California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

SB 669 — Emergency medical care: epinephrine auto-injectors.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 725, Statutes of 2013.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 22, 2013. 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.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 10 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Existing law authorizes a school district or county office of education to provide emergency epinephrine auto-injectors to trained personnel, and authorizes that trained personnel to utilize those epinephrine auto-injectors to provide emergency medical aid to persons suffering from an anaphylactic reaction. The Pharmacy Law authorizes a pharmacy to furnish epinephrine auto-injectors to a school district or county office of education if certain conditions are met. A violation of the Pharmacy Law is a crime. Existing law requires the Emergency Medical Services Authority to establish training and standards for all prehospital emergency medical care personnel regarding the characteristics and method of assessment and treatment of anaphylactic reactions and the use of epinephrine, and to promulgate regulations therefor. This bill would authorize a prehospital emergency medical care person or lay rescuer to use an epinephrine auto-injector to render emergency care to another person, as specified. The bill would require the California Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Authority to approve authorized training providers and to establish and approve minimum standards for training and the use and administration of epinephrine auto-injectors. The bill would specify components to be included in the minimum training and requirements. The bill would authorize the director of the authority to deny, suspend, or revoke any approval or place any approved training provider on probation upon a finding by the director of an imminent threat to public health and safety, as prescribed. The bill would create the Specialized First Aid Training Program Approval Fund, and require the authority to assess a fee, to be deposited into the fund, to cover the reasonable costs incurred by the authority for the ongoing review and approval of training and certification. These provisions would not apply to a school district or county office of education, or its personnel, that provides and utilizes epinephrine auto-injectors to provide emergency medical care, as specified. The bill would provide that nothing in these provisions shall be construed to limit or restrict the ability of prehospital emergency medical care personnel to administer epinephrine, including the use of epinephrine auto-injectors, or to require additional training or certification, if the administration of epinephrine is part of their scope of practice. The bill would authorize a pharmacy to dispense epinephrine auto-injectors to a prehospital emergency medical care person or lay rescuer for the purpose of rendering emergency care in accordance with these provisions. Because a violation of this requirement would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would require epinephrine auto-injectors obtained by prehospital emergency medical care personnel to be used only when functioning outside the course of the person's occupational duties, or as a volunteer, as specified. (2) Under existing law, everyone is generally responsible, not only for the result of his or her willful acts, but also for an injury occasioned to another by his or her want of ordinary care or skill in the management of his or her property or person, except so far as the latter has, willfully or by want of ordinary care, brought the injury upon himself or herself. This bill would provide that a prehospital emergency medical care person or lay rescuer who administers an epinephrine auto-injector, in good faith and not for compensation, to another person who appears to be experiencing anaphylaxis at the scene of an emergency situation is not liable for any civil damages resulting from his or her acts or omissions in administering the epinephrine auto-injector, if that person has complied with specified certification and training requirements and standards, except as specified. (3) 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 725, Statutes of 2013.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2292.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 3023.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  9. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 30).

  10. Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (August 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  13. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 2).

  14. Referred to Coms. on B.,P. & C.P. and JUD.

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

  16. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1176.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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

  18. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1018.) (May 23).

  19. Set for hearing May 23.

  20. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  21. Set for hearing May 20.

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

  23. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 754.) (April 30).

  24. Set for hearing April 30.

  25. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  26. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 618.) (April 17).

  27. Set for hearing April 17.

  28. Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.

  29. Read first time.

  30. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 25.

  31. Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Huff · Primary
  • Maienschein · Cosponsor
  • Nielsen · Cosponsor
  • Megan Dahle · Cosponsor
  • Beth Gaines · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 117 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Huff

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (117)

117 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB669 Huff Concurrence

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34002
Democratic 3000
Total 37002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Evans — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hancock — Yea
De León — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wright — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Hill — Yea
Knight — Yea
Roth — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Fuller — Yea
Yee — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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SB 669 Huff Senate Third Reading By MAIENSCHEIN

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 70001
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 77001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Yea
Logue — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Holden — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Campos — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Allen — Yea
Daly — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gray — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Levine — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Donnelly — Not Voting
Dickinson — Yea
Fox — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hall — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended.

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
Bradford — Yea
Holden — Yea
Linder — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Weber — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Hall — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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3rd Reading

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35001
Democratic 3000
Total 38001
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Liu — Yea
Price — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wright — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Evans — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
De León — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Knight — Not Voting
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Roth — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Yee — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 1000
Unaffiliated 6000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
De León — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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Subjects

public-safety healthcare
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 669 do?
(1) Existing law authorizes a school district or county office of education to provide emergency epinephrine auto-injectors to trained personnel, and authorizes that trained personnel to utilize those epinephrine auto-injectors to provide emergency medical aid to persons suffering from an anaphylactic reaction. The Pharmacy Law authorizes a pharmacy to furnish epinephrine auto-injectors to a school district or county office of education if certain conditions are met. A violation of the Pharmacy Law is a crime. Existing law requires the Emergency Medical Services Authority to establish training and standards for all prehospital emergency medical care personnel regarding the characteristics and method of assessment and treatment of anaphylactic reactions and the use of epinephrine, and to promulgate regulations therefor. This bill would authorize a prehospital emergency medical care person or lay rescuer to use an epinephrine auto-injector to render emergency care to another person, as specified. The bill would require the California Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Authority to approve authorized training providers and to establish and approve minimum standards for training and the use and administration of epinephrine auto-injectors. The bill would specify components to be included in the minimum training and requirements. The bill would authorize the director of the authority to deny, suspend, or revoke any approval or place any approved training provider on probation upon a finding by the director of an imminent threat to public health and safety, as prescribed. The bill would create the Specialized First Aid Training Program Approval Fund, and require the authority to assess a fee, to be deposited into the fund, to cover the reasonable costs incurred by the authority for the ongoing review and approval of training and certification. These provisions would not apply to a school district or county office of education, or its personnel, that provides and utilizes epinephrine auto-injectors to provide emergency medical care, as specified. The bill would provide that nothing in these provisions shall be construed to limit or restrict the ability of prehospital emergency medical care personnel to administer epinephrine, including the use of epinephrine auto-injectors, or to require additional training or certification, if the administration of epinephrine is part of their scope of practice. The bill would authorize a pharmacy to dispense epinephrine auto-injectors to a prehospital emergency medical care person or lay rescuer for the purpose of rendering emergency care in accordance with these provisions. Because a violation of this requirement would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would require epinephrine auto-injectors obtained by prehospital emergency medical care personnel to be used only when functioning outside the course of the person's occupational duties, or as a volunteer, as specified. (2) Under existing law, everyone is generally responsible, not only for the result of his or her willful acts, but also for an injury occasioned to another by his or her want of ordinary care or skill in the management of his or her property or person, except so far as the latter has, willfully or by want of ordinary care, brought the injury upon himself or herself. This bill would provide that a prehospital emergency medical care person or lay rescuer who administers an epinephrine auto-injector, in good faith and not for compensation, to another person who appears to be experiencing anaphylaxis at the scene of an emergency situation is not liable for any civil damages resulting from his or her acts or omissions in administering the epinephrine auto-injector, if that person has complied with specified certification and training requirements and standards, except as specified. (3) 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 SB 669?
SB 669 is sponsored by Huff, Maienschein, Nielsen, Dahle, Megan (Republican), and Beth Gaines.
What is the current status of SB 669?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 22, 2013. Enacted.
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