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SB 402 California Senate · 2013-2014 Regular Session

Breastfeeding.

Summary
Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of health facilities, including hospitals, by the State Department of Public Health. Existing law, commencing January 1, 2014, requires all general acute care hospitals and special hospitals that have a perinatal unit, as defined, to have an infant-feeding policy. This bill would require all general acute care hospitals and special hospitals that have a perinatal unit to adopt, by January 1, 2025, the "Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding," as adopted by Baby-Friendly USA, per the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative, or an alternate process adopted by a health care service plan that includes evidenced-based policies and practices and targeted outcomes, or the Model Hospital Policy Recommendations as defined.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2013
Committee Review
Aug 2013
Senate Passage
May 2013
Assembly Passage
Aug 2013
Signed into Law
Oct 2013
Introduced Feb 20, 2013 Signed Oct 9, 2013
Floor votes · Senate May 30, 2013 · Assembly Aug 26, 2013

How they voted

35–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 36
May 30, 2013
D Democratic27
27 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican9
8 Yea 1
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Amendments
1
Oct 9, 2013
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Aug 30, 2013
Upper · Passed
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2037.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
upper
Aug 26, 2013
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (61-5-2)
assembly
Aug 26, 2013
Introduced
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
upper
Jul 3, 2013
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 2.) (July 3).
lower
Jun 26, 2013
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Jun 18, 2013
Lower · Passed
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
lower
Jun 14, 2013
Committee
Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
lower
May 30, 2013
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (35-0-1)
senate
May 24, 2013
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 1013.) (May 23).
upper
Apr 4, 2013
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2. Page 421.) (April 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Feb 28, 2013
Committee
Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
upper
0 primary · 3 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.