Existing law establishes the Division of Occupational Safety and Health in the Department of Industrial Relations to enforce employment safety laws. Existing law authorizes the division to conduct hearings, inspections, and investigations regarding alleged violations of employment safety laws and to issue a citation for a violation of those laws, including violations that regulations adopted by the division classify as serious, repeat, or willful violations. Existing law authorizes the division to propose appropriate modifications concerning the characterization of violations and corresponding modifications to civil penalties for violations. Existing law requires the division, if a serious violation is not abated at the time of the initial or subsequent inspection, to require the employer to submit a signed statement under penalty of perjury that he or she has complied with the abatement terms within the period fixed for abatement of the violation. Existing law establishes the Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board in the department, and prescribes procedures for the appeals board to hear and decide appeals of a citation. Regulations adopted by the appeals board generally stay the abatement period of a citation until the conclusion of the appeal.
California AB 1634 (20132014) — Occupational safety and health: violations.
Existing law establishes the Division of Occupational Safety and Health in the Department of Industrial Relations to enforce employment safety laws. Existing law authorizes the division to conduct hearings, inspections, and investigations regarding alleged violations of employment safety laws and to issue a citation for a violation of those laws, including violations that regulations adopted by the division classify as serious, repeat, or willful violations. Existing law authorizes the division to propose appropriate modifications concerning the characterization of violations and corresponding modifications to civil penalties for violations. Existing law requires the division, if a serious violation is not abated at the time of the initial or subsequent inspection, to require the employer to submit a signed statement under penalty of perjury that he or she has complied with the abatement terms within the period fixed for abatement of the violation. Existing law establishes the Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board in the department, and prescribes procedures for the appeals board to hear and decide appeals of a citation. Regulations adopted by the appeals board generally stay the abatement period of a citation until the conclusion of the appeal.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 3–1 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 5–1 (pass) · lower
AB 1634 SKINNER Assembly Third Reading — 45–28 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 12–5 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Skinner — primary (person)
Ammiano — coauthor (person)
Bonta — coauthor (person)
Gonzalez — coauthor (person)
Hancock — principal coauthor (person)
Quirk — coauthor (person)
Ting — coauthor (person)
Wieckowski — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2014-02-10 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2014-02-11 From printer. May be heard in committee March 13.
2014-02-20 Referred to Com. on L. & E. referral-committee
2014-03-20 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (March 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-04-09 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2014-05-23 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 23). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2014-05-27 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-05-28 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 45. Noes 28. Page 5304.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-05-28 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2014-06-05 Referred to Com. on L. & I.R. referral-committee
2014-06-11 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 3. Noes 1.) (June 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-06-23 In committee: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2014-08-14 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 14). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2014-08-18 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-08-21 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-08-22 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-08-27 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 25. Noes 10. Page 4897.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-08-27 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 29 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
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