accordance with specified provisions. This bill would authorize health facilities, as defined, to use reliable alternative clean energy technologies as primary or backup power sources if the technology meets reliability requirements set forth by federal and state regulators. The bill would require the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development to submit to the California Building Standards Commission building standards for the use of reliable alternative clean energy technologies for essential power systems, to be adopted in the California Building Standards Code.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. From Senate committee without further action.

  2. In committee: Held under submission.

  3. In committee: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

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

  5. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  6. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 18).

  7. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  9. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 66. Noes 10. Page 4958.)

  10. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  11. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 4.) (May 7).

  12. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. Read second time and amended.

  14. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 2.) (April 22).

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

  16. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  18. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  19. Read first time.

  20. From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.

  21. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Levine · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Levine

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 2297 LEVINE Assembly Third Reading

Passed 66 Yea · 10 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 62703
Democratic 4000
Republican 0300
Total 661003
% of votes cast 84%13%0%4%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Holden — Yea
Logue — Nay
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Not Voting
Medina — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Williams — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Linder — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Pan — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Perea — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Harkey — Not Voting
Chau — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Allen — Nay
Nestande — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Not Voting
Dickinson — Yea
Fox — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 13 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12300
Democratic 1000
Republican 0100
Total 13400
% of votes cast 76%24%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Linder — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Campos — Yea
Holden — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

Official roll call →

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

Passed 16 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15201
Democratic 1000
Total 16201
% of votes cast 84%11%0%5%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Ammiano — Yea
Mansoor — Not Voting
Nazarian — Yea
Pan — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Bonilla — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Maienschein — Nay
Chesbro — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea

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Subjects

healthcare energy
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2297 do?
Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of health facilities by the State Department of Public Health. A violation of these provisions is a crime. Existing law requires certain health facilities to test diesel backup generators in accordance with specified provisions. This bill would authorize health facilities, as defined, to use reliable alternative clean energy technologies as primary or backup power sources if the technology meets reliability requirements set forth by federal and state regulators. The bill would require the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development to submit to the California Building Standards Commission building standards for the use of reliable alternative clean energy technologies for essential power systems, to be adopted in the California Building Standards Code.
Who sponsors AB 2297?
AB 2297 is sponsored by Levine.
What is the current status of AB 2297?
This bill died with 2013-2014 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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 AB 2297?
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