Bill Text: CA AB1662 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 1662

Introduced

Bill Title: State Department of Public Health.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2024-02-01 - Died at Desk. [AB1662 Detail]

Download: California-2023-AB1662-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 1662

Introduced by Assembly Member Quirk-Silva

February 17, 2023

An act to amend Section 20 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 1662, as introduced, Quirk-Silva. State Department of Public Health.

Existing law establishes the State Department of Public Health, and transferred the responsibility for specified health programs from the former State Department of Health Services to the State Department of Public Health, as prescribed.

This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 20 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:

20.

“State department” or “department” means State Department of Health Services. Commencing July 1, 2007, any reference to the former State Department of Health Services regarding a function vested by Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 131050) of Part 1 of Division 112, in the State Department of Public Health is ~~deemed to, instead,~~ deemed, instead, to refer to the State Department of Public Health, and any reference to the former State Department of Health Services regarding a function not vested by Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 131050) of Part 1 of Division 112, in the State Department of Public Health, is ~~deemed to, instead,~~ deemed, instead, to refer to the State Department of Health Care Services.