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Bill	Workers' compensation: medical treatment: interpreters.	Existing law establishes a workers' compensation system, administered by the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation, that generally requires employers to secure the payment of workers' compensation for injuries incurred by their employees that arise out of, or in the course of, employment. Existing law requires an employer to provide all medical services reasonably required to cure or relieve the injured worker from the effects of the injury. Under existing law, if the injured employee cannot effectively communicate with his or her treating physician because he or she cannot proficiently speak or understand the English language, the injured employee is entitled to the services of a qualified interpreter during medical treatment appointments. Existing law requires that, to be a qualified interpreter for these purposes, a person meet any requirements established by rule by the administrative director, as specified.	us/states/ca	California Legislature	20132014	AB 1376	California AB 1376 (20132014)	bill	Workers' compensation: medical treatment: interpreters.	enacted	Roger Hernández	7	39	11	2013-02-22	2013-10-13	openstates	ocd-bill/819a7f89-87b6-4454-8cd6-a541c0f2d575	http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1376	5d93aba3664d1f153e8b0dba777962cb3779a58492fe2e3848008c6d16c5c7a3	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ca

California AB 1376 (20132014) — Workers' compensation: medical treatment: interpreters.

Existing law establishes a workers' compensation system, administered by the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation, that generally requires employers to secure the payment of workers' compensation for injuries incurred by their employees that arise out of, or in the course of, employment. Existing law requires an employer to provide all medical services reasonably required to cure or relieve the injured worker from the effects of the injury. Under existing law, if the injured employee cannot effectively communicate with his or her treating physician because he or she cannot proficiently speak or understand the English language, the injured employee is entitled to the services of a qualified interpreter during medical treatment appointments. Existing law requires that, to be a qualified interpreter for these purposes, a person meet any requirements established by rule by the administrative director, as specified.

Version chain

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

1. 02/22/13 - Introduced (filed) — source
2. 04/18/13 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
3. 04/30/13 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
4. 09/06/13 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
5. 10/13/13 - Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
6. AB1376 (committee substitute) — source
7. 09/19/13 - Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• From Committee: That the measure be returned to the Senate floor for consideration. — 5–0 (pass) · upper
• Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
• Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 13–0 (pass) · lower
• Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 4–0 (pass) · upper
• Do pass. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
• AB 1376 HERNÁNDEZ Concurrence - Urgency Added — 77–0 (pass) · lower
• Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Insurance. — 10–0 (pass) · lower
• Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
• AB 1376 HERNÁNDEZ Consent Calendar Second Day — 70–0 (pass) · lower
• 3rd Reading AB1376 Roger Hernández By Wright Urgency Clause — 32–1 (pass) · upper
• amendments be concurred in. — 9–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Roger Hernández — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2013-02-22 Introduced. To print. introduction
• 2013-02-24 From printer. May be heard in committee March 26.
• 2013-02-25 Read first time. reading-1
• 2013-03-14 Referred to Coms. on JUD. and INS. referral-committee
• 2013-04-09 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
• 2013-04-17 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on INS. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 16). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
• 2013-04-18 Read second time and amended. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
• 2013-04-22 Re-referred to Com. on INS. referral-committee
• 2013-04-29 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 24). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
• 2013-04-30 Read second time and amended. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
• 2013-05-01 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
• 2013-05-09 From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 8). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
• 2013-05-13 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
• 2013-05-16 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 1479.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
• 2013-05-16 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
• 2013-05-29 Referred to Coms. on L. & I.R. and P.E. & R. referral-committee
• 2013-06-04 Withdrawn from committee.
• 2013-06-04 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
• 2013-06-06 Re-referred to Com. on L. & I.R. referral-committee
• 2013-06-12 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
• 2013-06-24 In committee: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
• 2013-08-30 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 30). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
• 2013-09-03 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
• 2013-09-06 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
• 2013-09-09 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
• 2013-09-11 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10. referral-committee
• 2013-09-11 From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on L. & I.R. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on L. & I.R. referral-committee, committee-passage
• 2013-09-11 From committee: Return to Senate floor for consideration. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (September 11). committee-passage
• 2013-09-11 Ordered to third reading.
• 2013-09-12 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 32. Noes 1. Page 2399.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
• 2013-09-12 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
• 2013-09-12 Re-referred to Com. on INS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. referral-committee
• 2013-09-12 Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 3337.)
• 2013-09-12 From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (September 12). committee-passage
• 2013-09-12 Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 3340.)
• 2013-09-12 Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 3343.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
• 2013-09-25 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
• 2013-10-13 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
• 2013-10-13 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 793, Statutes of 2013.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/819a7f89-87b6-4454-8cd6-a541c0f2d575. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).