California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2348 — Registered nurses: dispensation of drugs.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 460, Statutes of 2012.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 24, 2012. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 80% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 6 sponsors

    1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law, the Nursing Practice Act, authorizes a registered nurse to dispense drugs or devices upon an order by a licensed physician and surgeon if the nurse is functioning within a specified clinic. This bill would, in addition, authorize a registered nurse to dispense specified drugs or devices upon an order issued by a certified nurse-midwife, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant if the nurse is functioning within a specified clinic. The bill would also authorize a registered nurse to dispense or administer hormonal contraceptives in strict adherence to specified standardized procedures.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 460, Statutes of 2012.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:25 a.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 46. Noes 28. Page 6331.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 25 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 23. Noes 15. Page 4709.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

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

  10. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (July 2).

  11. 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.

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

  13. 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.

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

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

  16. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 44. Noes 28. Page 5173.)

  17. Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Ayes 49. Noes 27. Page 5031.)

  18. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  19. Ordered to second reading.

  20. (Ayes 50. Noes 24. Page 4765.)

  21. Motion to withdraw the bill from committee pursuant to Assembly Rule 96(a) carries.

  22. From committee: Assembly Rules committee granted permission for the bill to be returned to the Assembly floor pursuant to Assembly Rule 96(b).

  23. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on RLS. (Ayes 5. Noes 3.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  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. & C.P.

  27. Read first time.

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

  29. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Butler · Cosponsor
  • Mitchell · Primary
  • Atkins · Cosponsor
  • De León · Cosponsor
  • Chesbro · Cosponsor
  • Ma · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 116 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Mitchell

Co-sponsors (5)

  • Butler
  • Atkins
  • De León
  • Chesbro
  • Ma

Not signed on (116)

116 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 2348 MITCHELL Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 46 Yea · 28 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 452606
Republican 0200
Democratic 1000
Total 462806
% of votes cast 58%35%0%8%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Nay
Butler — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Fong — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Halderman — Nay
Hall — Yea
Campos — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hill — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Lara — Yea
Logue — Nay
Carter — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Nay
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Nay
Cook — Nay
Davis — Yea
Miller — Nay
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Norby — Nay
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Swanson — Nay
Torres — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Allen — Not Voting
Galgiani — Not Voting
Gorell — Not Voting
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Hayashi — Not Voting
Hueso — Yea
Knight — Nay
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Silva — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Valadao — Nay
Williams — Yea
Eng — Not Voting
Feuer — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Garrick — Nay
Yamada — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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3rd Reading AB2348 Mitchell By De León

Passed 23 Yea · 15 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 211402
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 231502
% of votes cast 58%38%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Liu — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Cannella — Nay
Evans — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Runner — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Huff — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Blakeslee — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Not Voting
Vargas — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Harman — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wright — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Correa — Not Voting
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
La Malfa — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 6 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6101
Republican 0100
Total 6201
% of votes cast 67%22%0%11%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Wyland — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Price — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Emmerson — Not Voting
Correa — Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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AB 2348 MITCHELL Assembly Third Reading

Passed 44 Yea · 28 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 0200
Unaffiliated 432608
Democratic 1000
Total 442808
% of votes cast 55%35%0%10%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Nay
Hall — Yea
Butler — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Carter — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Fong — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Davis — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lara — Yea
Monning — Yea
Pan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Yamada — Not Voting
Campos — Yea
Allen — Not Voting
Galgiani — Nay
Gorell — Nay
Halderman — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Hayashi — Nay
Beall — Nay
Cook — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Logue — Nay
Mendoza — Not Voting
Miller — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Norby — Not Voting
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Valadao — Not Voting
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Knight — Nay
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Not Voting
Olsen — Nay
Perea — Yea
Solorio — Not Voting
Swanson — Nay
Torres — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Conway — Nay
Eng — Not Voting
Garrick — Nay
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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AB 2348 MITCHELL Assembly Third Reading Amend By MITCHELL Set #1

Passed 49 Yea · 27 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 482504
Republican 0200
Democratic 1000
Total 492704
% of votes cast 61%34%0%5%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Feuer — Yea
Butler — Yea
Fong — Yea
Carter — Yea
Williams — Yea
Allen — Yea
Yamada — Not Voting
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Campos — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Gatto — Yea
Gorell — Nay
Cedillo — Not Voting
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Halderman — Nay
Hall — Not Voting
Chesbro — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Fletcher — Not Voting
Ammiano — Yea
Block — Yea
Conway — Nay
Cook — Nay
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Nay
Lara — Yea
Logue — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Nay
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Silva — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Valadao — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Norby — Nay
Perea — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Torres — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Eng — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2348 do?
Existing law, the Nursing Practice Act, authorizes a registered nurse to dispense drugs or devices upon an order by a licensed physician and surgeon if the nurse is functioning within a specified clinic. This bill would, in addition, authorize a registered nurse to dispense specified drugs or devices upon an order issued by a certified nurse-midwife, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant if the nurse is functioning within a specified clinic. The bill would also authorize a registered nurse to dispense or administer hormonal contraceptives in strict adherence to specified standardized procedures.
Who sponsors AB 2348?
AB 2348 is sponsored by Butler, Mitchell, Atkins, De León, Chesbro, and Ma.
What is the current status of AB 2348?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 24, 2012. Enacted.
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