California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

AB 2173 — Emergency medical air transportation providers: penalty levy: reimbursement augmentation.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 547, Statutes of 2010.

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

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

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Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

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High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 7 sponsors

    1 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 9 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law requires an additional county penalty of $7 for every $10, or part of $10, to be levied upon every fine, penalty, or forfeiture imposed and collected by the courts for all criminal offenses, for deposit into specified county funds relating to the construction of courthouses, criminal justice facilities, and forensic laboratories, and the support of emergency medical services. Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, under which health care services, including medical transportation services, are provided to qualified low-income persons. The Medi-Cal program is partially governed and funded under federal Medicaid provisions. Existing law, the Emergency Medical Services System and the Prehospital Emergency Medical Care Personnel Act, authorizes each county to designate an emergency medical services agency, for the establishment and administration of an emergency medical services program in the county. Existing law also establishes the Emergency Medical Services Authority, which, among other things, adopts regulations governing the provision of emergency medical services. This bill, which would be known as the Emergency Medical Air Transportation Act, would impose an additional penalty of $4 upon every conviction for an offense involving a vehicle violation, except certain parking offenses. This bill would require each county board of supervisors to establish in the county treasury an emergency medical air transportation act fund into which the penalty collected pursuant to this bill would be deposited. This bill would require, within 30 days following the last day of each calendar quarter of the year, the county treasurer to transfer moneys in the county's emergency medical air transportation act fund to the Controller for deposit into the Emergency Medical Air Transportation Act Fund, which would be established by the bill. The bill would authorize the county treasurer, prior to transferring the moneys in the county fund to the Controller, to withhold a sufficient amount from being transferred to reimburse the county and the courts for their actual, reasonable, and necessary costs associated with administering the bill. Moneys in the Emergency Medical Air Transportation Act Fund would be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the department for the purposes of offsetting the state portion of the Medi-Cal reimbursement rate for emergency medical air transportation services and augmenting emergency medical air transportation reimbursement payments made through the Medi-Cal program, as specified. This bill would terminate assessment of the penalties commencing July 1, 2016, and would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2018, as provided. The bill would require that any moneys in the Emergency Medical Air Transportation Act Fund that remain unexpended and unencumbered on June 30, 2017, shall be transferred to the General Fund to be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the purposes of augmenting Medi-Cal reimbursement of emergency medical air transportation and related costs, generally. By requiring counties to create emergency medical air transportation act funds and then deposit the levy imposed by this bill into those funds, this bill would create 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 547, 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 65. Noes 10. Page 6684.)

  5. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 6644.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 26 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 23. Noes 7. Page 4838.)

  8. Read second time. To third reading.

  9. (Corrected August 27.)

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

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

  12. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 8. Noes 3.) (August 12).

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

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

  15. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 29).

  16. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 23).

  17. Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and PUB. S.

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

  19. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 65. Noes 8. Page 5497.)

  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 17. Noes 0.) (May 28).

  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 15. Noes 2.) (April 13).

  25. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  26. (Corrected April 13.)

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

  28. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  29. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  31. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Beall · Primary
  • Chesbro · Cosponsor
  • Coto · Cosponsor
  • Davis · Cosponsor
  • Galgiani · Cosponsor
  • Ma · Cosponsor
  • Joaquin Arambula · Cosponsor

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1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 115 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Beall

Co-sponsors (6)

Not signed on (115)

115 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

AB 2173 BEALL Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 77 Yea · 10 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 711003
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 771003
% of votes cast 86%11%0%3%
How each member voted (90)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Nay
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Charles — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Davis — 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
Fuentes — Not Voting
Garrick — Nay
Huffman — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Knight — Nay
Logue — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Norby — Not Voting
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Bass — Yea
Block — Not Voting
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Gatto — 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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Assembly 3rd Reading AB2173 Beall By Emmerson

Passed 23 Yea · 8 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 20809
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 23809
% of votes cast 58%20%0%23%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Florez — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Hollingsworth — Nay
Huff — Not Voting
Kehoe — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Correa — Not Voting
Ducheny — Yea
Leno — Yea
Negrete — Nay
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Dutton — Nay
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Romero — Not Voting
Aanestad — Nay
Ashburn — Nay
Harman — Not Voting
Oropeza — Not Voting
Pavley — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wright — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Emmerson — Yea
DeSaulnier — Not Voting
Denham — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 8 Yea · 3 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8300
Total 8300
% of votes cast 73%27%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Leno — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Emmerson — Yea

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

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Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Public Safety.

Passed 5 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5004
Republican 0001
Total 5005
% of votes cast 50%0%0%50%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Cedillo — Yea
Negrete — Not Voting
Leno — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Romero — Yea
Aanestad — Not Voting
McLeod — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Cox — Not Voting
Strickland, Tony Republican Not Voting

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AB 2173 BEALL Assembly Third Reading

Passed 75 Yea · 8 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 71806
Democratic 3000
Republican 1002
Total 75808
% of votes cast 82%9%0%9%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Bass — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Bill — Yea
Charles — 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
Saldana — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Tom — Not Voting
Salas — Not Voting
Audra — Not Voting
Hagman — Not Voting
Jeffries — Nay
Lieu — Not Voting
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Knight — Nay
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Norby — Nay
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Fuller — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Gilmore — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 18 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 17000
Democratic 1000
Total 18000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Fuentes — Yea
Conway — Yea
Charles — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Norby — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 20 Yea · 2 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 19201
Republican 1001
Total 20202
% of votes cast 83%8%0%8%
How each member voted (24)
Member Party Vote
V. — Yea
Conway — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Yea
Salas — Not Voting
Smyth — Yea
Adams — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Carter — Yea
Eng — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2173 do?
Existing law requires an additional county penalty of $7 for every $10, or part of $10, to be levied upon every fine, penalty, or forfeiture imposed and collected by the courts for all criminal offenses, for deposit into specified county funds relating to the construction of courthouses, criminal justice facilities, and forensic laboratories, and the support of emergency medical services. Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, under which health care services, including medical transportation services, are provided to qualified low-income persons. The Medi-Cal program is partially governed and funded under federal Medicaid provisions. Existing law, the Emergency Medical Services System and the Prehospital Emergency Medical Care Personnel Act, authorizes each county to designate an emergency medical services agency, for the establishment and administration of an emergency medical services program in the county. Existing law also establishes the Emergency Medical Services Authority, which, among other things, adopts regulations governing the provision of emergency medical services. This bill, which would be known as the Emergency Medical Air Transportation Act, would impose an additional penalty of $4 upon every conviction for an offense involving a vehicle violation, except certain parking offenses. This bill would require each county board of supervisors to establish in the county treasury an emergency medical air transportation act fund into which the penalty collected pursuant to this bill would be deposited. This bill would require, within 30 days following the last day of each calendar quarter of the year, the county treasurer to transfer moneys in the county's emergency medical air transportation act fund to the Controller for deposit into the Emergency Medical Air Transportation Act Fund, which would be established by the bill. The bill would authorize the county treasurer, prior to transferring the moneys in the county fund to the Controller, to withhold a sufficient amount from being transferred to reimburse the county and the courts for their actual, reasonable, and necessary costs associated with administering the bill. Moneys in the Emergency Medical Air Transportation Act Fund would be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the department for the purposes of offsetting the state portion of the Medi-Cal reimbursement rate for emergency medical air transportation services and augmenting emergency medical air transportation reimbursement payments made through the Medi-Cal program, as specified. This bill would terminate assessment of the penalties commencing July 1, 2016, and would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2018, as provided. The bill would require that any moneys in the Emergency Medical Air Transportation Act Fund that remain unexpended and unencumbered on June 30, 2017, shall be transferred to the General Fund to be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the purposes of augmenting Medi-Cal reimbursement of emergency medical air transportation and related costs, generally. By requiring counties to create emergency medical air transportation act funds and then deposit the levy imposed by this bill into those funds, this bill would create 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Who sponsors AB 2173?
AB 2173 is sponsored by Beall, Chesbro, Coto, Davis, Galgiani, Ma, and Arambula, Joaquin (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 2173?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2010. Enacted.
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