California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 540

Introduced by Assembly Member Pan

February 20, 2013

An act to add Article 3 (commencing with Section 131230) to Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 112 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 540, as introduced, Pan. Reporting and tracking of violent deaths.

Existing law establishes the State Department of Public Health, which is responsible for various programs relating to the health and safety of people in the state, including licensing health facilities, regulating food and drug safety, and monitoring and preventing communicable and chronic diseases.

This bill would require the department to establish and maintain the California Electronic Violent Death Reporting System.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

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

SECTION 1.  

Article 3 (commencing with Section 131230) is
added to Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 112 of the Health and
Safety Code, to read:

 

Article 3.  Electronic Violent Death Reporting System

 

131230.  

The department shall establish and maintain the
California Electronic Violent Death Reporting System.