California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1980 — Veterinary medicine.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 538, Statutes of 2010.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2010. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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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 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Existing law, the Veterinary Medicine Practice Act, provides for the licensure and registration of veterinarians and registered veterinary technicians and the regulation of the practice of veterinary medicine by the Veterinary Medical Board and makes a violation of the act a crime. Under existing law, the board consists of 7 members, 3 of whom are public members and 4 of whom are licensed veterinarians. Existing law makes the provisions establishing the board, and authorizing the board to appoint an executive officer, inoperative as of July 1, 2011, and repealed as of January 1, 2012. This bill would add one registered veterinary technician to the board, to be appointed by the Governor, and would make the provisions establishing the board and authorizing it to appoint an executive officer inoperative and repealed on January 1, 2014. (2) Existing law requires the board to appoint a voluntary, advisory multidisciplinary committee to assist, advise, and make recommendations for the implementation of rules and regulations necessary to ensure proper administration and enforcement of the act. Existing law makes the provision establishing this committee inoperative on July 1, 2011, and repealed as of January 1, 2012. This bill would eliminate those inoperative and repeal dates, thereby making the committee operative indefinitely. The bill would name the committee the Veterinary Medicine Multidisciplinary Advisory Committee, would eliminate its voluntary nature, and would require it to also assist the board in its examination, licensure, and registration programs. The bill would prescribe the committee's composition and would require members to serve 3-year terms, as specified. The bill would authorize the board to remove a member of the committee for continued neglect of duty, incompetency, or unprofessional conduct. (3) Existing law requires the board to establish the tasks that may be performed by a registered veterinary technician and requires a person performing those tasks to be registered by the board. This bill would provide an exemption from those provisions for specified veterinary technology students. The bill would also prohibit a person from using the title "registered veterinary technician" or "veterinary technician," or any other words, letters, or symbols with the intent to represent that the person is authorized to act as a registered veterinary technician, unless he or she has met certain requirements. Because a violation of this requirement would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law requires the board to establish an advisory committee on issues pertaining to the practice of veterinary technicians known as the Registered Veterinary Technician Committee. The bill would make the Registered Veterinary Technician Committee inoperative as of the July 1 following the initial appointment of a registered veterinary technician to the board. (4) Existing law authorizes an unregistered assistant to operate radiographic equipment under the direct supervision of a registered veterinary technician or a licensed veterinarian. This bill would require an unregistered assistant to be trained in the area of radiation safety and techniques in order to operate radiographic equipment under the direct supervision of a registered veterinary technician or licensed veterinarian and would require the responsible managing licensee of a veterinary premises to maintain records of that training. Because a violation of this requirement would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (5) Existing law requires the attending or on-call veterinarian at a rodeo event to submit a brief written listing of any animal injury requiring veterinary treatment to the board within 48 hours of the conclusion of the event. This bill would add that reporting requirement to the Veterinary Medicine Practice Act and would also require any other veterinarian to report to the board within 7 days of rendering treatment to an animal known to be injured at a rodeo event. The bill would require the report to consist of specified information and would require the board to post a form on its Internet Web site for purposes of this requirement. Because a violation of these reporting requirements under the Veterinary Medicine Practice Act would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (6) Existing law exempts certain healing arts practitioners from liability for specified services rendered during a state of war, state of emergency, or local emergency. This bill would exempt veterinarians and registered veterinary technicians for services rendered to animals during a state of war, state of emergency, or local emergency. (7) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 538, Statutes of 2010.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 3 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6641.)

  5. From committee: With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (August 24).

  6. Re-referred to Com. on B.,P. & C.P. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  7. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 17 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  8. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 4485.)

  9. Read second time. To third reading.

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

  11. Ordered to third reading.

  12. From Special Consent Calendar pursuant to Joint Rule 22.2.

  13. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.

  14. Read second time. To third reading.

  15. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

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

  17. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 21).

  18. 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.

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

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

  21. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 5043.)

  22. Read second time. To third reading.

  23. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (May 4).

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

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

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

  27. From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.

  28. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Hayashi · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Hayashi

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1980 HAYASHI Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 90 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 84000
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 90000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (90)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Charles — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Harkey — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Norby — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Eng — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuller — 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

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Senate amendments be concurred in.

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8001
Republican 1000
Total 9001
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Nava — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Smyth — Not Voting
Hill — Yea
Ma — Yea
Conway — Yea
Eng — Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB1980 Hayashi By Negrete McLeod

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34002
Republican 1000
Democratic 1001
Total 36003
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Florez — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Ashburn — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Price — Yea
Romero — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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AB 1980 HAYASHI Assembly Third Reading

Passed 82 Yea · 0 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 77008
Democratic 2001
Republican 3000
Total 82009
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Yea
Carter — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Coto — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — 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
Charles — Not Voting
De — Not Voting
La — Not Voting
Torre — Not Voting
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Not Voting
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Norby — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Bass — Not Voting
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Block — Not Voting
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gilmore — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
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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Do pass.

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9001
Republican 1000
Total 10001
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Eng — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Nava — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Smyth — Not Voting
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Ma — Yea
Conway — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1980 do?
(1) Existing law, the Veterinary Medicine Practice Act, provides for the licensure and registration of veterinarians and registered veterinary technicians and the regulation of the practice of veterinary medicine by the Veterinary Medical Board and makes a violation of the act a crime. Under existing law, the board consists of 7 members, 3 of whom are public members and 4 of whom are licensed veterinarians. Existing law makes the provisions establishing the board, and authorizing the board to appoint an executive officer, inoperative as of July 1, 2011, and repealed as of January 1, 2012. This bill would add one registered veterinary technician to the board, to be appointed by the Governor, and would make the provisions establishing the board and authorizing it to appoint an executive officer inoperative and repealed on January 1, 2014. (2) Existing law requires the board to appoint a voluntary, advisory multidisciplinary committee to assist, advise, and make recommendations for the implementation of rules and regulations necessary to ensure proper administration and enforcement of the act. Existing law makes the provision establishing this committee inoperative on July 1, 2011, and repealed as of January 1, 2012. This bill would eliminate those inoperative and repeal dates, thereby making the committee operative indefinitely. The bill would name the committee the Veterinary Medicine Multidisciplinary Advisory Committee, would eliminate its voluntary nature, and would require it to also assist the board in its examination, licensure, and registration programs. The bill would prescribe the committee's composition and would require members to serve 3-year terms, as specified. The bill would authorize the board to remove a member of the committee for continued neglect of duty, incompetency, or unprofessional conduct. (3) Existing law requires the board to establish the tasks that may be performed by a registered veterinary technician and requires a person performing those tasks to be registered by the board. This bill would provide an exemption from those provisions for specified veterinary technology students. The bill would also prohibit a person from using the title "registered veterinary technician" or "veterinary technician," or any other words, letters, or symbols with the intent to represent that the person is authorized to act as a registered veterinary technician, unless he or she has met certain requirements. Because a violation of this requirement would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law requires the board to establish an advisory committee on issues pertaining to the practice of veterinary technicians known as the Registered Veterinary Technician Committee. The bill would make the Registered Veterinary Technician Committee inoperative as of the July 1 following the initial appointment of a registered veterinary technician to the board. (4) Existing law authorizes an unregistered assistant to operate radiographic equipment under the direct supervision of a registered veterinary technician or a licensed veterinarian. This bill would require an unregistered assistant to be trained in the area of radiation safety and techniques in order to operate radiographic equipment under the direct supervision of a registered veterinary technician or licensed veterinarian and would require the responsible managing licensee of a veterinary premises to maintain records of that training. Because a violation of this requirement would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (5) Existing law requires the attending or on-call veterinarian at a rodeo event to submit a brief written listing of any animal injury requiring veterinary treatment to the board within 48 hours of the conclusion of the event. This bill would add that reporting requirement to the Veterinary Medicine Practice Act and would also require any other veterinarian to report to the board within 7 days of rendering treatment to an animal known to be injured at a rodeo event. The bill would require the report to consist of specified information and would require the board to post a form on its Internet Web site for purposes of this requirement. Because a violation of these reporting requirements under the Veterinary Medicine Practice Act would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (6) Existing law exempts certain healing arts practitioners from liability for specified services rendered during a state of war, state of emergency, or local emergency. This bill would exempt veterinarians and registered veterinary technicians for services rendered to animals during a state of war, state of emergency, or local emergency. (7) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Who sponsors AB 1980?
AB 1980 is sponsored by Hayashi.
What is the current status of AB 1980?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2010. Enacted.
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