Bill Text: CA AB2975 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 2975

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Bill Title: Occupational safety and health standards: workplace violence prevention plan: hospitals.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)

Status: (Passed) 2024-09-27 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 749, Statutes of 2024. [AB2975 Detail]

Download: California-2023-AB2975-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 2975

Introduced by Assembly Member Gipson

February 16, 2024

An act to amend Section 6401 of the Labor Code, relating to employment.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 2975, as introduced, Gipson. Occupational safety and health.

Existing law requires every employer to furnish and use safety devices and safeguards, and to adopt and use practices that are reasonably adequate to render the employment and place of employment safe and healthful.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to this provision.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 6401 of the Labor Code is amended to read:

6401.

Every employer shall furnish and use safety devices and safeguards, and shall adopt and use practices, means, methods, operations, and processes ~~which~~ that are reasonably adequate to render ~~such~~ the employment and place of employment safe and healthful. Every employer shall do every other thing reasonably necessary to protect the life, safety, and health of employees.