AB 869 (Wood, D-Healdsburg)
Support
Signed by the governor on Sept. 28.
AB 869 allows a delay of the 2030 deadline for certain rural hospitals and district hospitals of up to three years and an additional two-year delay depending on the financial need of the hospital or if they are experiencing construction delays. Transparency and accountability measures are also included. Amendments taken in the Senate Appropriations Committee added distressed hospitals.
SB 1119 (Newman, D-Fullerton)
Support
Vetoed by the governor on Sept. 28.
SB 1119 would have extended the first seismic compliance deadline for three hospitals: Providence St. Jude Medical Center in Fullerton, Providence St. Joseph Hospital – Eureka, and Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center.
SB 1432 (Caballero, D-Merced)
Sponsor
Vetoed by the governor on Sept. 12.
SB 1432 was CHA’s proposal to address the 2030 seismic requirement. Specifically, the bill would have provided up to an additional five years depending on the project timeline, at the discretion of the Department of Health Care Access and Information. The bill would have also required the state to consider the complexity of a seismic construction project and the impacts on health care access when determining an extension to the 2030 requirement.