Health facilities: administrative penalties.
What it does: Existing law provides for the licensure of various health facilities, including general acute care hospitals, acute psychiatric hospitals, and special hospitals, by the State Department of Public Health. Existing law requires the department to adopt regulations that establish minimum, specific, and numerical licensed nurse-to-patient ratios by licensed nurse classification and by hospital unit for all general acute care hospitals, acute psychiatric hospitals, and special hospitals. (official summary)
Question before the chamber: Senate 3rd Reading SB596 Menjivar
The tally
Yes 24 · No 10 · Not voting 6
Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.
| Party | Yes | No | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 24 | 0 | 6 |
| Republicans | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Most Democrats voted yes; most Republicans voted no.
The full roll (40)
Yes 24
- Anna CaballeroD14
- Ben AllenD24
- Caroline MenjivarD20
- Christopher CabaldonD3
- Dave CorteseD15
- Henry SternD27
- Jerry McNerneyD5
- Jesse ArreguínD7
- John LairdD17
- Josh BeckerD13
- Laura RichardsonD35
- Lena GonzalezD33
- Lola Smallwood-CuevasD28
- María Elena DurazoD26
- Melissa HurtadoD16
- Mike McGuireD2
- Monique LimónD21
- Sabrina CervantesD31
- Sasha PérezD25
- Scott WienerD11
- Steve PadillaD18
- Susan RubioD22
- Tim GraysonD9
- Former memberD
No 10
Not voting 6
“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.