Jerry Hill
- Democratic
Author
Existing law establishes various programs for the prevention of disease and the promotion of health to be administered by the State Department of Public Health, including, but not limited to, a program for the licensing and regulation of health facilities including general acute care hospitals, acute psychiatric hospitals, and nursing facilities. A violation of these provisions is a misdemeanor. Existing law, with certain exceptions, prohibits smoking in patient care areas, waiting rooms, and visiting rooms of specified health facilities. A violation of these provisions is an infraction. Existing law generally prohibits smoking in the workplace. This bill would repeal the above described prohibition against smoking in specified areas of specified health facilities, and would instead prohibit smoking in all areas of a general acute care hospital and throughout the entire hospital campus, as specified. The bill would require general acute care hospitals to post specified signs and train employees on the smoking policy. The bill would provide that the smoking prohibition does not prevent smoking on a hospital campus by a patient if the treating physician determines that the patient's treatment will be substantially impaired by the denial to the patient of the use of tobacco and the physician enters a written order permitting the use of tobacco by that patient. The bill would also specify that violation of these provisions does not constitute either a misdemeanor or an infraction.
Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
Vetoed by Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:05 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 52. Noes 26. Page 5953.).
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 22. Noes 14. Page 4474.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 15 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 2).
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (June 13).
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 48. Noes 26. Page 3625.)
Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 3598.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (January 19).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (January 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on J., E.D. & E. Read second time and amended.
Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
In committee: Set first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on J., E.D. & E. Read second time and amended.
From committee: Be re-referred to Coms. on J., E.D. & E. and REV. & TAX. (July 5). Re-referred to Com. on J., E.D. & E.
Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on REV. & TAX. Read second time and amended.
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on REV. & TAX. Read second time and amended.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB1278 | HTML |
| 02/18/11 - Introduced | |
| 03/31/11 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/18/11 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/15/11 - Amended Assembly | |
| 01/04/12 - Amended Assembly | |
| 01/26/12 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/20/12 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/20/12 - Enrolled |
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