California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 549 — Licensure: clinical laboratory personnel.

Last action — Vetoed by Governor.

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

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law provides for the regulation and licensure of clinical laboratories and clinical laboratory personnel by the State Department of Public Health. Existing law requires the department to issue a clinical chemist, clinical microbiologist, clinical toxicologist, clinical molecular biologist, or clinical cytogeneticist license to each person who has applied for the license on a specified form, who also holds a master of science or doctoral degree in the specialty for which the applicant is seeking a license, and who has met other requirements, including the payment of specified application and license fees. Existing law requires the department to determine by examination, except as specified, whether an applicant is qualified. Existing law requires the graduate education to have included 30 semester hours of coursework in the applicants's specialty. This bill would require the department to issue a clinical biochemical geneticist license to a person meeting these requirements. For the above-enumerated specialities and subspecialties, this bill would specify that a formal letter or other official written documentation issued by an accredited training program indicating that an applicant completed the program, and from a clinical laboratory confirming the applicant's employment experience, shall constitute sufficient evidence. The bill would also require an applicant to provide evidence of satisfactory performance on a written examination in the applicant's specialty or subspecialty administered by an appropriate accrediting body recognized by the department. This bill would require the department to post application forms and instructions for licensure in clinical laboratory practice on its Internet Web site, to notify an applicant whether the application is complete or requires additional documentation to become complete. The bill would also require the department to issue a temporary license to an applicant meeting specified experience and certification requirements, within 30 days of determining an application is complete. The bill would also make conforming changes. The bill would require the department to set and charge application fees sufficient to recover the costs of implementing the provisions of the bill.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Vetoed by Governor.

  2. Enrolled and to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  3. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 67. Noes 7. Page 6727.)

  4. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 6707.)

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 27 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 1. Page 4862.)

  7. Read second time. To third reading.

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

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

  10. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 4.) (August 12).

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

  12. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR suspense file.

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

  14. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 28).

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

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

  17. Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.

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

  19. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 4. Page 3897.)

  20. Read second time. To third reading.

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

  22. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 15. Noes 1.) (January 21).

  23. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  24. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (January 12).

  25. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.

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

  27. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.

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

  29. In committee: Set, final hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  30. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.

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

  32. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.

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

  34. Referred to Com. on B. & P.

  35. From printer. May be heard in committee March 28.

  36. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Furutani · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Furutani

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 549 FURUTANI Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 78 Yea · 7 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 73704
Democratic 2001
Republican 3000
Total 78705
% of votes cast 87%8%0%6%
How each member voted (90)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Davis — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Audra — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Charles — Not Voting
Conway — Not Voting
Knight — Nay
Logue — Nay
Norby — Not Voting
Anderson — Nay
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Nay
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Bass — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Jeffries — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Not Voting
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Eng — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB549 Furutani By Negrete McLeod

Passed 34 Yea · 1 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 31105
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 34105
% of votes cast 85%3%0%13%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Dutton — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Liu — Yea
Price — Yea
Romero — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Hollingsworth — Not Voting
Leno — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Florez — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 7 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7400
Total 7400
% of votes cast 64%36%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Leno — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Nay

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Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

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
Corbett — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Leno — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Emmerson — Yea

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AB 549 FURUTANI Assembly Third Reading

Passed 78 Yea · 4 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 72408
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 78408
% of votes cast 87%4%0%9%
How each member voted (90)
Member Party Vote
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Charles — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
V. — Not Voting
Manuel — Not Voting
Perez — Not Voting
Hall — Not Voting
Harkey — Nay
Miller — Not Voting
Anderson — Nay
Torlakson — Not Voting
Bass — Not Voting
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torres — Yea
Villines — Yea
Carter — Not Voting
Emmerson — Yea
Feuer — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Furutani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
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

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 20 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 18101
Democratic 1000
Republican 1000
Total 20101
% of votes cast 91%5%0%5%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Conway — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Miller — Not Voting
Skinner — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 549 do?
Existing law provides for the regulation and licensure of clinical laboratories and clinical laboratory personnel by the State Department of Public Health. Existing law requires the department to issue a clinical chemist, clinical microbiologist, clinical toxicologist, clinical molecular biologist, or clinical cytogeneticist license to each person who has applied for the license on a specified form, who also holds a master of science or doctoral degree in the specialty for which the applicant is seeking a license, and who has met other requirements, including the payment of specified application and license fees. Existing law requires the department to determine by examination, except as specified, whether an applicant is qualified. Existing law requires the graduate education to have included 30 semester hours of coursework in the applicants's specialty. This bill would require the department to issue a clinical biochemical geneticist license to a person meeting these requirements. For the above-enumerated specialities and subspecialties, this bill would specify that a formal letter or other official written documentation issued by an accredited training program indicating that an applicant completed the program, and from a clinical laboratory confirming the applicant's employment experience, shall constitute sufficient evidence. The bill would also require an applicant to provide evidence of satisfactory performance on a written examination in the applicant's specialty or subspecialty administered by an appropriate accrediting body recognized by the department. This bill would require the department to post application forms and instructions for licensure in clinical laboratory practice on its Internet Web site, to notify an applicant whether the application is complete or requires additional documentation to become complete. The bill would also require the department to issue a temporary license to an applicant meeting specified experience and certification requirements, within 30 days of determining an application is complete. The bill would also make conforming changes. The bill would require the department to set and charge application fees sufficient to recover the costs of implementing the provisions of the bill.
Who sponsors AB 549?
AB 549 is sponsored by Furutani.
What is the current status of AB 549?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track AB 549?
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