California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2557 — Hospitals: seismic safety.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 821, Statutes of 2014.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2014. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 80% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 7 sponsors

    1 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law, the Alfred E. Alquist Hospital Facilities Seismic Safety Act of 1983, establishes, under the jurisdiction of the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, a program of seismic safety building standards for certain hospitals constructed on and after March 7, 1973. Existing law requires that, after January 1, 2008, any general acute care hospital building that is determined to be a potential risk of collapse or pose significant loss of life be used only for nonacute care hospital purposes, except that the office may grant a 5-year extension under prescribed circumstances. Existing law also allows the office to grant an additional 2-year extension in specified circumstances. This bill would clarify that a general acute care hospital building described above may be used for purposes other than nonacute care hospital purposes if an extension of the January 1, 2008, deadline has been granted and, before the end of the extension, a replacement building has been constructed or a retrofit has been performed, as specified. The bill would authorize a hospital located in the County of Sacramento, San Mateo, or Santa Barbara or the City of San Jose that has received the additional 2-year extension to the January 2008 deadline pursuant to specified provisions to request an additional extension until September 1, 2015, to obtain either a certificate of occupancy for a replacement building or a construction final for a building on which a retrofit has been performed. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Counties of Sacramento, San Mateo, and Santa Barbara and the City of San Jose. 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 821, Statutes of 2014.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  4. Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 74. Noes 4. Page 6753.).

  5. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 54. Noes 23. Page 6745.)

  6. From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 15. Noes 2.) (August 29).

  7. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 6732.)

  8. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  9. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 31 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  10. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 4983.).

  11. Ordered to third reading.

  12. From committee: Be placed on third reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  13. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (August 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  14. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  15. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 4952.)

  16. Joint Rule 61 suspended. (Page 4952.)

  17. Pursuant to Joint Rule 33.1,

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

  19. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(c).

  20. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  21. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  22. Ordered to third reading.

  23. From consent calendar.

  24. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  25. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.

  26. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  27. Referred to Com. on ED.

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

  29. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 5112.)

  30. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  31. From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 14).

  32. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  33. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  34. Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

  35. Read first time.

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

  37. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Beall · Cosponsor
  • Campos · Cosponsor
  • Dickinson · Cosponsor
  • Hill · Cosponsor
  • Pan · Primary
  • Steinberg · Cosponsor
  • Williams · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 115 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Pan

Co-sponsors (6)

  • Beall
  • Campos
  • Dickinson
  • Hill
  • Steinberg
  • Williams

Not signed on (115)

115 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

AB 2557 PAN Concurrence - Urgency Added

Passed 74 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 67401
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 74401
% of votes cast 94%5%0%1%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Nay
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Pan — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Allen — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hall — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Holden — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Logue — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Campos — Yea
Levine — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Williams — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fox — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Nay
Beth Gaines — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Nay
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

3rd Supp 1 AB2557 Pan By Hill Urgency Clause

Passed 34 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 32005
Democratic 2001
Total 34006
% of votes cast 85%0%0%15%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lara — Not Voting
Roth — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Correa — Yea
Evans — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Hancock — Not Voting
Hernandez — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Knight — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Not Voting
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Yee — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8001
Total 8001
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Monning — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
De León — Not Voting
Beall — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea

Official roll call →

amendments be concurred in.

Passed 15 Yea · 2 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14202
Democratic 1000
Total 15202
% of votes cast 79%11%0%11%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Ammiano — Nay
Mansoor — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Pan — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Nazarian — Not Voting
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Roger Hernández — Nay
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

AB 2557 WILLIAMS Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 73 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 66006
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 73006
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Nestande — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Allen — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Fong — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Hall — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Daly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Holden — Yea
Logue — Yea
Medina — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Harkey — Not Voting
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Not Voting
Levine — Yea
Melendez — Not Voting
Chau — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Perea — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Williams — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fox — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
V. Manuel Pérez — Not Voting
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15000
Republican 1000
Democratic 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Linder — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Campos — Yea
Holden — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Weber — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2557 do?
Existing law, the Alfred E. Alquist Hospital Facilities Seismic Safety Act of 1983, establishes, under the jurisdiction of the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, a program of seismic safety building standards for certain hospitals constructed on and after March 7, 1973. Existing law requires that, after January 1, 2008, any general acute care hospital building that is determined to be a potential risk of collapse or pose significant loss of life be used only for nonacute care hospital purposes, except that the office may grant a 5-year extension under prescribed circumstances. Existing law also allows the office to grant an additional 2-year extension in specified circumstances. This bill would clarify that a general acute care hospital building described above may be used for purposes other than nonacute care hospital purposes if an extension of the January 1, 2008, deadline has been granted and, before the end of the extension, a replacement building has been constructed or a retrofit has been performed, as specified. The bill would authorize a hospital located in the County of Sacramento, San Mateo, or Santa Barbara or the City of San Jose that has received the additional 2-year extension to the January 2008 deadline pursuant to specified provisions to request an additional extension until September 1, 2015, to obtain either a certificate of occupancy for a replacement building or a construction final for a building on which a retrofit has been performed. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Counties of Sacramento, San Mateo, and Santa Barbara and the City of San Jose. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors AB 2557?
AB 2557 is sponsored by Beall, Campos, Dickinson, Hill, Pan, Steinberg, and Williams.
What is the current status of AB 2557?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2014. Enacted.
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