California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly 1 D cosponsors

AB 508 — Public health: maternal health.

Last action — Re-referred to Coms. on JUD. and HEALTH.

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

This bill died with 2015-2016 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.

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Summary

Existing law establishes the State Department of Public Health and sets forth its powers and duties, as specified. Existing law requires the department to maintain a program of maternal, child, and adolescent health. This bill would establish a maternal mortality review panel to conduct ongoing comprehensive, multidisciplinary reviews of maternal deaths and severe maternal morbidity in California to identify factors associated with the deaths and make recommendations for system changes to improve health care services for women in this state. The bill would also make information, documents, proceedings, records, and opinions created, collected, or maintained by the maternity mortality review panel or the State Department of Public Health in support of the maternal mortality review panel confidential and not subject to public inspection, discovery, or introduction into evidence in any civil action. The bill would also prohibit any person in attendance at a meeting of the maternal mortality review panel or who participates in the creation, collection, or maintenance of the panel's information, documents, proceedings, records, or opinions to testify in any civil action as to the content of those proceedings or the panel's information, documents, records, or opinions. The bill would require the State Department of Public Health to review department available data to identify maternal deaths and would mandate health care providers, health care facilities, clinics, laboratories, medical examiners, coroners, professionals, and facilities licensed by the State Department of Public Health to provide documents, as specified, upon request of the department. The bill also requires the State Department of Public Health to prepare and submit to the Legislature a biennial report on maternal mortality in California based on the data collected. Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Re-referred to Coms. on JUD. and HEALTH.

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

  3. Referred to Com. on RLS.

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

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 3504.)

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  8. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (January 21).

  9. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  10. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (January 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

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

  16. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  18. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Burke

Not signed on (120)

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Votes

AB 508 GARCIA, C. Assembly Third Reading

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 69001
Democratic 4000
Republican 4001
Total 77002
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Not Voting
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Chau — Yea
Salas — Yea
Harper — Yea
Chu — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Holden — Yea
Gray — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Kim — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Democratic 2000
Republican 2000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Chang — Yea
Daly — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Holden — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 19 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 1000
Unaffiliated 17000
Republican 1000
Total 19000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Maienschein — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Wood — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Subjects

healthcare
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 508 do?
Existing law establishes the State Department of Public Health and sets forth its powers and duties, as specified. Existing law requires the department to maintain a program of maternal, child, and adolescent health. This bill would establish a maternal mortality review panel to conduct ongoing comprehensive, multidisciplinary reviews of maternal deaths and severe maternal morbidity in California to identify factors associated with the deaths and make recommendations for system changes to improve health care services for women in this state. The bill would also make information, documents, proceedings, records, and opinions created, collected, or maintained by the maternity mortality review panel or the State Department of Public Health in support of the maternal mortality review panel confidential and not subject to public inspection, discovery, or introduction into evidence in any civil action. The bill would also prohibit any person in attendance at a meeting of the maternal mortality review panel or who participates in the creation, collection, or maintenance of the panel's information, documents, proceedings, records, or opinions to testify in any civil action as to the content of those proceedings or the panel's information, documents, records, or opinions. The bill would require the State Department of Public Health to review department available data to identify maternal deaths and would mandate health care providers, health care facilities, clinics, laboratories, medical examiners, coroners, professionals, and facilities licensed by the State Department of Public Health to provide documents, as specified, upon request of the department. The bill also requires the State Department of Public Health to prepare and submit to the Legislature a biennial report on maternal mortality in California based on the data collected. Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect.
Who sponsors AB 508?
AB 508 is sponsored by Burke and Garcia, Robert (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 508?
This bill died with 2015-2016 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 508?
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