---
type: "Bill"
title: "Long-term care."
description: "The existing Long-Term Care, Health, Safety, and Security Act of 1973 establishes an inspection and reporting system and a provisional licensing mechanism, administered by the State Department of Public Health, to ensure that long-term health care facilities, as defined, are in compliance with state statutes, regulations, and federal standards pertaining to patient care. The act requires the department, if it determines that a violation of any state or federal law or regulation relating to the operation or maintenance of the facility warrants the issuance of a citation, to take specified actions regarding federal enforcement remedies and citations. The act prohibits the issuance of both a citation pursuant to state laws and the recommendation that a federal civil monetary penalty be imposed."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20112012"
identifier: "AB 641"
citation: "California AB 641 (20112012)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Long-term care."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Feuer"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 42
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2011-02-16"
last_action: "2011-10-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b21ea68e-0ddc-44ae-9c90-5361c4d4fba0"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB641"
source_hash: "76bf95b2cdafa2f07c238f24a3e47a7002896e586631370c8a8d263a0342ad68"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---

# California AB 641 (20112012) — Long-term care.

The existing Long-Term Care, Health, Safety, and Security Act of 1973 establishes an inspection and reporting system and a provisional licensing mechanism, administered by the State Department of Public Health, to ensure that long-term health care facilities, as defined, are in compliance with state statutes, regulations, and federal standards pertaining to patient care. The act requires the department, if it determines that a violation of any state or federal law or regulation relating to the operation or maintenance of the facility warrants the issuance of a citation, to take specified actions regarding federal enforcement remedies and citations. The act prohibits the issuance of both a citation pursuant to state laws and the recommendation that a federal civil monetary penalty be imposed.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **02/16/11 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB641&version=20110AB64199INT)
2. **03/31/11 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB641&version=20110AB64198AMD)
3. **04/06/11 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB641&version=20110AB64197AMD)
4. **04/14/11 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB641&version=20110AB64196AMD)
5. **05/10/11 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB641&version=20110AB64195AMD)
6. **06/28/11 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB641&version=20110AB64194AMD)
7. **07/14/11 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB641&version=20110AB64193AMD)
8. **08/23/11 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB641&version=20110AB64192AMD)
9. **10/09/11 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB641&version=20110AB64190CHP)
10. **AB641** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB641)
11. **09/19/11 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB641&version=20110AB64191ENR)

## Votes

- That the Assembly amendments be concurred in, but first be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **6–3** (pass) · upper
- AB 641 FEUER Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **53–25** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **6–3** (pass) · upper
- amendments be concurred in. — **11–4** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary. — **13–4** (pass) · lower
- From Committee: That the measure be returned to the Senate floor for consideration. — **6–3** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading AB641 Feuer By Kehoe — **24–14** (pass) · upper
- AB 641 FEUER Assembly Third Reading — **52–24** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **7–2** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **12–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Feuer — primary (person)
- Ammiano — coauthor (person)
- Atkins — coauthor (person)
- Blumenfield — coauthor (person)
- Huffman — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2011-02-16** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2011-02-17** From printer. May be heard in committee March 19.
- **2011-03-31** Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD. `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-31** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-introduction, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2011-04-04** Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-06** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-introduction, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2011-04-07** Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-14** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-introduction, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2011-04-25** Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 13. Noes 4.) (April 26). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. `referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-05-09** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (May 3). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-05-10** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2011-05-11** Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-18** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 18). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-05-19** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2011-05-23** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 52. Noes 24. Page 1507.) `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2011-05-23** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2011-06-02** Referred to Com. on HEALTH. `referral-committee`
- **2011-06-20** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2011-06-28** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. `reading-2, amendment-introduction, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2011-07-07** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (July 6). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-07-14** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR. `reading-2, amendment-introduction, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2011-08-15** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2011-08-16** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2011-08-23** Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2011-08-24** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2011-08-25** Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10. `referral-committee`
- **2011-08-25** From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on HEALTH pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2011-08-29** Pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10,
- **2011-08-29** Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5. `referral-committee`
- **2011-08-29** (Ayes 6. Noes 3.)
- **2011-08-31** From committee: That the measure be returned to the Senate Floor for consideration. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (August 31). `committee-passage`
- **2011-08-31** Ordered to third reading.
- **2011-09-07** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 14. Page 2346.). `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2011-09-07** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- **2011-09-08** Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. `referral-committee`
- **2011-09-08** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 3059.)
- **2011-09-08** From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (September 8). `committee-passage`
- **2011-09-08** Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 53. Noes 25. Page 3120.). `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2011-09-21** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
- **2011-10-09** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2011-10-09** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 729, Statutes of 2011.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b21ea68e-0ddc-44ae-9c90-5361c4d4fba0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).