Under existing law, the State Department of Public Health licenses and regulates hospitals, as defined. Violation of these provisions is a crime. Existing law requires hospitals to conduct a security and safety assessment and, using the assessment, develop a security plan with measures to protect personnel, patients, and visitors from aggressive or violent behavior. Existing law requires the plan to include specified security considerations.
California AB 1083 (20092010) — Health facilities: security plans.
Under existing law, the State Department of Public Health licenses and regulates hospitals, as defined. Violation of these provisions is a crime. Existing law requires hospitals to conduct a security and safety assessment and, using the assessment, develop a security plan with measures to protect personnel, patients, and visitors from aggressive or violent behavior. Existing law requires the plan to include specified security considerations.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 1083 PEREZ, J. Assembly Third Reading — pass (pass) · lower
Special Consent #14 AB1083 John A. Perez — pass (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — pass (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended. — pass (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — pass (pass) · upper
AB 1083 PEREZ, J. Concurrence in Senate Amendments — pass (pass) · lower
Sponsors
John A. Perez — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2009-02-27 Introduced. To print. introduction
2009-03-01 From printer. May be heard in committee March 30.
2009-03-02 Read first time. reading-1
2009-03-26 Referred to Com. on HEALTH. referral-committee
2009-04-14 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2009-05-05 From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 21). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2009-05-06 Read second time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2009-05-07 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2009-05-21 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (May 20). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2009-05-26 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2009-05-27 Read second time. To third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2009-05-28 Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1764.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2009-05-28 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2009-06-11 Referred to Com. on HEALTH. referral-committee
2009-06-17 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. amendment-introduction, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee, reading-1
2009-06-22 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2009-06-26 From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 25). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2009-07-14 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
2009-07-15 Read second time. To third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2009-07-15 Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.
2009-08-17 Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 1843.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2009-08-17 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 19 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2009-09-03 Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2968.) amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2009-09-11 Enrolled and to the Governor at 7 p.m.
2009-10-11 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2009-10-11 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 506, Statutes of 2009.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/056d714c-85c2-4633-a11e-ddbbfcf91abe. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).