| Type of Measure |
|---|
| Inactive Bill - Vetoed |
| Majority Vote Required |
| Non-Appropriation |
| Fiscal Committee |
| Non-State-Mandated Local Program |
| Non-Urgency |
| Non-Tax levy |
| Last 5 History Actions | |
|---|---|
| Date | Action |
| 09/29/14 | Vetoed by Governor. |
| 09/05/14 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m. |
| 08/22/14 | Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 47. Noes 24. Page 6325.). |
| 08/20/14 | In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 22 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77. |
| 08/20/14 | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 9. Page 4653.). |
| Governor's Message |
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| To the Members of the California State Assembly: I am returning Assembly Bill 2616 without my signature. This bill would create a first of its kind private employer workers' compensation presumption for a specific staph infection -- methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) -- for certain hospital employees. California's no-fault system of worker's compensation insurance requires that claims must be "liberally construed" to extend benefits to injured workers whenever possible. The determination that an illness is work-related should be decided by the rules of that system and on the specific facts of each employee's situation. While I am aware that statutory presumptions have steadily expanded for certain public employees, I am not inclined to further this trend or to introduce it into the private sector. Some have reported that hospitals have intimidated nurses from filing valid worker's compensation claims for a work-related MRSA infection. Any such conduct would be reprehensible. I am therefore directing the Department of Industrial Relations to investigate and take whatever action is needed. Sincerely, Edmund G. Brown Jr. |