Scott D. Wiener
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 11
Author
Existing law makes it a crime to possess specified controlled substances or paraphernalia. Existing law makes it a crime to use or be under the influence of specified controlled substances. Existing law additionally makes it a crime to visit or be in any room where specified controlled substances are being unlawfully used with knowledge that the activity is occurring, or to open or maintain a place for the purpose of giving away or using specified controlled substances. Existing law makes it a crime for a person to rent, lease, or make available for use any building or room for the purpose of storing or distributing any controlled substance. Existing law authorizes forfeiture of property used for specified crimes involving controlled substances. Existing law regulates specified medical practitioners under the Medical Practice Act and requires the Medical Board of California and the Osteopathic Medical Board of California to enforce those provisions. This bill would, until January 1, 2028, authorize the City and County of San Francisco, the County of Los Angeles, the City of Los Angeles, and the City of Oakland to approve entities to operate overdose prevention programs for persons that satisfy specified requirements, including, among other things, providing a hygienic space supervised by trained staff where people who use drugs can consume preobtained drugs, providing sterile consumption supplies, providing access or referrals to substance use disorder treatment, and that program staff be authorized and trained to provide emergency administration of an opioid antagonist, as defined by existing law. The bill would require the City and County of San Francisco, the County of Los Angeles, the City of Los Angeles, and the City of Oakland, prior to authorizing an overdose prevention program in its jurisdiction, to provide local law enforcement officials, local public health officials, and the public with an opportunity to comment in a public meeting. The bill would require an entity operating a program to provide an annual report to the city or the city and county, as specified. The bill would require all local jurisdictions that choose to participate in the overdose prevention program to confer and choose a single independent entity, as specified, to conduct a peer-reviewed study, funded by the participating jurisdictions, of the statewide efficacy of the overdose prevention programs and the community impacts of the programs, to be submitted to the Legislature and the Governor's office on or before January 15, 2027. The bill would exempt a person from, among other things, civil liability, professional discipline, or existing criminal sanctions, solely for good faith actions, conduct, or omissions in compliance with an overdose prevention program authorized by the city or the city and county. The bill would clarify that the Medical Board of California or the Osteopathic Medical Board of California is authorized to take disciplinary action against a licensee related to the operation of an overdose prevention program that violates the Medical Practice Act. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the City and County of San Francisco, the County of Los Angeles, the City of Los Angeles, and the City of Oakland.
Vetoed by the Governor.
In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 21. Noes 11. Page 4622.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 42. Noes 29. Page 5674.) Ordered to the Senate.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 1).
Coauthors revised.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 9. Noes 4.) (January 11).
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 21. Noes 11. Page 881.) Ordered to the Assembly.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 689.) (April 6).
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
Set for hearing April 6.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 7. Noes 3. Page 456.) (March 10). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
Set for hearing March 10.
Referral to Com. on JUD. rescinded because of the limitations placed on committee hearings due to ongoing health and safety risks of the COVID-19 virus.
Referred to Coms. on HEALTH, PUB. S., and JUD.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 7.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB57 | HTML |
| 12/07/20 - Introduced | |
| 03/01/21 - Amended Senate | |
| 03/25/21 - Amended Senate | |
| 07/05/21 - Amended Assembly | |
| 01/03/22 - Amended Assembly | |
| 01/18/22 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/05/22 - Enrolled |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 03/08/21- Senate Health | |
| 04/04/21- Senate Public Safety | |
| 04/07/21- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 01/07/22- Assembly Health | |
| 05/31/22- Assembly Public Safety | |
| 06/03/22- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 07/28/22- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 08/23/22- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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