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AB 2317: Hospitals: seismic standards.
What AB 2317 does, verified February 22, 2026
<p>This bill aims to make a technical change to the existing seismic safety building standards for hospitals. The existing law requires the Department of Health Care Access and Information to review and approve seismic evaluation reports, compliance schedules, and construction documents. The proposed change is nonsubstantive, meaning it does not alter the underlying substance of the law.</p>
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| Feb. 20, 2026 | From printer. May be heard in committee March 22. |
| Feb. 19, 2026 | Read first time. To print. |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 19, 2026 · 181 words
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2317
| Introduced by Assembly Member Krell |
February 19, 2026 |
An act to amend Section 130010 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to hospitals.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2317, as introduced, Krell. Hospitals: seismic standards.
Existing law, the Alfred E. Alquist Hospital Facilities Seismic Safety Act of 1983, establishes, under the jurisdiction of the Department of Health Care Access and Information, a program of seismic safety building standards for certain hospitals. Existing law requires the department to review and approve seismic evaluation reports, compliance schedules, and construction documents, as specified, for the purposes of the act.
This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to this provision.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 130010 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:130010.
The department is responsible for reviewing and approving seismic evaluation reports, complianceText of AB 2317 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions