Prevents occupational exposure to an airborne infectious disease
Summary
Prevents occupational exposure to an airborne infectious disease by implementing a model infectious disease exposure prevention standard and requiring employers to implement such model or a similar plan; provides that where an action brought by an employee under the provisions of this section, or a defense, counterclaim, or crossclaim brought by an employer in response thereto, is found upon judgment to be completely without merit in law and undertaken primarily to harass or maliciously injure another, the court may in its discretion impose sanctions against the attorney or party who brought such action, defense, counterclaim or crossclaim; makes related provisions.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Assembly Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Jan 19, 2021
Signed May 5, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 20, 2021 · Assembly Apr 19, 2021
How they voted
45–16
Passed
Total votes 61
Apr 20, 2021
D
Democratic42
100% Yea
R
Republican19
84% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Amendments
4
May 5, 2021
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.105
lower
Apr 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Apr 19, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
upper
Apr 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Apr 19, 2021
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Mar 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 2681B
lower
Mar 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 2681A
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LABOR
lower
Jan 19, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
lower
1 primary · 59 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Karines Reyes
DDemocratic
Co
Al Taylor
DDemocratic
Co
Amanda Septimo
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Andrew Hevesi
DDemocratic
Co
Brian Barnwell
DDemocratic
Co
Carmen N. De La Rosa
DDemocratic
Co
Catalina Cruz
DDemocratic
Co
Catherine Nolan
DDemocratic
Co
Charles Barron
DDemocratic
Co
Charles Lavine
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Burdick
DDemocratic/Independence/Working Families
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