---
type: "Bill"
title: "Workplace violence prevention plans: hospitals."
description: "Existing law regulates the operation of health facilities, including hospitals."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20132014"
identifier: "SB 1299"
citation: "California SB 1299 (20132014)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Workplace violence prevention plans: hospitals."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Padilla"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 31
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2014-02-21"
last_action: "2014-09-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f0dfbef8-5d7c-43dd-a9e7-0b1297df3ff9"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB1299"
source_hash: "accb3f3fcb3833dcbd8176a960e5ff32996f43eb2e53aa2739e2bf0499329d8e"
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 SB 1299 (20132014) — Workplace violence prevention plans: hospitals.

Existing law regulates the operation of health facilities, including hospitals.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/21/14 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB1299&version=20130SB129999INT)
2. **03/25/14 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB1299&version=20130SB129998AMD)
3. **05/27/14 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB1299&version=20130SB129997AMD)
4. **06/05/14 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB1299&version=20130SB129996AMD)
5. **09/29/14 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB1299&version=20130SB129994CHP)
6. **SB1299** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB1299)
7. **08/25/14 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB1299&version=20130SB129995ENR)

## Votes

- SB 1299 Padilla Senate Third Reading By SKINNER — **54–21** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **14–5** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **5–2** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading — **22–13** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Health. — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **12–5** (pass) · lower
- Unfinished Business SB1299 Padilla Concurrence — **23–11** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Health. — **5–1** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **5–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Padilla — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-02-21** Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction`
- **2014-02-22** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
- **2014-02-24** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2014-03-06** Referred to Com. on RLS. `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-25** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. `committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2014-04-03** Re-referred to Coms. on L. & I.R. and HEALTH. `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-04** Set for hearing April 23.
- **2014-04-10** April 23 hearing rescheduled for April 24.
- **2014-04-24** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 3258.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2014-04-24** Set for hearing April 30.
- **2014-05-01** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 3344.) (April 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2014-05-02** Set for hearing May 12.
- **2014-05-12** Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- **2014-05-16** Set for hearing May 23.
- **2014-05-23** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3714.) (May 23). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-27** Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-29** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 22. Noes 13. Page 3690.) Ordered to the Assembly. `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2014-05-29** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
- **2014-06-05** Referred to Coms. on L. & E. and HEALTH. `referral-committee`
- **2014-06-05** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. & E. `committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2014-06-11** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 11). Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2014-06-18** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 5.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2014-08-06** Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2014-08-14** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (August 14). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2014-08-18** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2014-08-20** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 54. Noes 21. Page 6230.) Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2014-08-20** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- **2014-08-21** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 23. Noes 11. Page 4731.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2014-08-28** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- **2014-09-29** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2014-09-29** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 842, Statutes of 2014.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f0dfbef8-5d7c-43dd-a9e7-0b1297df3ff9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).