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Bill COVID-19: exposure: notification. Existing law, the California Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1973, authorizes the Division of Occupational Safety and Health to prohibit the performance of an operation or process, or entry into that place of employment when, in its opinion, a place of employment, operation, or process, or any part thereof, exposes workers to the risk of infection with COVID-19, so as to constitute an imminent hazard to employees. Existing law requires that the prohibition be issued in a manner so as not to materially interrupt the performance of critical governmental functions essential to ensuring public health and safety functions or the delivery of electrical power or water. Existing law requires that these provisions not prevent the entry or use, with the division's knowledge and permission, for the sole purpose of eliminating the dangerous conditions. us/states/ca California Legislature 20212022 AB 654 California AB 654 (20212022)
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California AB 654 (20212022) — COVID-19: exposure: notification.

Existing law, the California Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1973, authorizes the Division of Occupational Safety and Health to prohibit the performance of an operation or process, or entry into that place of employment when, in its opinion, a place of employment, operation, or process, or any part thereof, exposes workers to the risk of infection with COVID-19, so as to constitute an imminent hazard to employees. Existing law requires that the prohibition be issued in a manner so as not to materially interrupt the performance of critical governmental functions essential to ensuring public health and safety functions or the delivery of electrical power or water. Existing law requires that these provisions not prevent the entry or use, with the division's knowledge and permission, for the sole purpose of eliminating the dangerous conditions.

Version chain

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

  1. 02/12/21 - Introduced (filed) — source
  2. 05/24/21 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
  3. 07/15/21 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
  4. 09/01/21 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
  5. 10/05/21 - Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
  6. AB654 (committee substitute) — source
  7. 09/15/21 - Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • 2nd Reading AB654 Reyes By Limón Urgency Clause — 370 (pass) · upper
  • Do pass as amended. — 124 (pass) · lower
  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 52 (pass) · lower
  • AB 654 Reyes Third Reading Urgency — 4822 (fail) · lower
  • Do pass — 50 (pass) · upper
  • AB 654 Reyes Third Reading Urgency — 650 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Reyes — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2021-02-12 Read first time. To print. reading-1
  • 2021-02-13 From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.
  • 2021-02-25 Referred to Com. on L. & E. referral-committee
  • 2021-04-08 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
  • 2021-04-28 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
  • 2021-05-20 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (May 20). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
  • 2021-05-24 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
  • 2021-05-25 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
  • 2021-06-01 Read third time. Urgency clause refused adoption. (Ayes 48. Noes 22. Page 1792.) reading-1, reading-3
  • 2021-06-01 Motion to reconsider made by Assembly Member Reyes.
  • 2021-07-15 Reconsideration granted. (Page 2368.)
  • 2021-07-15 Ordered to third reading.
  • 2021-07-15 Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 2368.) amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
  • 2021-09-01 Assembly Rule 69(b) suspended. (Ayes 57. Noes 18. Page 2623.)
  • 2021-09-01 Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 2626.) amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
  • 2021-09-07 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 65. Noes 0. Page 2830.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
  • 2021-09-07 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
  • 2021-09-10 Joint Rules 33.1, 10.5, 61, and 62 suspended.
  • 2021-09-10 Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R. referral-committee
  • 2021-09-10 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (September 10). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  • 2021-09-10 Art. IV, Sec. 8(b) of the Constitution dispensed with. (Ayes 27. Noes 1. Page 2630.)
  • 2021-09-10 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
  • 2021-09-10 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2630.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
  • 2021-09-10 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
  • 2021-09-22 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
  • 2021-10-05 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
  • 2021-10-05 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 522, Statutes of 2021. became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9fb2bc21-e529-4bbe-b606-1bffb6df8413. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).