California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1376 — Workers' compensation: medical treatment: interpreters.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 793, Statutes of 2013.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 22, 2013. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 11 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law establishes a workers' compensation system, administered by the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation, that generally requires employers to secure the payment of workers' compensation for injuries incurred by their employees that arise out of, or in the course of, employment. Existing law requires an employer to provide all medical services reasonably required to cure or relieve the injured worker from the effects of the injury. Under existing law, if the injured employee cannot effectively communicate with his or her treating physician because he or she cannot proficiently speak or understand the English language, the injured employee is entitled to the services of a qualified interpreter during medical treatment appointments. Existing law requires that, to be a qualified interpreter for these purposes, a person meet any requirements established by rule by the administrative director, as specified. This bill would provide that the requirement that a person meet any requirements established by the administrative director in order to be a qualified interpreter commences on March 1, 2014. This bill would also make technical, nonsubstantive changes. 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 793, Statutes of 2013.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

  4. Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 3343.).

  5. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 3340.)

  6. From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (September 12).

  7. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 3337.)

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

  9. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  10. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 32. Noes 1. Page 2399.).

  11. Ordered to third reading.

  12. From committee: Return to Senate floor for consideration. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (September 11).

  13. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on L. & I.R. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on L. & I.R.

  14. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10.

  15. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  17. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  18. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 30).

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

  20. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  21. Re-referred to Com. on L. & I.R.

  22. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  23. Withdrawn from committee.

  24. Referred to Coms. on L. & I.R. and P.E. & R.

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

  26. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 1479.)

  27. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  28. From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 8).

  29. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  30. Read second time and amended.

  31. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 24).

  32. Re-referred to Com. on INS.

  33. Read second time and amended.

  34. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on INS. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 16).

  35. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  36. Referred to Coms. on JUD. and INS.

  37. Read first time.

  38. From printer. May be heard in committee March 26.

  39. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1376 HERNÁNDEZ Concurrence - Urgency Added

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 70001
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 77001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Campos — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Ting — Yea
Chau — Yea
Allen — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Gray — Yea
Hall — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Holden — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
Logue — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Medina — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Donnelly — Not Voting
Eggman — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Fox — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gordon — 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 Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB1376 Roger Hernández By Wright Urgency Clause

Passed 32 Yea · 1 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 30105
Democratic 2001
Total 32106
% of votes cast 82%3%0%15%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Torres — Not Voting
Walters — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Wright — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Hancock — Yea
De León — Not Voting
Hernandez — Not Voting
Block — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huff — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lara — Not Voting
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Roth — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Not Voting
DeSaulnier — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Yee — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

amendments be concurred in.

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8003
Democratic 1000
Total 9003
% of votes cast 75%0%0%25%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
Allen — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Mitchell — Not Voting
Nestande — Not Voting
Perea — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Hill — Yea
De León — Yea
Lara — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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AB 1376 HERNÁNDEZ Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 70 Yea · 0 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 61007
Democratic 6001
Republican 3001
Total 70009
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Melendez — Not Voting
Nazarian — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Perea — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Weber — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Logue — Yea
Daly — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Linder — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Hall — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Medina — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Pan — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Campos — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Williams — Yea
Salas — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Morrell — Not Voting
Chau — Yea
Stone — Not Voting
Buchanan — Not Voting
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Not Voting
Fox — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Not Voting
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Democratic 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Ammiano — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Campos — Yea
Hall — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Linder — Yea
Pan — Yea
Weber — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12000
Democratic 1000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Perea — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1376 do?
Existing law establishes a workers' compensation system, administered by the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation, that generally requires employers to secure the payment of workers' compensation for injuries incurred by their employees that arise out of, or in the course of, employment. Existing law requires an employer to provide all medical services reasonably required to cure or relieve the injured worker from the effects of the injury. Under existing law, if the injured employee cannot effectively communicate with his or her treating physician because he or she cannot proficiently speak or understand the English language, the injured employee is entitled to the services of a qualified interpreter during medical treatment appointments. Existing law requires that, to be a qualified interpreter for these purposes, a person meet any requirements established by rule by the administrative director, as specified. This bill would provide that the requirement that a person meet any requirements established by the administrative director in order to be a qualified interpreter commences on March 1, 2014. This bill would also make technical, nonsubstantive changes. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors AB 1376?
AB 1376 is sponsored by Roger Hernández.
What is the current status of AB 1376?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 22, 2013. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 1376?
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