SAFETY and PUBLIC HEALTH

• AB 193 (Cervantes) Requires Air Resources Board (ARB) to create a new program to incentivize the purchase and use of used zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) or near-zero-emission vehicles (NZEVs).

An act to add and repeal Section 44274.9 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to vehicular air pollution.

• AB 417 (Limón) Authorizes the Department of Public Health (DPH), for a period of no more than 180 days, to permit an acute psychiatric hospital (APH) that was affected by a wildfire during the month of December 2017 and that is in the County of Ventura to provide outpatient mental health services that were approved by DPH and operational as supplemental services before the wildfire occurred, while the inpatient operations of the APH are voluntarily suspended. Makes the provisions of this bill inoperative on November 1, 2018. Contains an urgency clause to ensure that the provisions of this bill go into immediate effect upon enactment.

An act to add and repeal Section 1271.25 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to health facilities, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.

• AB 565 (Bloom) Require the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), in the next triennial cycle of the building code, to develop and submit clarifications to the California Building Code and Residential Building Code pertaining to the construction of live/work units.

An act to add Section 18941.15 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to building standards.

• AB 626 (Eduardo Garcia) Establishes “microenterprise home kitchens (MHKs)” as a new category of retail food facility, that cities or counties would have discretion to authorize and permit, to be operated by a resident in a private home, subject to specified requirements. Subjects MHKs to the requirements of a restricted food service facility, with numerous exemptions from these requirements primarily to accommodate the differences between a home kitchen and a commercial kitchen. Limits MHKs to selling food directly to consumers, but specifies that the sale of food through an Internet food service intermediary is considered a direct sale to consumers, and establishes requirements on these intermediaries.

An act to amend Sections 110460, 111955, 113789, and 114390 of, to add Section 113825 to, and to add Chapter 11.6 (commencing with Section 114367) to Part 7 of Division 104 of, the Health and Safety Code, relating to the California Retail Food Code.

• AB 710 (Wood) Provides that if cannabidiol (CBD) is federally rescheduled or otherwise made a legally prescribable controlled substance, it shall also be legal to prescribe under state law.

An act to add Section 26002 to the Business and Professions Code, and to add Section 11150.2 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to controlled substances, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.

• AB 829 (Chiu) Prohibits cities and counties from requiring a letter of acknowledgment or similar document prior to applying for state assistance for any housing development.

An act to add Section 50204 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to local government.

• AB 1577 (Gipson) Requires the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) to order the Sativa-Los Angeles County Water District (Sativa) to accept administrative and managerial services from an administrator selected by SWRCB.

An act to add Section 116687 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to drinking water, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.

• AB 1751 (Low) Authorizes the California Department of Justice (DOJ) to share prescription records between the state’s prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP), Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System (CURES), and other databases across state lines, with a requirement that other states meet California’s patient privacy and data security standards.

An act to amend Section 1798.24 of the Civil Code, and to amend Section 11165 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to controlled substances.

• AB 1753 (Low) Authorizes the Department of Justice (COJ) to cap the number of security printers approved to manufacture regulated prescription pads to three and allows DOJ to reduce or limit the number of printers to no fewer than three through regulation; requires that all prescription forms be uniquely serialized; and requires that the DOJ link prescription pad serial numbers to corresponding records in the state’s prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP), Controlled substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System (CURES).

An act to amend Sections 11161.5, 11162.1, and 11165 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to controlled substances.

• AB 1766 (Maienschein) This bill requires every public swimming pool that is required to provide lifeguard services and that charges a direct fee, as defined, to provide on its premises an Automated External Defibrillator unit.

An act to amend Section 116045 of, to amend the heading of Article 5 (commencing with Section 116025) of Chapter 5 of Part 10 of Division 104 of, and to add Section 116046 to, the Health and Safety Code, relating to swimming pools.

• AB 1776 (Steinorth) Authorizes the County of San Bernardino to work with the Inland Counties Emergency Medical Agency (ICEMA) to conduct a pilot project, beginning January 1, 2019, that would authorize an emergency medical technician (EMT) to provide emergency transportation for a police dog injured in the line of duty to a facility capable of providing veterinary medical services if there is not a person requiring medical attention or medical transportation at the time the decision is made to transport the police dog.

An act to add and repeal Section 1797.10 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to emergency medical services.

• AB 1787 (Salas) Requires the Department of Public Health (DPH) to collect data on Valley Fever by April 15 of each year from both the California Reportable Disease Information Exchange or any other electronic data system.

An act to add Sections 120161, 120162, and 120163 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to communicable diseases.

• AB 1788 (Salas). Authorizes the Department of Public Health (DPH) to use laboratory results to confirm a case of Valley Fever with or without clinical criteria.

An act to add and repeal Section 120144 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health.

• AB 1790 (Salas) Requires the Department of Public Health (DPH) to conduct a Valley Fever awareness campaign to communicate with local health jurisdictions, providers, and the public about Valley Fever, as specified.

An act to add Part 7.7 (commencing with Section 122475) to Division 105 of, and to repeal Section 122477 of, the Health and Safety Code, relating to valley fever.

• AB 1893 (Maienschein) This bill requires the Department of Public Health (DPH) to investigate and apply for federal funding opportunities to support maternal mental health (MMH), as specified. This bill requires DPH to notify the Legislature of its efforts to secure and utilize federal funds it receives. This bill sunsets on January 1, 2023.

An act to add and repeal Section 123611 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health.

• AB 2006 (Eggman) Requires the Air Resources Board (ARB) to ensure existing agricultural vanpool programs serve disadvantaged communities and low-income communities, and requires ARB to allocate a minimum of 25% of the moneys appropriated for agricultural vanpool programs to those programs servicing low-income communities.

An act to amend Section 44258.4 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to vehicular air pollution.

• AB 2086 (Gallagher) Allows prescribers of controlled substances to review a list of patients for whom they are listed as being the prescriber in the California Department of Justice (DOJ)’s prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP).

An act to add Section 11165.6 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to controlled substances.

• AB 2178 (Limón) Expands the definition of a food facility to include a limited service charitable feeding operation whose purpose is to feed food-insecure individuals and requires limited service charitable feeding operations to register with the local enforcement agency.

An act to amend Section 113789 of, to add Section 113819 to, and to add Chapter 10.6 (commencing with Section 114333) to Part 7 of Division 104 of, the Health and Safety Code, relating to the California Retail Food Code.

• AB 2190 (Reyes) Provides for an extension of the January 1, 2020, hospital seismic safety deadline of up to 30 months (until July 1, 2022) for hospitals that plan to replace or retrofit a building to at least the 2020 standard of Seismic Performance Category - 2 (SPC), and up to five years (January 1, 2025) for hospitals that plan to rebuild to SPC-4D or SPC-5 standards that meet 2030 standards.

An act to add Sections 130062 and 130066 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to hospitals.

• AB 2238 (Aguiar-Curry) Makes a number of minor changes to local agency formation commission (LAFCO) law, regional housing needs allocation (RHNA) law, and the law that governs public health emergencies.

An act to amend Sections 56668, 65584.01, and 65584.04 of the Government Code, and to amend Section 101080 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to local hazard management.

• AB 2256 (Santiago) Authorizes a pharmacy or wholesaler to furnish naloxone hydrochloride (naloxone) or another opioid antagonist to law enforcement agencies, under specified conditions.

An act to add Section 4119.9 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts.

• AB 2293 (Reyes) Prohibits the Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) from denying an emergency medical technician (EMT)-I or EMT-II license, upon the finding by the EMSA Director of the occurrence of evidence of a threat to the public health, if the license holder demonstrates substantial rehabilitation, as defined. Limits the criteria related to conduct that an employer, local emergency medical services agency (LEMSA), or EMSA can consider when denying an EMT-I or EMT-II license to conduct that directly relates to the course of employment, and authorizes an applicant to file a notice of defense within 30 days after service of an accusation.

An act to add and repeal Section 1797.229 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to emergency medical services.

• AB 2370 (Holden) Requires licensed child day care facilities to, upon enrolling any child, provide parents or guardians with certain written information related to the risks and effects of lead exposure and blood lead testing recommendations and requirements, and subjects certain child day care centers to certain requirements related to testing drinking water for lead contamination levels.

An act to amend Sections 1596.866 and 1596.8661 of, and to add Sections 1596.7996 and 1597.16 to, the Health and Safety Code, relating to lead exposure.

• AB 2380 (Aguiar-Curry) Requires the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), in collaboration with the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), to develop standards and regulations for any privately contracted private fire prevention resources operating during an active fire incident in the state.

An act to add Part 4.5 (commencing with Section 14865) to Division 12 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to fire protection.

• AB 2381 (Carrillo) Requires the Air Resources Board (ARB) to enhance its emissions testing of new motor vehicles and authorizes ARB to impose a fee on vehicle manufacturers to cover implementation costs.

An act to amend Section 43019.2 of, and to add Sections 43202.5 and 43202.6 to, the Health and Safety Code, relating to vehicular air pollution.

• AB 2445 (O’Donnell) This bill requires a pet store operator to maintain records to document the health, status, and disposition of each animal it sells for a period of not less than two years, and provide to the prospective purchaser of any animal the veterinary medical records, as specified, and the pet store return policy including the circumstances, if any, under which the pet store will provide follow-up veterinary care for the animal in the event of illness. This bill also requires that an animal shelter, as specified, or a rescue group that supplies an animal to the pet store provide, if requested by the pet store operator, the terms under which the animal is being transferred to the pet store, including certain specified information.

An act to amend Section 122354.5 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health.

• AB 2450 (Quirk) This bill requires manufacturers of balloons constructed of electrically conductive material in California to permanently mark each balloon with a warning about the dangerous risk of fires if a balloon comes in contact with an electrical power line. This bill also makes violating specified requirements related to the selling or distribution of balloons constructed of electrically conductive material subject to civil, rather than criminal, penalties.

An act to amend Section 653.1 of the Penal Code, and to add Chapter 31 (commencing with Section 22942) to Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to electrically conductive balloons.

• AB 2453 (Eduardo Garcia) Authorizes a modernization apportionment from state school facilities bond funds to be used for air filtration systems. Authorizes a school or school district located in a community with a high cumulative exposure burden, as specified, to be eligible for grants as part of a community emissions reduction program to implement air quality mitigation efforts.

An act to amend Section 17074.25 of the Education Code, and to add Section 44391.3 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to air pollution.

• AB 2455 (Kalra) Requires the Department of Social Services (DSS) to, for any new home care aide registration or renewal of registration occurring on or after July 1, 2019, provide an electronic copy of a registered home care aide’s name and certain contact information upon request to specified labor organizations, provided the aide has not opted out of sharing this information, and prohibits certain uses of the acquired information.

An act to amend Section 1796.29 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to home care services.

• AB 2485 (Chau) Prohibits local inspection officials from being accompanied by financially interested persons during inspections of commercial properties or businesses.

An act to add Chapter 21 (commencing with Section 26250) to Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to code enforcement.

• AB 2490 (Chiu). Expands existing law by requiring the State Registrar, in addition to the local registrar and county recorder, to issue a certified record of live birth without a fee to any person who can verify his or her status as a homeless person or a homeless child or youth.

An act to amend Section 103577 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to vital records.

• AB 2501 (Chu) Revises and recasts existing law to expand the State Water Resources Control Board’s (State Water Board’s) authority to order the consolidation of, and appoint an administrator for, drinking water systems that serve a disadvantaged community and that consistently fail to provide safe, affordable drinking water.

An act to amend Sections 116355, 116681, 116682, and 116686 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to drinking water.

• AB 2524 (Wood) Expands the definition of a food facility to include a catering operation and a host facility, and allows a catering operation to serve food at specified host facilities, breweries, wineries, or other locations approved by the local enforcement agency.

An act to amend Sections 113789, 113818, 113843, 113846, 114143, 114294, and 114335 of, to add Sections 113739.1 and 113806.1 to, to add Chapter 10.1 (commencing with Section 114328) to Part 7 of Division 104 of, and to repeal Chapter 12.6 (commencing with Section 114377) of Part 7 of Division 104 of, the Health and Safety Code, relating to the California Retail Food Code.

• AB 2541 (Salas) This bill authorizes the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) to provide up to 100% grant funding, in addition to providing principal forgiveness and zero-percent financing on loans, from the Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) to a project for a water system that serves a severely disadvantaged community (SDAC).

An act to amend Section 116760.50 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to water quality.

• AB 2561 (Flora) This bill recasts and updates existing law governing the State Registrar, local registrar, and county recorder’s responsibilities related to the transfer, maintenance, and disposal of vital records.

An act to amend Sections 102365 and 103245 of, to repeal Section 102340 of, and to repeal and add Section 102335 of, the Health and Safety Code, relating to local records.

• AB 2562 (Mullin) Authorizes the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) to change interest rates on loans issued to low-income rental housing projects.

An act to amend Sections 50406.7 and 50560 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to housing.

• AB 2564 (Rodriguez) Subjects any operator of a glider vehicle, as defined by the California Air Resources Board (ARB), to a minimum civil penalty of $25,000 per violation of the state’s vehicular air pollution control laws and regulations, and prohibits ARB from reducing the penalty for any reason.

An act to add Section 43024.1 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to vehicular air pollution.

• AB 2576 (Aguiar-Curry) Authorizes a community clinic licensed by the Board of Pharmacy (BOP) to furnish drugs or devices without a prescription during a state of emergency, and authorizes the BOP to waive specified provisions of the Pharmacy Practice Act for up to 90 days following the termination of a declared emergency. Permits the Governor, during a state of emergency, to direct all state agencies to utilize, employ, and direct state personnel, equipment and facilities to allow community clinics and health centers to provide and receive reimbursement for services provided during or immediately following an emergency, as specified.

An act to amend Sections 4062, 4064, and 4126.5 of the Business and Professions Code, and to add Section 8628.5 to the Government Code, relating to emergencies.

• AB 2589 (Bigelow) This bill exempts human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) from the regulations associated with Schedule III controlled substances when possessed by, sold to, purchased by, transferred to, or administered by a licensed veterinarian, or a licensed veterinarian’s designated agent, exclusively for veterinary use.

An act to amend Section 11056 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to controlled substances.

• AB 2608 (Mark Stone) Creates a new account within the Mental Health Practitioner Education Fund, where future appropriations by the Legislature could be deposited to a fund grant program to repay educational loans for applicants who were formerly in California’s foster youth care system and commit to provide direct patient care in a publicly funded facility or a mental health professional shortage area for at least 24 months as marriage and family therapists (LMFTs), associate marriage and family therapists (AMFTs), licensed clinical social workers (LFSWs), associate clinical social workers (ACSWs), licensed professional clinical counselors (LPCCs), or associate professional clinical counselors (APCCs).

An act to add Section 128455 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to health professions.

• AB 2632 (Santiago) Expands exemptions in the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (FPLA); the state’s statute regulating food containers subject to the Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act (FDC Act); and the Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Laws (Sherman Law), under which containers subject to these laws may contain “slack fill” without violating the nonfunctional slack fill prohibition of those laws, as specified.

An act to amend Sections 12606 and 12606.2 of the Business and Professions Code, and to amend Section 110375 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to packaging and labeling.

• AB 2674 (Aguiar-Curry) Requires the Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) to review complaints filed by a provider who believes a plan is engaging in an unfair payment pattern, and authorizes DMHC to conduct an audit and an enforcement action pursuant to existing regulations.

An act to amend Section 1371.39 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to health care service plans.

• AB 2775 (Kalra). This bill requires a professional cosmetic manufactured on or after July 1, 2020, for sale in this state to have a label affixed on the container that satisfies all of the labeling requirements for any other cosmetic pursuant to specific federal laws.

An act to add Section 110371 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to professional cosmetics.

• AB 2783 (O’Donnell) Reschedules hydrocodone combination products (HCP) from a Schedule III drug to a Schedule II drug.

An act to amend Sections 11055 and 11056 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to controlled substances.

• AB 2798 (Maienschein) Establishes specific timelines for the Department of Public Health (DPH) to approve applications from hospitals seeking to modify, add, or expand a service or program. Requires DPH, if it does not meet those timelines for an expanded service, to deem the application approved and issue a new license that includes the expanded service, which will remain licensed for not more than 18 months. Requires DPH to develop a Centralized Applications Unit (CAU) advice program to assist hospitals in completing application paperwork, and to develop an automated system to process applications.

An act to add Section 1272 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to health facilities.

• AB 2885 (Rodriguez) Requires the California Air Resources Board (ARB), for purposes of the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project (CVRP), to provide outreach to low-income households and low-income communities to increase awareness of the CVRP, and, until January 1, 2022, to prioritize rebate payments to low-income applicants.

An act to add and repeal Section 44274.6 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to vehicular air pollution.

• AB 2887 (Aguiar-Curry) Makes several modifications to the operation of migrant farm labor centers (centers).

An act to amend Section 50710.1 of, and to add Sections 50710.2 and 50710.4 to, the Health and Safety Code, relating to housing.

• AB 2900, (Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials) This bill, regarding a proposed new water system, allows the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB)—or for a proposed new public water system that would be regulated by a local primacy agency, the SWRCB and the local primacy agency—to approve the preliminary technical report and allow construction to proceed before the end of the six-month period, and changes the requirements of the technical report to examine community water systems rather than public water systems.

An act to amend Section 116527 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to drinking water.

• AB 2901 (Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials). This bill makes technical changes and necessary updates to statute enacted under SB 258 (Lara, Chapter 830, Statutes of 2017), which created the Cleaning Product Right to Know Act of 2017.

An act to amend Sections 108952, 108955, and 108955.5 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to consumer product safety.

• AB 2902 (Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials) Makes technical changes to the Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tank Act (APSA), the Underground Storage Tank Act (USTA), and the Hazardous Materials Business Plan (HMBP) Program.

An act to amend Sections 25270.2, 25270.3, 25270.4, 25270.4.5, 25281.5, 25285, 25292.3, 25299.78, and 25510 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to hazardous substances.

• AB 2928 (Chen) Authorizes generators of highly controlled used oil to test their used oil once per year for the purposes of determining if the used oil is a hazardous waste, and allows generators to not have to manage their used oil as hazardous waste under certain conditions.

An act to amend Section 25250.19 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to hazardous waste.

• AB 2961 (O’Donnell) Requires, on or before July 1, 2019, local emergency medical service agencies (LEMSAs) to transmit patient offload time data to the Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA), and requires EMSA, upon receipt of the data, to calculate ambulance patient offload time (APOT) by LEMSA jurisdiction and by each facility in a LEMSA jurisdiction.

An act to add Sections 1797.123 and 1797.228 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health.

• AB 2967 (Quirk-Silva) Requires each local registrar or county recorder to issue a certified record of live birth without a fee to any person who demonstrates that he or she is a youth who has been placed in foster care. Requires a county welfare agency that has relevant knowledge regarding the youth to verify that the youth has been placed in foster care.

An act to add Section 103578 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to foster care.

• AB 3098 (Friedman) This bill requires a residential care facility for the elderly to have an emergency and disaster plan.

An act to amend Section 1569.695 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to residential care facilities for the elderly.

• AB 3112 (Grayson) Makes it unlawful for a manufacturer, wholesaler, reseller, or retailer, to sell non-odorized butane to a customer, but would exempt from the prohibition certain consumer items such as lighters and small containers of non-odorized butane used to refill these items. This bill would authorize a civil penalty to be assessed for the violations specified.

An act to add Section 11107.2 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to controlled substances.

• AB 3138 (Muratsuchi) This bill restructures civil and administrative penalties for California Accidental Release Prevention program (CalARP) violations.

An act to amend Section 25540 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to hazardous materials.

• AB 3162 (Friedman) Requires new single licenses to operate an alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility (treatment facility) to be provisional for one year, as specified, and increases the civil penalties for license suspensions, revocations, and violations, as specified.

An act to amend Sections 11834.31 and 11834.34 of, and to repeal and add Sections 11834.09 and 11834.10 of, the Health and Safety Code, relating to alcoholism or drug abuse.

• SB 46 (Leyva) This bill extends the sunset for a mobilehome park inspection program and related fees.

An act to amend Sections 18400.1, 18424, and 18502 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to mobilehomes.

• SB 481 (Pan) This bill allows the County of Sacramento to dispose of a parcel to the City of Sacramento for an amount less than fair market value provided that the property is used for affordable housing purposes.

An act to add and repeal Section 34177.8 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to redevelopment.

• SB 501 (Glazer) This bill revises the Dental Board of California (DBC) requirements for the administration of various levels of outpatient sedation beginning 2022.

An act to amend Sections 1601.4 and 2827 of, to amend, repeal, and add Sections 1682, 1724, and 1750.5 of, to add Sections 1601.8, 1646.10, 1647.9.5, and 1647.17.5 to, to add Article 2.75 (commencing with Section 1646), Article 2.84 (commencing with Section 1647), and Article 2.87 (commencing with Section 1647.30) to Chapter 4 of Division 2 of, to add and repeal Section 1601.7 of, and to repeal Article 2.7 (commencing with Section 1646), Article 2.85 (commencing with Section 1647.10), and Article 2.8 (commencing with Section 1647) of Chapter 4 of Division 2 of, the Business and Professions Code, relating to dentistry.

• SB 532 (Dodd) This bill adds “cyberterrorism” to the list of conditions that are named in the California Emergency Services (Act) that may be cited to support the proclamation of a state of emergency or local emergency.

An act to amend Section 8558 of the Government Code, relating to emergency services.

• SB 695 (Lara) This bill requires the Department of Public Health (DPH), and emergency medical technician certifying entities, to permit the use of individual taxpayer identification numbers in lieu of social security numbers for purposes of applying for and renewing a certificate or license. This bill prohibits these entities from denying a license or certificate solely on the basis of citizenship or immigration status.

An act to amend Sections 30 and 1247.61 of the Business and Professions Code, to add Section 44339.5 to the Education Code, to amend Sections 4014, 17506, and 17520 of the Family Code, and to amend Sections 1337.2, 1736.1, 1797.170, 1797.171, 1797.172, 106995, and 114870 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to professions and vocations.

• SB 721 (Hill) This bill establishes inspection and repair requirements for “exterior elevated elements” (EEEs) as defined, including decks and balconies for buildings with three or more multifamily dwelling units; establishes reporting and repair requirements if repairs are needed, including specific timelines for carrying out the repairs; specifies who can complete the inspections and repairs; and, provides for civil penalties for violations for building owners, as specified.

An act to amend Section 1954 of the Civil Code, and to add Article 2.2 (commencing with Section 17973) to Chapter 5 of Part 1.5 of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to building standards.

• SB 762 (Hernandez) This bill allows an optometrist to take an immunization training program endorsed by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education towards certification to administer immunizations.

An act to amend Section 3041 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.

• SB 821 (Jackson) This bill authorizes counties to enter into an agreement to access the contact information of resident accountholders through the records of a public utility, as specified, for the sole purpose of enrolling county residents in a county operated public emergency warning system.

An act to add Section 8593.4 to the Government Code, relating to emergency services.

• SB 823 (Hill) This bill requires the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to adopt the American Society of Addiction Medicine treatment criteria, as specified, as the minimum standard of care for licensed residential alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facilities (RTFs).

An act to add Section 11834.015 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health.

• SB 833 (McGuire) This bill requires the Office of Emergency Services (OES), in consultation with specified stakeholders, to develop voluntary guidelines for alerting and warning the public of an emergency, and requires OES to develop an alert and warning training, as specified.

An act to add Section 8593.7 to the Government Code, relating to emergencies.

• SB 879 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) This bill provides specified adjustments and clarifications to various public-safety related budget items, budget bill language, and additional appropriations.

An act to amend Sections 8545 and 69614.3 of the Government Code, and to amend Section 1797.165 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public safety, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, bill related to the budget.

• SB 901 (Dodd) This bill addresses numerous issues concerning wildfire prevention, response and recovery, including funding for mutual aid, fuel reduction and forestry policies, wildfire mitigation plans by electric utilities, and cost recovery by electric corporations of wildfire-related damages.

An act to add Section 815.11 to the Civil Code, to add Section 65040.21 to the Government Code, to add Section 38535 to the Health and Safety Code, to amend Sections 4213.05, 4290, 4527, 4584, 4589, 4593.2, 4597, 4597.1, 4597.2, 4597.6, and 4799.05 of, to add Sections 4123.5, 4124.7, 4290.1, 4584.1, and 4584.2 to, to add Article 10 (commencing with Section 4205) to Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 4 of, to add and repeal Section 4556 of, and to repeal Section 4597.20 of, the Public Resources Code, and to amend Sections 399.20.3, 854, 959, 1731, 2107, 8386, and 8387 of, to add Sections 451.1, 451.2, 748.1, 764, 854.2, 8386.1, 8386.2, 8386.5, and 8388 to, to add Article 5.8 (commencing with Section 850) to Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 1 of, and to repeal and add Section 706 of, the Public Utilities Code, relating to wildfires.

• SB 912 (Beall) This bill revises the list of management positions for which the California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA) board has discretion to establish salaries.

An act to amend Section 50909 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to housing.

• SB 969 (Dodd) This bill requires residential automatic garage door openers manufactured for sale, sold, or installed in California on or after July 1, 2019, to have a backup battery that is designed to operate during an electrical outage, and prohibits replacement garage doors from being installed to an opener that does not have a backup battery

An act to amend Section 19891 of, and to add Section 19892 to, the Health and Safety Code, relating to automatic garage door openers.

• SB 970 (Atkins) This bill requires that hotels and motels provide human trafficking education to employees who interact with the public, as defined.

An act to add Section 12950.3 to the Government Code, relating to employment.

• SB 992 (Hernandez) This bill requires programs licensed or certified by the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to disclose business relationships, as specified. This bill makes changes to current law for licensed alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facilities (RTFs) to improve client treatment and provide DHCS more oversight authority over RTFs.

An act to amend Sections 11834.02, 11834.26, and 11834.36 of, and to add Chapter 7.4 (commencing with Section 11833.05) to Part 2 of Division 10.5 of, the Health and Safety Code, relating to alcohol and drug programs.

• SB 998 (Dodd) This bill requires all public water systems (with more than 200 connections) to have a written policy on discontinuation of residential water service, provide that policy in multiple languages, include provisions for not shutting off water for certain customers that meet specified criteria, prohibit the shutoff of water service until the bill has been delinquent for 60 days, and cap the reconnection fees for restoring water service.

An act to add Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 116900) to Part 12 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to water.

• SB 1034 (Mitchell) This bill extends the sunset date, until January 1, 2025, on existing law that requires health facilities where mammography is performed, if a patient is categorized by the facility as having dense breasts, as specified, to provide be a notice informing the patient that she has dense breasts.

An act to amend and repeal Section 123222.3 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to health.

• SB 1041 (Leyva) This bill requires the California Department of Public Health (DPH) to annually notify health care providers who perform periodic health assessments for children about, and requires those health care providers to inform parents and guardians about, the risks and effect of childhood lead exposure, and the requirement that children enrolled in Medi-Cal receive blood screening tests. This bill requires DPH to include additional publicly releasable information about the number of children enrolled in Medi-Cal who have and have not received blood lead screening tests.

An act to amend Sections 105285, 105295, 105300, and 124125 of, and to add Section 105286 to, the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health.

• SB 1097 (Hueso) This bill requires the Department of Public Health’s (DPH) report regarding the effectiveness of appropriate lead poisoning case management efforts to include additional data and information, as specified.

An act to amend Section 105295 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to lead poisoning.

• SB 1109 (Bates) This bill (1) requires that existing trainings for prescribers related to pain management include addiction risks associated with Schedule II drugs; (2) requires additional warning labeling about the risks of addiction and overdose for opioid prescriptions; (3) requires school districts, charter schools, and private schools that offer athletics programs, as well as youth sports organizations, to provide an information sheet to participants about the risk of opioid addiction that parents have to sign and return; and (4) requires prescribers to discuss risks and dangers of opioids and opioid addiction with minors and their parents or guardians.

An act to amend Sections 1645, 2190.5, 2191, 2196.2, 2454.5, 2746.51, 2836.1, 3059, and 3502.1 of, and to add Section 4076.7 to, the Business and Professions Code, to add Section 49476 to the Education Code, and to add Sections 11158.1 and 124236 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to controlled substances.

• SB 1138 (Skinner) This bill requires the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to make plant-based meals available to the inmates under its jurisdiction, and requires specified licensed health care facilities to make plant-based meals available to their patients, as specified.

An act to add Section 1265.10 to the Health and Safety Code, and to amend Section 2084 of the Penal Code, relating to nutrition.

• SB 1152 (Hernandez) This bill requires each hospital to include, as part of its hospital discharge policy, a written homeless patient discharge planning policy and process. Prohibits a hospital from discharging a homeless patient to a location other than where the patient identifies as his or her residence unless to another licensed facility, or to a social services agency or provider that has agreed to accept the patient, and requires certain conditions to be met prior to discharging the homeless patient.

An act to amend, repeal, and add Section 1262.5 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health.

• SB 1181 (Hueso) This bill authorizes the Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) to directly enter into an agreement with one or more certified community conservation corps, as defined, to perform emergency or disaster response services.

An act to add Section 8585.8 to the Government Code, relating to emergency services.

• SB 1192 (Monning) This bill requires restaurants that sell children’s meals to make either water, milk, or a nondairy milk alternative the default beverage that is offered with the children’s meal.

An act to add Chapter 12.8 (commencing with Section 114379) to Part 7 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to children’s health.

• SB 1194 (Lara) This bill protects the privacy of Californians by prohibiting places of lodging, bus companies, movie theaters, sports arenas, and performance venues from handing over the name or identifying information of guests, passengers, or audience members, except to California peace officers or in response to a court-issued subpoena, warrant, or order.

An act to add Section 53.5 to the Civil Code, relating to privacy.

• SB 1205 (Hill) This bill requires local fire departments to annually report on their compliance with their currently statutorily required inspections.

An act to add Section 13146.4 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to fire protection.

• SB 1228 (Lara) This bill prohibits specified persons, programs, or entities from giving or receiving remuneration or anything of value for the referral of a person who is seeking alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment services. This bill permits the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to take action against specified persons, programs, and entities that violate the prohibition, including suspending or revoking licensure or certification and assessing a penalty, as specified.

An act to add Sections 11831.6 and 11831.7 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health.

• SB 1260 (Jackson) This bill is an omnibus fire prevention and forestry management bill that will promote long-term forest health and wildfire resiliency. This bill authorizes federal, state, and local agencies to engage in collaborative forestry management, creates new opportunities for public and private land managers to mitigate wildfire risks, and enhances the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s (CalFire’s) role in identifying wildfire hazards as local governments plan for new housing and neighborhoods.

An act to amend Sections 51179, 65302.5, 65352, and 66474.02 of the Government Code, to amend Section 41812 of the Health and Safety Code, and to amend Sections 4475, 4476, 4479, 4480, and 4494 of, to amend the heading of Article 2 (commencing with Section 4475) of Chapter 7 of Part 2 of Division 4 of, to add Sections 4114.3, and 4483 to, to add Article 4 (commencing with Section 4495) to Chapter 7 of Part 2 of Division 4 of, to repeal Sections 4475.1, 4475.5, and 4478 of, and to repeal and add Section 4477 of, the Public Resources Code, relating to fire prevention.

• SB 1280 (Roth) This bill extends the sunset date for the small house skilled nursing facilities pilot program from January 1, 2020, to January 1, 2026.

An act to amend Sections 1323.5 and 1323.6 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to health and care facilities.

• SB 1292 (Hueso) This bill requires the Center for Healthy Communities within the Department of Public Health to, on or before January 1, 2021, update the 2009 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures in California: Current Status and Future Projections to quantify the burden of Alzheimer’s disease on at-risk and underrepresented populations, including African Americans, Asian-Pacific Islanders, Latinos, Hispanics, and women.

An act to add and repeal Section 125283 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to Alzheimer’s disease.

• SB 1305 (Glazer) This bill permits an emergency responder to provide basic first aid, as specified, to a dog or a cat, without being in violation of the Veterinary Medicine Practice Act.

An act to add Section 1799.109 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to emergency medical services providers.

• SB 1397 (Hill) Requires automated external defibrillators (AED) to be installed in certain buildings that undergo significant modification. Effective January 1, 2020, extends the requirement to buildings if the building is renovated with more than $100,000 of improvements or any improvements in places of assembly such as auditoriums or theaters. Exempts buildings with AEDs already present in common areas.

An act to amend Section 19300 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to automated external defibrillators.

• SB 1403 (Lara) This bill requires the state Air Resources Board (ARB) to adopt a three-year investment strategy for zero- and near zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles, as specified. An act to amend Section 39719.2 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to greenhouse gases.

• SB 1408 (Pan) Revises the legal characterization of cigarettes found to be in violation of the California Cigarette Fire Safety and Firefighter Protection Act (Act).

An act to amend Sections 14950, 14951, 14955, 14956, 14957, and 14958 of, and to repeal Section 14960 of, the Health and Safety Code, relating to cigarettes.

• SB 1422 (Portantino) This bill requires the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) to adopt requirements for the testing and reporting of the amount of microplastics in drinking water for four years.

An act to add Section 116376 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to drinking water.

• SB 1483 (Hill) This bill extends the authority of the Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair, Home Furnishings, and Thermal Insulation (Bureau or BEARHFTI) to administer and enforce the Electronic and Appliance Repair Dealer Registration Law (Law) and Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation Act (Act) to January 1, 2023, and makes changes intended to improve oversight over the regulated practices.

An act to amend Sections 27, 101, 9801, 9810, 9810.1, 9812.5, 9830.5, 9832.5, 9842, 9844, 9847.5, 9849, 9851, 9853, 9855.3, 9855.9, 9860, 9862.5, 9863, 19004, 19004.1, 19030, 19032, 19162, 19163, 19225.5, and 19246 of, and to amend, repeal, and add Section 9855 of, the Business and Professions Code, and to amend Section 13108.1 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to professions and vocations.

• SB 1494 (Committee on Public Safety) This bill makes technical and non-controversial changes to various code sections relating generally to criminal justice laws, as specified.

An act to amend Sections 4982, 4989.54, 4990.32, 4992.3, and 4999.90 of the Business and Professions Code, to amend Section 1946.7 of the Civil Code, to amend Sections 128, 340.1, and 1219 of the Code of Civil Procedure, to amend Sections 44010, 44424, 44435, 48900, 67362, 67380, 76038, and 87010 of the Education Code, to amend Sections 352.1, 782, 1036.2, 1103, 1108, and 1228 of the Evidence Code, to amend Sections 6228 and 6928 of the Family Code, to amend Sections 6205.5, 6254, 7282.5, 13955, 13956, and 68152 of the Government Code, to amend Sections 1265.5, 1564, 1736.5, 11350.5, 11377.5, and 121055 of the Health and Safety Code, to amend Sections 230, 230.1, and 230.5 of the Labor Code, to amend Sections 136.7, 189, 190.2, 261.6, 261.7, 264.2, 269, 288.3, 289.6, 290, 290.005, 290.008, 290.019, 290.46, 290.5, 292, 294, 645, 647.6, 667, 667.5, 667.51, 667.6, 667.61, 667.71, 667.8, 667.9, 674, 675, 679.02, 680, 784.7, 799, 801.1, 803, 868.5, 868.8, 939.21, 999l, 1048, 1170.12, 1170.9, 1192.5, 1202.05, 1202.1, 1203, 1203.06, 1203.065, 1203.066, 1203.067, 1203.075, 1203.4, 1346, 1347.5, 1463.009, 1524.1, 2603, 2639, 2933.5, 3000, 3000.05, 3003, 3053.8, 3057, 4852.01, 5054.2, 11160, 11165.1, 12022.3, 12022.53, 12022.75, 12022.8, 12022.85, 13510.7, 13701, 13750, 13837, and 27535 of, and to amend and renumber Section 288a of, the Penal Code, to amend Section 16028 of the Vehicle Code, and to amend Sections 653.1, 781, 1732, 6500, 6600, and 15610.63 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to public safety.