California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1839 — Veterinary medicine: veterinary assistants.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 239, 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 22, 2012. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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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

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. The act also permits unregistered assistants to carry out specified acts in the veterinary care and treatment of animals, and authorizes the board to regulate the veterinary care activities of unregistered assistants. This bill would instead refer to unregistered assistants as veterinary assistants throughout the act. Existing law authorizes, until January 1, 2013, a registered veterinary technician and an unregistered assistant to administer a drug, including, but not limited to, a drug that is a controlled substance, except for the induction of anesthesia, under specified circumstances. This bill would make these provisions operative until January 1, 2015, and would authorize veterinary assistants to administer a controlled substance only if specified requirements are satisfied, including completion of a background check. The bill would also authorize the board to limit veterinary assistants' access to specified dangerous drugs, as defined.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 239, Statutes of 2012.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 5888.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 11 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4433.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  9. Ordered to third reading.

  10. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  11. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  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: Hearing postponed by committee.

  15. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

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

  18. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 4568.)

  19. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  20. From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 18).

  21. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  22. Referred to Com. on B., P. & C.P.

  23. From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.

  24. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Ma · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Ma

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1839 MA Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 76001
Democratic 1000
Republican 2000
Total 79001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gordon — Yea
Halderman — Yea
Butler — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Huber — Yea
Carter — Yea
Wagner — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Fong — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Conway — Yea
Lara — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Cook — Yea
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Norby — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Knight — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Silva — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Valadao — Not Voting
Eng — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

3rd Reading AB1839 Ma By Price

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36001
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Not Voting
Runner — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Evans — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huff — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wright — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

AB 1839 MA Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 74 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 72005
Republican 1001
Democratic 1000
Total 74006
% of votes cast 93%0%0%8%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Butler — Yea
Eng — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Carter — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Fong — Yea
Conway — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Cook — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Halderman — Not Voting
Hayashi — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Block — Yea
Campos — Yea
Cedillo — Not Voting
Chesbro — Yea
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Norby — Yea
Pan — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Not Voting
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Not Voting
Hueso — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Williams — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Furutani — Not Voting
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Democratic 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Campos — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Lara — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Norby — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1839 do?
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. The act also permits unregistered assistants to carry out specified acts in the veterinary care and treatment of animals, and authorizes the board to regulate the veterinary care activities of unregistered assistants. This bill would instead refer to unregistered assistants as veterinary assistants throughout the act. Existing law authorizes, until January 1, 2013, a registered veterinary technician and an unregistered assistant to administer a drug, including, but not limited to, a drug that is a controlled substance, except for the induction of anesthesia, under specified circumstances. This bill would make these provisions operative until January 1, 2015, and would authorize veterinary assistants to administer a controlled substance only if specified requirements are satisfied, including completion of a background check. The bill would also authorize the board to limit veterinary assistants' access to specified dangerous drugs, as defined.
Who sponsors AB 1839?
AB 1839 is sponsored by Ma.
What is the current status of AB 1839?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 22, 2012. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 1839?
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