Existing law, the California Community Care Facilities Act, regulates various community care facilities, including foster family homes, foster family agencies, small family homes, transitional housing placement providers, and crisis nurseries, as defined, which provide care for foster children. The act requires the State Department of Social Services to adopt regulations for these facilities, and requires that regulations for a license prescribe standards of safety and sanitation for the physical plant and standards for basic personal care, supervision, and services based upon the category of licensure. Any person who violates the act, or who willfully or repeatedly violates any rule or regulation promulgated under the act, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
California AB 352 (20132014) — Foster care: smoke-free environment.
Existing law, the California Community Care Facilities Act, regulates various community care facilities, including foster family homes, foster family agencies, small family homes, transitional housing placement providers, and crisis nurseries, as defined, which provide care for foster children. The act requires the State Department of Social Services to adopt regulations for these facilities, and requires that regulations for a license prescribe standards of safety and sanitation for the physical plant and standards for basic personal care, supervision, and services based upon the category of licensure. Any person who violates the act, or who willfully or repeatedly violates any rule or regulation promulgated under the act, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Governmental Organization. — 5–2 (pass) · lower
AB 352 HALL Assembly Third Reading — 51–19 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 12–0 (pass) · lower
AB 352 HALL Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 55–20 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB352 Hall By Monning — 24–8 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 4–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Hall — primary (person)
Bloom — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-02-13 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2013-02-14 From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.
2013-04-01 Referred to Coms. on HUM. S. and G.O. referral-committee
2013-04-22 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on G.O. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (April 16). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-04-23 Read second time and amended. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-04-23 (pending re-referral to the Com. on G.O.)
2013-04-24 Re-referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2013-04-25 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-05-09 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 8). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-05-13 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-05-16 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 51. Noes 19. Page 1459.) 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 Com. on HUMAN S. referral-committee
2013-06-12 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 11). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-06-13 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-06-26 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-07-01 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
2013-07-02 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-08-19 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 8. Page 1882.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-08-19 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 21 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2013-08-22 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 55. Noes 20. Page 2649.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2013-08-29 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2013-09-09 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2013-09-09 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 292, Statutes of 2013.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9c2b4716-bfc2-4bb2-baf5-e5fd54b92a81. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).