Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation by the State Department of Public Health of health facilities, including congregate living health facilities. A violation of these provisions is a misdemeanor. Under existing law, a congregate living health facility not operated by a city and county servicing persons who are terminally ill or persons who have been diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, or both, that is located in a county with a population of 500,000 or more persons is prohibited from having more than 25 beds for the purpose of serving persons who are terminally ill.
California SB 177 (20112012) — Congregate living health facilities.
Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation by the State Department of Public Health of health facilities, including congregate living health facilities. A violation of these provisions is a misdemeanor. Under existing law, a congregate living health facility not operated by a city and county servicing persons who are terminally ill or persons who have been diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, or both, that is located in a county with a population of 500,000 or more persons is prohibited from having more than 25 beds for the purpose of serving persons who are terminally ill.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 177 Strickland Senate Third Reading By WILLIAMS — 76–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended. — 9–0 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading — 33–0 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB177 Strickland Concurrence — 37–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — 16–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 19–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Strickland — primary (person)
Williams — principal coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2011-02-07 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2011-02-08 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 10.
2011-02-17 Referred to Com. on HEALTH. referral-committee
2011-03-23 Set for hearing April 13.
2011-04-14 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 675.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-04-21 Set for hearing May 2.
2011-05-02 Hearing postponed by committee.
2011-05-03 Set for hearing May 9.
2011-05-05 Hearing postponed by committee.
2011-05-13 Set for hearing May 23.
2011-05-24 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 1085.) (May 23). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-05-25 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2011-05-31 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 1191.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-06-01 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2011-06-09 Referred to Com. on HEALTH. referral-committee
2011-06-22 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-07-06 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (July 6). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-07-07 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2011-07-11 From consent calendar.
2011-07-11 Ordered to third reading.
2011-08-18 Read third time and amended. (Page 2447.) reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2011-08-18 Ordered to third reading.
2011-08-22 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2505.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-08-22 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2011-08-30 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2144.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2011-09-06 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2011-09-26 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2011-09-26 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 331, Statutes of 2011.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/73501e54-9959-461c-b135-1ed9d60c82b5. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).