AB 2317
Hospitals: seismic standards.
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Bill overview
This bill makes a minor technical adjustment to California’s existing law regarding hospital seismic safety. Specifically, it clarifies that the Department of Health Care Access and Information is responsible for reviewing and approving seismic evaluation reports, compliance schedules, and construction documents submitted by hospital owners. The bill also includes a provision for field review of construction work related to seismic upgrades.
Key provisions
- Clarifies the Department of Health Care Access and Information’s role in reviewing seismic plans.
- Specifies the documents the department must review and approve.
- Includes a provision for field review of construction.
- Addresses hospital owners' responsibility for developing these plans.
Who is affected
- Hospitals
- Department of Health Care Access and Information
- Hospital Owners
Notable changes
- A technical amendment to existing law.
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AB2317:v99#DOCUMENT
Bill Start
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2317
| Introduced by Assembly Member Krell |
| February 19, 2026 |
An act to amend Section 130010 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to hospitals.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2317, as introduced, Krell. Hospitals: seismic standards.
Existing law, the Alfred E. Alquist Hospital Facilities Seismic Safety Act of 1983, establishes, under the jurisdiction of the Department of Health Care Access and Information, a program of seismic safety building standards for certain hospitals. Existing law requires the department to review and approve seismic evaluation reports, compliance schedules, and construction documents, as specified, for the purposes of the act.
This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to this provision.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 130010 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:
130010.
The department is responsible for reviewing and approving seismic evaluation reports, compliance schedules schedules, and construction documents that are developed by hospital owners, and field review of construction for work done pursuant to this article.