Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation by the State Department of Public Health of health facilities, including skilled nursing facilities and intermediate care facilities. A violation of these provisions is a crime. Existing law, the Long-Term Care, Health, Safety, and Security Act of 1973, imposes various requirements on long-term health care facilities, as defined, and prescribes the civil penalties assessed for a violation of those requirements.
California SB 219 (20172018) — Long-term care facilities: rights of residents.
Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation by the State Department of Public Health of health facilities, including skilled nursing facilities and intermediate care facilities. A violation of these provisions is a crime. Existing law, the Long-Term Care, Health, Safety, and Security Act of 1973, imposes various requirements on long-term health care facilities, as defined, and prescribes the civil penalties assessed for a violation of those requirements.
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 [Appropriations] — 9–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 11–5 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB219 Wiener et al. Concurrence — 27–12 (pass) · upper
SB 219 Wiener Senate Third Reading By CHIU — 55–19 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] — 5–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Wiener — primary (person)
Cervantes — coauthor (person)
Chiu — principal coauthor (person)
Gloria — coauthor (person)
Kalra — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2017-02-01 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2017-02-02 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 4.
2017-02-09 Referred to Coms. on HUMAN S. and JUD. referral-committee
2017-02-28 Set for hearing March 28.
2017-03-21 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2017-03-28 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 3. Noes 1.) (March 28). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2017-03-30 Set for hearing April 18.
2017-04-06 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2017-04-19 April 18 hearing postponed by committee.
2017-04-20 Set for hearing April 25.
2017-05-02 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 851.) (April 25). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2017-05-03 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1
2017-05-05 Set for hearing May 15.
2017-05-15 May 15 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2017-05-19 Set for hearing May 25.
2017-05-25 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 1179.) (May 25). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2017-05-26 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-2
2017-05-26 Published May 26 at 10 a.m.
2017-05-31 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 26. Noes 12. Page 1315.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2017-06-01 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2017-06-15 Referred to Coms. on AGING & L.T.C. and JUD. referral-committee
2017-06-21 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 20). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2017-06-22 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. amendment-passage, reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1
2017-07-05 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2017-07-11 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 11). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2017-07-12 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1
2017-08-21 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2017-08-23 August 23 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2017-09-01 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 5.) (September 1). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2017-09-05 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2017-09-08 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1
2017-09-08 Ordered to third reading.
2017-09-12 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 55. Noes 19. Page 3203.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2017-09-13 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2017-09-13 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 27. Noes 12. Page 2838.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2017-09-19 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2017-10-04 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2017-10-04 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 483, Statutes of 2017.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ccd9ed48-ca9b-4129-9105-f2c2baba5d0d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).