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Bills · 2009-2010 Regular Session

AB 951

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nullifying certain arbitration agreements between a resident and a nursing home or similar care facility.

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, with few exceptions, contractual agreements that compel

parties to litigation to submit to arbitration to resolve all or part of the dispute

between the parties are enforceable.

Under this bill, contractual agreements that compel arbitration and that limit

the rights of a resident to bring a civil lawsuit or limit the remedies available to a

resident in a suit against a nursing home, adult family home, resident care

apartment complex, or community-based residential care facility are void as against

public policy.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Barca (D) , Mason (D) , Roys (D)

1 cosponsors

Taylor (D)

Full history

  1. Apr 14, 2010 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Barca, Mason and Roys;Cosponsored by Senator Taylor

  2. Apr 14, 2010 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Health and Healthcare Reform

  3. Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1