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AB 2556 — Home care organizations.
Last action — From Senate committee without further action.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Assembly
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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, the Home Care Services Consumer Protection Act, provides, on and after January 1, 2015, for the licensure and regulation of home care organizations by the State Department of Social Services and the registration of home care aides. Existing law creates the Home Care Fund to fund the administration of the act, which consists of all licensure and registration fees authorized by the act. This bill would delay implementation of the this act until January 1, 2016. Existing law requires that the department post proposed rules promulgated under the act on its Internet Web site no earlier than 10 calendar days prior to the effective date of the proposed rule. This bill would require that the proposed rules be posted on the department's Internet Web site no later than 90 calendar days prior to the rule's effective date. Existing law prohibits the cost to check criminal offender records from being used to subsidize the department checking the criminal history of other persons who are not charged a fee. This bill would remove this prohibition.
Bill Text
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Action History
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From Senate committee without further action.
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In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
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Referred to Com. on HUMAN S.
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In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 5202.)
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Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
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From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 21).
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From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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Referred to Com. on HUM. S.
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Read first time.
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From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.
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Introduced. To print.
Sponsors
- Chau · Primary
- Josh Lowenthal · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Chau
Co-sponsors (1)
- Lowenthal, Josh Democratic
Not signed on (120)
120 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 120 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 71 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 77 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (79)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Achadjian | — | Yea |
| Alejo | — | Yea |
| Bloom | — | Yea |
| Bradford | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Buchanan | — | Yea |
| Jones-Sawyer | — | Yea |
| Linder | — | Yea |
| Maienschein | — | Yea |
| Mansoor | — | Yea |
| Nestande | — | Yea |
| Rodriguez | — | Yea |
| Wagner | — | Yea |
| Wieckowski | — | Yea |
| Dickinson | — | Yea |
| Gorell | — | Yea |
| Daly | — | Yea |
| Campos | — | Yea |
| Frazier | — | Yea |
| Gomez | — | Yea |
| Chau | — | Yea |
| Allen | — | Yea |
| Chesbro | — | Yea |
| Bonilla | — | Yea |
| Hagman | — | Yea |
| Harkey | — | Yea |
| Holden | — | Yea |
| Levine | — | Yea |
| Logue | — | Yea |
| Gray | — | Yea |
| Medina | — | Yea |
| Melendez | — | Yea |
| Bocanegra | — | Yea |
| John A. Pérez | — | Yea |
| Salas | — | Yea |
| Mullin | — | Yea |
| Lowenthal | — | Yea |
| Garcia | — | Yea |
| Nazarian | — | Yea |
| Atkins | — | Yea |
| Fong | — | Yea |
| Chávez | — | Yea |
| Ammiano | — | Yea |
| Bigelow | — | Yea |
| Conway | — | Yea |
| Cooley | — | Yea |
| Dababneh | — | Yea |
| Donnelly | — | Yea |
| Eggman | — | Yea |
| Olsen | — | Yea |
| Pan | — | Yea |
| Perea | — | Yea |
| Quirk | — | Yea |
| Rendon | — | Yea |
| Ridley-Thomas | — | Yea |
| Skinner | — | Yea |
| Ting | — | Yea |
| Waldron | — | Yea |
| Weber | — | Yea |
| Wilk | — | Yea |
| Williams | — | Yea |
| Fox | — | Yea |
| Gatto | — | Yea |
| Yamada | — | Yea |
| Gordon | — | Yea |
| Hall | — | Yea |
| Beth Gaines | — | Yea |
| Jim Patterson | — | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Dahle, Megan | Republican | Yea |
| Grove, Shannon | Republican | Yea |
| Jones, Brian W. | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (17)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bradford | — | Yea |
| Holden | — | Yea |
| Linder | — | Yea |
| Pan | — | Yea |
| Quirk | — | Yea |
| Wagner | — | Yea |
| Gatto | — | Yea |
| Gomez | — | Yea |
| Campos | — | Yea |
| Bocanegra | — | Yea |
| Ridley-Thomas | — | Yea |
| Bigelow | — | Yea |
| Donnelly | — | Yea |
| Eggman | — | Yea |
| Weber | — | Yea |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Jones, Brian W. | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (7)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Ammiano | — | Yea |
| Maienschein | — | Yea |
| Garcia | — | Yea |
| Hall | — | Yea |
| Mark Stone | — | Yea |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Grove, Shannon | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does AB 2556 do?
- Existing law, the Home Care Services Consumer Protection Act, provides, on and after January 1, 2015, for the licensure and regulation of home care organizations by the State Department of Social Services and the registration of home care aides. Existing law creates the Home Care Fund to fund the administration of the act, which consists of all licensure and registration fees authorized by the act. This bill would delay implementation of the this act until January 1, 2016. Existing law requires that the department post proposed rules promulgated under the act on its Internet Web site no earlier than 10 calendar days prior to the effective date of the proposed rule. This bill would require that the proposed rules be posted on the department's Internet Web site no later than 90 calendar days prior to the rule's effective date. Existing law prohibits the cost to check criminal offender records from being used to subsidize the department checking the criminal history of other persons who are not charged a fee. This bill would remove this prohibition.
- Who sponsors AB 2556?
- AB 2556 is sponsored by Chau and Lowenthal, Josh (Democratic).
- What is the current status of AB 2556?
- 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 2556?
- Track AB 2556 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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