AB 438 is sponsored by Hadwick, Heather (Republican).

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California 20252026 Regular Session Status: To Executive 1 R cosponsors

AB 438 — Authorized emergency vehicles.

Last action October 01, 2025 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 152, Statutes of 2025.

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Passed Senate
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Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 06, 2025. It awaits signature.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 64% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

To Executive

Current position in the legislative process.
1 sponsor

1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
Single-party support

Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law authorizes the Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol to issue authorized emergency vehicle permits for certain vehicles, including any vehicle owned and operated by a public utility and any vehicle owned and operated by a fire company, as specified, upon a finding that the vehicle is used in responding to emergency calls for fire or law enforcement, the immediate preservation of life or property, or the apprehension of law violators. This bill would authorize the commissioner to issue an emergency vehicle permit to any vehicle owned by a county, city, or city and county office of emergency services only while that vehicle is being used by a public employee who is employed by the office in responding to any disaster.

Bill Text

Chaptered 10/01/25 - Chaptered Current pdf October 01, 2025
Enrolled 09/08/25 - Enrolled pdf September 08, 2025
Amended 05/29/25 - Amended Senate pdf May 29, 2025
Amended 04/07/25 - Amended Assembly pdf April 07, 2025
Amended 03/12/25 - Amended Assembly pdf March 12, 2025
Introduced 02/06/25 - Introduced pdf February 06, 2025
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Action History

October 01, 2025
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 152, Statutes of 2025.
October 01, 2025
Approved by the Governor.
September 11, 2025
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
September 04, 2025
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2902.).
September 02, 2025
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
September 02, 2025
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2412.).
June 24, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
June 23, 2025
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
June 10, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
May 29, 2025
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
May 28, 2025
Referred to Com. on TRANS.
May 15, 2025
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
May 15, 2025
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 69. Noes 0. Page 1569.)
May 08, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
May 07, 2025
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 7).
April 22, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
April 08, 2025
Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
April 07, 2025
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.
March 13, 2025
Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
March 12, 2025
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.
February 18, 2025
Referred to Com. on TRANS.
February 07, 2025
From printer. May be heard in committee March 9.
February 06, 2025
Read first time. To print.

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Hadwick, Heather Republican

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 438 Hadwick Concurrence in Senate Amendments

September 04, 2025

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	57	0	0	2
Republican	19	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	1	0	0	0
Total	77	0	0	2
% of votes cast	97%	0%	0%	3%

How each member voted (79)

Member	Party	Vote
Ávila Farías	—	Yea
Addis, Dawn	Democratic	Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M.	Democratic	Yea
Ahrens, Patrick	Democratic	Not Voting
Alvarez, David	Democratic	Yea
Arambula, Joaquin	Democratic	Yea
Bains, Jasmeet	Democratic	Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca	Democratic	Yea
Bennett, Steve	Democratic	Yea
Berman, Marc	Democratic	Yea
Boerner, Tasha	Democratic	Yea
Bonta, Mia	Democratic	Yea
Bryan, Isaac G.	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Caloza, Jessica	Democratic	Yea
Carrillo, Juan	Democratic	Yea
Connolly, Damon	Democratic	Yea
Elhawary, Sade	Democratic	Yea
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea
Gabriel, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Garcia, Robert	Democratic	Yea
Gipson, Mike A.	Democratic	Yea
González, Mark	Democratic	Yea
Haney, Matt	Democratic	Yea
Harabedian, John	Democratic	Yea
Hart, Gregg	Democratic	Yea
Irwin, Jacqui	Democratic	Yea
Jackson, Corey A.	Democratic	Yea
Kalra, Ash	Democratic	Yea
Krell, Maggy	Democratic	Yea
Lee, Alex	Democratic	Not Voting
Lowenthal, Josh	Democratic	Yea
McKinnor, Tina	Democratic	Yea
Muratsuchi, Al	Democratic	Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie	Democratic	Yea
Ortega, Liz	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Yea
Papan, Diane	Democratic	Yea
Patel, Darshana R.	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie	Democratic	Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon	Democratic	Yea
Ramos, James C.	Democratic	Yea
Ransom, Rhodesia	Democratic	Yea
Rivas, Robert	Democratic	Yea
Rodriguez, Celeste	Democratic	Yea
Rodriguez, Michelle	Democratic	Yea
Rogers, Chris	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Blanca E.	Democratic	Yea
Schiavo, Pilar	Democratic	Yea
Schultz, Nick	Democratic	Yea
Sharp-Collins, LaShae	Democratic	Yea
Solache, Jr., José Luis	Democratic	Yea
Soria, Esmeralda	Democratic	Yea
Stefani, Catherine	Democratic	Yea
Valencia, Avelino	Democratic	Yea
Ward, Christopher M.	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Wilson, Lori D.	Democratic	Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez	Democratic	Yea
Alanis, Juan	Republican	Yea
Castillo, Leticia	Republican	Yea
Chen, Phillip	Republican	Yea
Davies, Laurie	Republican	Yea
DeMaio, Carl	Republican	Yea
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Yea
Ellis, Stan	Republican	Yea
Flora, Heath	Republican	Yea
Gallagher, James	Republican	Yea
Gonzalez, Jeff	Republican	Yea
Hadwick, Heather	Republican	Yea
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Yea
Lackey, Tom	Republican	Yea
Macedo, Alexandra	Republican	Yea
Patterson, Joe	Republican	Yea
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Yea
Ta, Tri	Republican	Yea
Tangipa, David J.	Republican	Yea
Wallis, Greg	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

3rd Reading AB438 Hadwick By Limón

September 02, 2025

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	10	0	0	0
Democratic	30	0	0	0
Total	40	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (40)

Member	Party	Vote
Allen, Benjamin	Democratic	Yea
Archuleta, Bob	Democratic	Yea
Arreguín, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Ashby, Angelique V.	Democratic	Yea
Becker, Josh	Democratic	Yea
Blakespear, Catherine S.	Democratic	Yea
Cabaldon, Christopher	Democratic	Yea
Caballero, Anna M.	Democratic	Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina	Democratic	Yea
Cortese, Dave	Democratic	Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena	Democratic	Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A.	Democratic	Yea
Grayson, Timothy S.	Democratic	Yea
Hurtado, Melissa	Democratic	Yea
Laird, John	Democratic	Yea
Limón, Monique	Democratic	Yea
McGuire, Mike	Democratic	Yea
McNerney, Jerry	Democratic	Yea
Menjivar, Caroline	Democratic	Yea
Padilla, Stephen C.	Democratic	Yea
Pérez, Sasha Renée	Democratic	Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez	Democratic	Yea
Richardson, Laura	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Susan	Democratic	Yea
Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola	Democratic	Yea
Stern, Henry I.	Democratic	Yea
Umberg, Thomas J.	Democratic	Yea
Wahab, Aisha	Democratic	Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah	Democratic	Yea
Wiener, Scott D.	Democratic	Yea
Alvarado-Gil, Marie	Republican	Yea
Choi, Steven S.	Republican	Yea
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Yea
Grove, Shannon	Republican	Yea
Jones, Brian W.	Republican	Yea
Niello, Roger W.	Republican	Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie	Republican	Yea
Seyarto, Kelly	Republican	Yea
Strickland, Tony	Republican	Yea
Valladares, Suzette Martinez	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

June 10, 2025

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	9	0	0	2
Republican	4	0	0	0
Total	13	0	0	2
% of votes cast	87%	0%	0%	13%

How each member voted (15)

Member	Party	Vote
Archuleta, Bob	Democratic	Not Voting
Arreguín, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Blakespear, Catherine S.	Democratic	Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina	Democratic	Yea
Cortese, Dave	Democratic	Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A.	Democratic	Not Voting
Grayson, Timothy S.	Democratic	Yea
Limón, Monique	Democratic	Yea
Menjivar, Caroline	Democratic	Yea
Richardson, Laura	Democratic	Yea
Umberg, Thomas J.	Democratic	Yea
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Yea
Seyarto, Kelly	Republican	Yea
Strickland, Tony	Republican	Yea
Valladares, Suzette Martinez	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

AB 438 Hadwick Consent Calendar Second Day

May 15, 2025

Passed 69 Yea · 0 Nay · 10 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	52	0	0	7
Republican	16	0	0	3
Unaffiliated	1	0	0	0
Total	69	0	0	10
% of votes cast	87%	0%	0%	13%

How each member voted (79)

Member	Party	Vote
Ávila Farías	—	Yea
Addis, Dawn	Democratic	Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M.	Democratic	Yea
Ahrens, Patrick	Democratic	Yea
Alvarez, David	Democratic	Yea
Arambula, Joaquin	Democratic	Not Voting
Bains, Jasmeet	Democratic	Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca	Democratic	Yea
Bennett, Steve	Democratic	Not Voting
Berman, Marc	Democratic	Yea
Boerner, Tasha	Democratic	Yea
Bonta, Mia	Democratic	Yea
Bryan, Isaac G.	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Caloza, Jessica	Democratic	Not Voting
Carrillo, Juan	Democratic	Yea
Connolly, Damon	Democratic	Yea
Elhawary, Sade	Democratic	Yea
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea
Gabriel, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Garcia, Robert	Democratic	Yea
Gipson, Mike A.	Democratic	Yea
González, Mark	Democratic	Yea
Haney, Matt	Democratic	Yea
Harabedian, John	Democratic	Yea
Hart, Gregg	Democratic	Not Voting
Irwin, Jacqui	Democratic	Yea
Jackson, Corey A.	Democratic	Yea
Kalra, Ash	Democratic	Yea
Krell, Maggy	Democratic	Yea
Lee, Alex	Democratic	Yea
Lowenthal, Josh	Democratic	Yea
McKinnor, Tina	Democratic	Yea
Muratsuchi, Al	Democratic	Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie	Democratic	Yea
Ortega, Liz	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Yea
Papan, Diane	Democratic	Yea
Patel, Darshana R.	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie	Democratic	Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon	Democratic	Not Voting
Ramos, James C.	Democratic	Not Voting
Ransom, Rhodesia	Democratic	Yea
Rivas, Robert	Democratic	Yea
Rodriguez, Celeste	Democratic	Yea
Rodriguez, Michelle	Democratic	Yea
Rogers, Chris	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Blanca E.	Democratic	Yea
Schiavo, Pilar	Democratic	Yea
Schultz, Nick	Democratic	Yea
Sharp-Collins, LaShae	Democratic	Yea
Solache, Jr., José Luis	Democratic	Yea
Soria, Esmeralda	Democratic	Yea
Stefani, Catherine	Democratic	Not Voting
Valencia, Avelino	Democratic	Yea
Ward, Christopher M.	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Wilson, Lori D.	Democratic	Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez	Democratic	Yea
Alanis, Juan	Republican	Not Voting
Castillo, Leticia	Republican	Not Voting
Chen, Phillip	Republican	Yea
Davies, Laurie	Republican	Yea
DeMaio, Carl	Republican	Yea
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Yea
Ellis, Stan	Republican	Yea
Flora, Heath	Republican	Yea
Gallagher, James	Republican	Yea
Gonzalez, Jeff	Republican	Not Voting
Hadwick, Heather	Republican	Yea
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Yea
Lackey, Tom	Republican	Yea
Macedo, Alexandra	Republican	Yea
Patterson, Joe	Republican	Yea
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Yea
Ta, Tri	Republican	Yea
Tangipa, David J.	Republican	Yea
Wallis, Greg	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

May 07, 2025

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	11	0	0	0
Republican	4	0	0	0
Total	15	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (15)

Member	Party	Vote
Arambula, Joaquin	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Caloza, Jessica	Democratic	Yea
Elhawary, Sade	Democratic	Yea
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea
González, Mark	Democratic	Yea
Hart, Gregg	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Yea
Solache, Jr., José Luis	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Yea
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Yea
Ta, Tri	Republican	Yea
Tangipa, David J.	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

April 21, 2025

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	11	0	0	1
Republican	4	0	0	0
Total	15	0	0	1
% of votes cast	94%	0%	0%	6%

How each member voted (16)

Member	Party	Vote
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M.	Democratic	Yea
Ahrens, Patrick	Democratic	Yea
Carrillo, Juan	Democratic	Yea
Harabedian, John	Democratic	Yea
Hart, Gregg	Democratic	Yea
Jackson, Corey A.	Democratic	Yea
Lowenthal, Josh	Democratic	Yea
Papan, Diane	Democratic	Not Voting
Ransom, Rhodesia	Democratic	Yea
Rogers, Chris	Democratic	Yea
Ward, Christopher M.	Democratic	Yea
Wilson, Lori D.	Democratic	Yea
Davies, Laurie	Republican	Yea
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Yea
Lackey, Tom	Republican	Yea
Macedo, Alexandra	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

public-safety transportation

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 438 do?: Existing law authorizes the Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol to issue authorized emergency vehicle permits for certain vehicles, including any vehicle owned and operated by a public utility and any vehicle owned and operated by a fire company, as specified, upon a finding that the vehicle is used in responding to emergency calls for fire or law enforcement, the immediate preservation of life or property, or the apprehension of law violators. This bill would authorize the commissioner to issue an emergency vehicle permit to any vehicle owned by a county, city, or city and county office of emergency services only while that vehicle is being used by a public employee who is employed by the office in responding to any disaster.
Who sponsors AB 438?: AB 438 is sponsored by Hadwick, Heather (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 438?: This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 06, 2025. It awaits signature.
Where can I track AB 438?: Track AB 438 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

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At a glance

Identifier: AB 438
Jurisdiction: California
Session: 20252026 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: February 06, 2025
Status: To Executive
Prime sponsor: Hadwick, Heather

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