Loni Hancock
- Democratic
Author
Existing law, the California Refinery and Chemical Plant Worker Safety Act of 1990, states that its purpose is to prevent or minimize the consequences of catastrophic releases of toxic, flammable, or explosive chemicals. The act provides for the adoption by the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board of specified process safety management standards for, among others, refineries that handle acutely hazardous material. The act declares the intent of the Legislature for the standards board and the Division of Occupational Safety and Health to promote worker safety through implementation of training and process safety management, as defined, in refineries and other facilities as deemed appropriate. A violation of the act is a crime. This bill would require every petroleum refinery employer to, every September 15, submit to the division a full schedule for the following calendar year of planned turnarounds, meaning a planned, periodic shutdown of a refinery process unit or plant to perform maintenance, overhaul, and repair operations and to inspect, test, and replace process materials and equipment, as specified. The bill would also require a petroleum refinery employer, upon the request of the division, to provide access onsite and provide the division with specified documentation relating to a planned turnaround within a certain period of time, as provided. The bill would, except as specified, prohibit the division from releasing to the public any information submitted to the division pursuant to these provisions that is designated as a trade secret, as defined. The bill would require the division to notify a petroleum refinery employer in writing of a request for the release of information to the public that includes information that the petroleum refinery employer has notified the division is a trade secret, as provided. The bill would authorize an employer to seek a court order prohibiting public disclosure. The bill establishes misdemeanor penalties for knowingly and willfully disclosing trade secrets. Because a violation of the bill's requirements would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 519, Statutes of 2014.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 68. Noes 5. Page 6726.) Ordered to the Senate.
Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 6717.)
Amended.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 28).
Read second time.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 4996.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Joint Rule 62(a) file notice suspended. (Page 6550.)
Re-referred to Com. on L. & E. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended. (Page 6344.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 4.) (August 14).
Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. & E.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 24. Noes 9. Page 3609.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 2. Page 3714.) (May 23).
Set for hearing May 23.
Placed on APPR. suspense file.
Set for hearing May 5.
Withdrawn from committee.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 3. Noes 0. Page 2977.) (March 26). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
Set for hearing March 26.
Read first time.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| SB1300 | HTML |
| 02/21/14 - Introduced | |
| 04/21/14 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/18/14 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/18/14 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/22/14 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/29/14 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/05/14 - Enrolled | |
| 09/20/14 - Chaptered |
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