Gail Pellerin
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 28
Author
Existing law, the Alfred E. Alquist Hospital Facilities Seismic Safety Act of 1983, establishes a program of seismic safety building standards for certain hospitals. Existing law requires hospitals that are seeking an extension for their buildings to submit an application to the Department of Health Care Access and Information by April 1, 2019, subject to certain exceptions. Existing law requires that final seismic compliance be achieved by July 1, 2022, if the compliance is based on a replacement or retrofit plan, or by January 1, 2025, if the compliance is based on a rebuild plan. Notwithstanding the above provisions, existing law authorizes the department to waive the requirements of the act for the O'Connor Hospital and Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in the City of San Jose if the hospital or medical center submits, on or before January 15, 2022, a plan for compliance, and the department accepts the plan based on it being feasible to complete and promoting public safety. Existing law requires, if the department accepts the plan, the hospital or medical center to report to the department on its progress to timely complete the plan by specified dates. This bill would extend the deadline for the hospital's or medical center's plan for compliance, and would add additional dates for the hospital or medical center to report to the department on its progress. The bill would apply these provisions retroactively to avoid any period of noncompliance. This bill would impose penalties to a hospital that fails to meet its deadline, and would require the county to pay these penalties to the department. The bill would require the department to collect interest and the costs associated with recovery of any arrears, to withhold any building permits, except as specified, and to collect the full amount due under specified authorities if the county fails to make a payment to the department within 30, 60, and 90 days, respectively, of the initial notice of penalties. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for County of Santa Clara.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 304, Statutes of 2023.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3449.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2689.).
Ordered to special consent calendar.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (September 1).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (July 5). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1783.).
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 18).
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 18).
From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB1471 | HTML |
| 02/17/23 - Introduced | |
| 04/20/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/27/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/18/23 - Enrolled | |
| 10/04/23 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/14/23- Assembly Health | |
| 05/08/23- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 05/19/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 07/03/23- Senate Health | |
| 08/11/23- Senate Appropriations | PDF PDF |
| 09/02/23- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 09/12/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS |
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