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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill

AB 2131: Hospitals: seismic standards.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 2131 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 18, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Hospitals: seismic standards. Primary sponsor: Blanca Rubio (D). Most recent recorded action (March 24, 2026): In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

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Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

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 hospital buildings. Under existing law, a hospital building includes any building that is used, or designed to be used, for a health facility of a type required to be licensed, as specified. Under existing law, a hospital building does not include, among others, a freestanding building used, or designed to be used, as a congregate living health facility or a hospice facility.

This bill would exempt a general acute care hospital from the requirements of the act if, among other things, the hospital building is a freestanding building used, or designed to be used, exclusively to provide extended hospital care to patients with complex medical and rehabilitative needs and the hospital building has met all the seismic requirements that a hospital was required to meet prior to January 1, 2021.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Blanca RubioPrimary sponsorDemocraticAssembly48

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
  2. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
  3. From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
  4. Read first time. To print.

Sources

  1. California Legislative Information — pubinfo database export
  2. Official bill page