California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2300 — Genetic counselors.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 550, Statutes of 2010.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2010. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law, the Hereditary Disorders Act, requires the State Department of Public Health to establish hereditary disorder programs, 100 specified, and to license master level genetic counselors and doctoral level geneticists. One of the requirements for licensure is that an individual demonstrate competence by an examination administered or approved by the department. Existing law prohibits an unlicensed person from using the title of genetic counselor. This bill, beginning July 1, 2011, and until regulations are finalized by the department, would require the department to license genetic counselors who meet specified requirements and would allow the department to revoke licenses issued pursuant to these requirements upon the person losing certification by the American Board of Genetic Counseling or upon conviction of certain felonies, as defined. This bill would repeal these provisions as of January 1, 2014. This bill would also require, on and after July 1, 2011, the department to issue a temporary genetic counselor license, valid for 24 months, to a person who meets all of the requirements for licensure except passing the above-described examination and who meets the requirements to apply for the examination and has applied, or plans to apply, for the examination, as specified, and who pays a fee of $200. The bill would require a person working under a temporary genetic counselor license to work under the general supervision of a licensed genetic counselor or a licensed physician and surgeon. The bill would allow the department to revoke a temporary genetic counselor license upon the conviction of certain felonies, as defined.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 550, Statutes of 2010.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 11:45 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6524.)

  5. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 6463.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 24 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 0. Page 4703.)

  8. Read second time. To third reading.

  9. Read third time, amended. To second reading.

  10. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  11. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (August 2).

  12. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 23).

  14. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  15. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  16. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  17. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  18. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 5054.)

  19. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

  20. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  21. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (April 28).

  22. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 13).

  23. Re-referred to Com. on B.,P. & C.P.

  24. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B.,P. & C.P. Read second time and amended.

  25. Referred to Coms. on B. & P. and JUD.

  26. From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.

  27. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Emmerson · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Emmerson

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 2300 Concurrence in Senate Amendments By HAYASHI

Passed 89 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 83001
Republican 3000
Democratic 3000
Total 89001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (90)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Furutani — Not Voting
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Norby — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Charles — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Huber — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Villines — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2300 Emmerson By Emmerson

Passed 32 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 29007
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 32007
% of votes cast 82%0%0%18%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Florez — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Cogdill — Not Voting
Ducheny — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Hollingsworth — Yea
Huff — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Not Voting
Alquist — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wyland — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10001
Total 10001
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Price — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Leno — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Yea

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AB 2300 EMMERSON Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session

Passed 84 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 78007
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 84007
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
De — Not Voting
La — Not Voting
Torre — Not Voting
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Not Voting
Bass — Not Voting
Block — Not Voting
Hagman — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Not Voting
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Norby — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Villines — Yea
Leon — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Coto — Yea
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16002
Democratic 0001
Total 16003
% of votes cast 84%0%0%16%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Conway — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Miller — Yea
Charles — Not Voting
Norby — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bradford — Not Voting
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2300 do?
Existing law, the Hereditary Disorders Act, requires the State Department of Public Health to establish hereditary disorder programs, 100 specified, and to license master level genetic counselors and doctoral level geneticists. One of the requirements for licensure is that an individual demonstrate competence by an examination administered or approved by the department. Existing law prohibits an unlicensed person from using the title of genetic counselor. This bill, beginning July 1, 2011, and until regulations are finalized by the department, would require the department to license genetic counselors who meet specified requirements and would allow the department to revoke licenses issued pursuant to these requirements upon the person losing certification by the American Board of Genetic Counseling or upon conviction of certain felonies, as defined. This bill would repeal these provisions as of January 1, 2014. This bill would also require, on and after July 1, 2011, the department to issue a temporary genetic counselor license, valid for 24 months, to a person who meets all of the requirements for licensure except passing the above-described examination and who meets the requirements to apply for the examination and has applied, or plans to apply, for the examination, as specified, and who pays a fee of $200. The bill would require a person working under a temporary genetic counselor license to work under the general supervision of a licensed genetic counselor or a licensed physician and surgeon. The bill would allow the department to revoke a temporary genetic counselor license upon the conviction of certain felonies, as defined.
Who sponsors AB 2300?
AB 2300 is sponsored by Emmerson.
What is the current status of AB 2300?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2010. Enacted.
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