Under existing law, the California Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1973, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health investigates complaints that a workplace is not safe and may issue orders necessary to ensure employee safety. Under existing law, certain violations of that act or a standard, order, or special order authorized by the act are a crime. Under existing law, the division has adopted regulations establishing a heat illness prevention standard for outdoor workers.
Under existing law, the California Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1973, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health investigates complaints that a workplace is not safe and may issue orders necessary to ensure employee safety. Under existing law, certain violations of that act or a standard, order, or special order authorized by the act are a crime. Under existing law, the division has adopted regulations establishing a heat illness prevention standard for outdoor workers.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 5–2 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended. — 13–6 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 4–1 (pass) · upper
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
SB 1167 Mendoza Senate Third Reading By THURMOND — 48–28 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB1167 Mendoza Concurrence — 26–12 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended — 5–2 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading — 25–12 (pass) · upper
SB 1167 Mendoza Senate Third Reading By L. GOV. Amendment Set #1 — 73–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Mendoza — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2016-02-18 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2016-02-19 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 20.
2016-03-03 Referred to Com. on L. & I.R. referral-committee
2016-03-18 Set for hearing April 6.
2016-04-06 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 3421.) (April 6). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-04-08 Set for hearing April 18.
2016-04-18 April 18 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2016-05-20 Set for hearing May 27.
2016-05-27 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4004.) (May 27). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2016-05-31 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2016-06-01 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 25. Noes 12. Page 4104.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-06-02 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2016-06-09 Referred to Com. on L. & E. referral-committee
2016-06-23 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-06-29 June 29 hearing postponed by committee.
2016-08-03 August 3 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2016-08-15 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 6.) (August 11). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2016-08-16 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2016-08-17 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2016-08-19 Read third time and amended. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 5970.) reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1
2016-08-19 Ordered to third reading.
2016-08-24 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 48. Noes 28. Page 6244.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-08-25 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2016-08-26 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 26. Noes 12. Page 5450.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2016-09-01 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
2016-09-29 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2016-09-29 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 839, Statutes of 2016.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/cc7c989a-2736-49bf-bf02-cda0f2045424. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).