California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive

SB 953 — Podiatrists: liability for emergency services.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 105, Statutes of 2010.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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, the Medical Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of physicians and surgeons by the Medical Board of California and for the licensure and regulation of podiatrists by the California Board of Podiatric Medicine within the Medical Board of California. Existing law exempts a licensee of either of those boards from liability for civil damages for acts or omissions by the licensee in rendering specified emergency care and for injury or death caused in an emergency situation occurring in the licensee's office or a hospital on account of a failure to inform a patient of the possible consequences of a medical procedure, as specified. Existing law prohibits construing these provisions to authorize a podiatrist to act beyond certain scope of practice limitations. This bill would delete that prohibition and would state the Legislature's intent regarding that deletion.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 105, Statutes of 2010.

  2. Approved by Governor.

  3. Enrolled. To Governor at 2 p.m.

  4. In Senate. To enrollment.

  5. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 5852.) To Senate.

  6. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

  7. (Heard in committee on June 22.)

  8. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.)

  9. (Heard in committee on June 15.)

  10. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  11. To Coms. on B.,P. & C.P. and JUD.

  12. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  13. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 32. Noes 0. Page 3587.) To Assembly.

  14. Read second time. To third reading.

  15. Read third time. Amended. To second reading.

  16. Placed on third reading.

  17. From Special Consent Calendar.

  18. To Special Consent Calendar.

  19. Read second time. Amended. To third reading.

  20. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 3444.)

  21. Set for hearing May 4.

  22. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3068.) Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  23. Set for hearing April 5.

  24. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.

  25. Hearing postponed by committee.

  26. Set for hearing March 22.

  27. To Coms. on B., P. & E.D. and JUD.

  28. From print. May be acted upon on or after March 7.

  29. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Walters · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Walters

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

SB 953 Walters Consent Calendar Second Day

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
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Charles — Yea
Anderson — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Davis — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Bonnie — Not Voting
Lowenthal — Not Voting
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Not Voting
Harkey — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Norby — Not Voting
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Not Voting
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Not Voting
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Not Voting
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Silva — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Villines — Yea
Coto — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Garrick — 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

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Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9000
Republican 1000
Total 10000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Yea
Evans — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Monning — Yea
Tran — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Knight — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Senate 3rd Reading SB953 Walters

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
Cedillo — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Runner — Yea
Harman — Yea
Negrete — Not Voting
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Not Voting
Cogdill — Not Voting
Oropeza — Not Voting
Ashburn — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Price — Not Voting
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Not Voting
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wyland — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 4 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4001
Total 4001
% of votes cast 80%0%0%20%
How each member voted (5)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Yea
Leno — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Walters — Not Voting

Official roll call →

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

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7002
Democratic 1000
Total 8002
% of votes cast 80%0%0%20%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Florez — Not Voting
Aanestad — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Walters — Yea
Correa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 953 do?
Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of physicians and surgeons by the Medical Board of California and for the licensure and regulation of podiatrists by the California Board of Podiatric Medicine within the Medical Board of California. Existing law exempts a licensee of either of those boards from liability for civil damages for acts or omissions by the licensee in rendering specified emergency care and for injury or death caused in an emergency situation occurring in the licensee's office or a hospital on account of a failure to inform a patient of the possible consequences of a medical procedure, as specified. Existing law prohibits construing these provisions to authorize a podiatrist to act beyond certain scope of practice limitations. This bill would delete that prohibition and would state the Legislature's intent regarding that deletion.
Who sponsors SB 953?
SB 953 is sponsored by Walters.
What is the current status of SB 953?
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 SB 953?
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