| Type of Measure |
|---|
| Inactive Bill - Died |
| Majority Vote Required |
| Appropriation |
| Fiscal Committee |
| Non-State-Mandated Local Program |
| Non-Urgency |
| Non-Tax levy |
| Last 5 History Actions | |
|---|---|
| Date | Action |
| 11/30/10 | Died on file. |
| 09/30/10 | In Senate. To unfinished business. (Veto) |
| 09/30/10 | Vetoed by Governor. |
| 09/27/10 | To Governor at 11:30 a.m. |
| 09/03/10 | Correctly enrolled. Held at Desk pursuant to Joint Rule 57. |
| Governor's Message |
|---|
To the Members of the California State Senate: I am returning Senate Bill 289 without my signature. While I appreciate the efforts by the author and sponsors to address several important elements of seismic compliance, this bill fails to provide a balanced and comprehensive approach to the problem. For years, hospitals have been granted one extension after another. Any additional requests for extensions to seismic safety standards must also include tough penalties as well as moving to a "building safety model" whereby non-compliant hospital buildings are closed rather than an entire hospital campus. While this bill has several good elements, it still continues the policy of extending seismic compliance deadlines without strong enforcement provisions. For hospitals that have been responsible and met the seismic deadlines, these types of extensions reward the exact type of behavior that should not be allowed to continue. For the specific hospitals that have encountered local planning delays beyond the hospital's control, I am signing Senate Bill 608. Lastly, their hospital seismic reports are due on November 1, 2010 to the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development. The data provided by these hospitals may better inform the Legislature on how to craft a more targeted seismic compliance bill next year. Sincerely, Arnold Schwarzenegger |