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ASSEMBLY BILL 676 (PRIOLO – 1971)

CHAPTER 1751, STATUTES OF 1971, AB 676

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As enacted Assembly Bill 676 amended sections 3601 and 6304 of and added section 6304.5 to the Labor Code.  (See Exhibit #1c)  Assembly Bill 676 was introduced on March 1, 1971 by Assembly member Townsend and it was as a measure to make additional state employees entitled to a leave of absence without loss of salary while disabled from an injury.  (See Exhibit #1a)  However, the first amended version dated November 18, 1971, which occurred in the Senate, deleted the entire prior bill including the author.  (See Exhibit #1b)  The November 18th amendment substituted Assembly member Priolo as the new author of the bill and proposed to amend sections 3601 and 6304 of and added section 6304.5 to the Labor Code.  (See Exhibit #1b)

Assembly Bill 676 was heard in the Assembly Committee on Finance and Insurance, the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means, and the Senate Committee on Industrial Relations.  (See Exhibits #2 and #3)  The bill was amended once only during the legislative process.  (See Exhibits #1b and #2) Following legislative approval, Assembly Bill 676 was approved by Governor Reagan on December 15, 1971 and enacted on that date as Chapter 1751 of the Statutes of 1971.  (See Exhibits #1c and #2)
 

The Enrolled Bill Memorandum to Governor from the Legislative Secretary provides the following digest of Assembly Bill 676:

AB 676 eliminates the right of an injured employee or his dependents, under the workmen’s compensation law, to bring a civil action against a fellow employee in a case where the injury or death is proximately caused by the act of another employee evincing reckless disregard for the safety of, and calculated and conscious willingness to permit injury or death to, the injured employee.

The bill modifies definition of “employer,” for purposes of specified provisions regarding workmen’s safety, to conform to that used in workmen’s compensation law.
(See Exhibit #6, document PE-2)