SB 422 California Senate · 2011-2012 Regular Session

Reporting of certain communicable diseases.

Summary

Existing law exempts a physician who has the results for a confirmed positive test for HIV from civil and criminal liability for disclosing that information to specified people, including the local health officer, and requires that no identifying information be disclosed, except as specified. Existing law authorizes the local health officer to notify the other specified people for appropriate care and followup. This bill would include the designated staff of the local public health agency for HIV partner services among the people to whom the physician may disclose the information. The bill would authorize disclosure of identifying information with the written consent of the individual, as specified. The bill would also exempt from civil and criminal liability a local health officer and the designated local public health agency staff for HIV partner services who alert the other specified people about a positive HIV result.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2011

Committee Review

Jul 2011

Senate Passage

May 2011

Assembly Passage

Jul 2011

Signed into Law

Aug 2011

Introduced Feb 16, 2011 Signed Aug 1, 2011

Floor votes · Senate May 9, 2011 · Assembly Jul 14, 2011

How they voted

34–1

Passed

Total votes 35

May 9, 2011

D Democratic23

22 Yea 1 Nay

95% Yea

R Republican12

12 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Aug 1, 2011

Signed into law

Approved by the Governor.

legislature

Jul 14, 2011

Assembly · Passed

Assembly Vote: pass (70-0-2)

assembly

Jul 5, 2011

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 28).

lower

Jun 22, 2011

Committee

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

lower

May 19, 2011

Committee

Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.

lower

May 9, 2011

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (34-1)

senate

May 4, 2011

Upper · Passed

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 860.) (May 3).

upper

Apr 14, 2011

Committee

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 675.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

upper

Mar 24, 2011

Committee

Re-referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.

upper

Mar 21, 2011

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

upper

Feb 24, 2011

Committee

Referred to Coms. on E.Q. and E., U., & C.

upper

Feb 16, 2011

Introduced

Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors