California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 2456 — Emergency medical services: regulation.

Last action — Vetoed by Governor.

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  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.

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Summary

Existing law, the Emergency Medical Services System and the Prehospital Emergency Medical Care Personnel Act, authorizes each county to designate an emergency medical services (EMS) agency, for the establishment and administration of an emergency medical services program in the county. Existing law also establishes the Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) , which, among other things, adopts guidelines and regulations governing the provision of emergency medical services. Violation of these provisions is a crime. This bill would specify that the regulations of the authority shall include policies and procedures applicable to the functions, certification, and licensure of all emergency medical technician personnel, as defined, and would require the local EMS agencies to adhere to these standards. The bill would authorize the authority to develop and adopt a related fee schedule and fee increases to support the authority's actual costs to promulgate the additional regulations. The bill would provide that any policies and procedures implemented by a local EMS agency that are not in accordance with the standards required under the bill are subject to review by the Director of the EMSA, as specified, and that a local EMS agency that is notified of a policy or procedure that is not in compliance is required to stop implementation of the policy and procedure or submit a revised policy or procedure that complies with the regulations developed by the authority to the director within 90 days of notification. The bill would allow the authority to assess penalties on a local EMS agency that fails to respond to a notification of noncompliance. By requiring that the local entities comply with these requirements, and by changing the definition of an existing crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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 with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

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 49. Noes 27. Page 6707.)

  4. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Ayes 52. Noes 19. Page 6739.)

  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 22. Noes 12. Page 4876.)

  7. Read second time. To third reading.

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

  9. Read second time. To third reading.

  10. Received August 13 pursuant to Joint Rule 61(b)(14)

  11. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 4.) (August 12).

  12. (Corrected August 6.)

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

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

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

  16. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 3.) (June 30).

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

  18. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  20. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 53. Noes 19. Page 5504.)

  21. Read second time. To third reading.

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

  23. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 28).

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

  25. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  26. Read second time and amended.

  27. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 2.) (April 13).

  28. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  30. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  31. Read first time.

  32. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  33. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Torrico · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Torrico

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

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Votes

AB 2456 TORRICO Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 60 Yea · 20 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5717010
Democratic 2100
Republican 1200
Total 6020010
% of votes cast 67%22%0%11%
How each member voted (90)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Nay
Carter — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Hall — Yea
Charles — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Block — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Audra — Nay
Bill — Not Voting
Tom — Not Voting
De — Not Voting
Leon — Not Voting
Chesbro — Nay
Conway — Nay
Garrick — Nay
Gilmore — Not Voting
Harkey — Nay
Knight — Nay
Logue — Nay
Norby — Nay
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Cook — Not Voting
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Ruskin — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Tran — Not Voting
Feuer — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Fuller — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Nay
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB2456 Torrico By Cedillo

Passed 23 Yea · 12 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 211105
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 231205
% of votes cast 58%30%0%13%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Nay
Harman — Not Voting
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Hollingsworth — Not Voting
Huff — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Runner — Nay
Correa — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Nay
Oropeza — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Not Voting
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
McLeod — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wright — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Nay
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass.

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

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AB 2456 TORRICO Assembly Third Reading

Passed 62 Yea · 20 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 581908
Democratic 3000
Republican 1101
Total 622009
% of votes cast 68%22%0%10%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
La — Yea
Carter — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Coto — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Chesbro — Not Voting
DeVore — Nay
Bill — Nay
Tom — Not Voting
Eng — Yea
Audra — Not Voting
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Not Voting
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Nay
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Nay
Logue — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Norby — Not Voting
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Not Voting
Adams — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Bass — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lieu — Not Voting
Ma — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Silva — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Villines — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Garrick — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Not Voting

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 13 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12500
Democratic 1000
Total 13500
% of votes cast 72%28%0%0%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Fuentes — Yea
Conway — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Charles — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Miller — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Norby — Nay
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Monning — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 22 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 20200
Republican 2000
Total 22200
% of votes cast 92%8%0%0%
How each member voted (24)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Audra — Yea
Conway — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Adams — Nay
Brownley — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Eng — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2456 do?
Existing law, the Emergency Medical Services System and the Prehospital Emergency Medical Care Personnel Act, authorizes each county to designate an emergency medical services (EMS) agency, for the establishment and administration of an emergency medical services program in the county. Existing law also establishes the Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) , which, among other things, adopts guidelines and regulations governing the provision of emergency medical services. Violation of these provisions is a crime. This bill would specify that the regulations of the authority shall include policies and procedures applicable to the functions, certification, and licensure of all emergency medical technician personnel, as defined, and would require the local EMS agencies to adhere to these standards. The bill would authorize the authority to develop and adopt a related fee schedule and fee increases to support the authority's actual costs to promulgate the additional regulations. The bill would provide that any policies and procedures implemented by a local EMS agency that are not in accordance with the standards required under the bill are subject to review by the Director of the EMSA, as specified, and that a local EMS agency that is notified of a policy or procedure that is not in compliance is required to stop implementation of the policy and procedure or submit a revised policy or procedure that complies with the regulations developed by the authority to the director within 90 days of notification. The bill would allow the authority to assess penalties on a local EMS agency that fails to respond to a notification of noncompliance. By requiring that the local entities comply with these requirements, and by changing the definition of an existing crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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 with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Who sponsors AB 2456?
AB 2456 is sponsored by Torrico.
What is the current status of AB 2456?
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 2456?
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