California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: To Executive 1 D cosponsors

AB 704 — Emergency medical services: military experience.

Last action — Last day to consider Governor's veto pursuant to Joint Rule 58.5.

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

This bill died with 2013-2014 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

Under the Emergency Medical Services System and the Prehospital Emergency Medical Care Personnel Act, the Emergency Medical Services Authority is responsible for establishing minimum standards and promulgating regulations for the training and scope of practice for an emergency medical technician (EMT-I) , an advanced emergency medical technician (EMT-II) , and an emergency medical technician-paramedic (EMT-P) certified or licensed, as applicable, under the act. This bill would require the authority to develop and adopt regulations to, upon presentation of satisfactory evidence, accept the education, training, and practical experience completed by an applicant with military experience toward the qualifications and requirements for EMT-I certification, EMT-II certification, or EMT-P licensure, as specified.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Last day to consider Governor's veto pursuant to Joint Rule 58.5.

  2. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  3. Vetoed by Governor.

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

  5. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2901.).

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 28 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1979.).

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  9. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 12).

  10. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  12. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  14. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1342.)

  15. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  16. From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 1).

  17. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  18. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on V.A. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on V.A.

  19. Referred to Coms. on B.,P. & C.P. and V.A.

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

  21. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Blumenfield · Primary
  • Mike Fong · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Blumenfield

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 704 Concurrence in Senate Amendments By FONG

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 71000
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 78000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Holden — Yea
Linder — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Chau — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hall — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Allen — Yea
Conway — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Medina — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Gray — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Salas — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Perea — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Williams — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fox — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — 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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3rd Reading AB704 Blumenfield By Lieu

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36000
Democratic 3000
Total 39000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Block — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huff — Yea
Knight — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Liu — Yea
De León — Yea
Beall — Yea
Correa — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Torres — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wright — Yea
Lara — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Monning — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Yee — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 5 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5001
Democratic 0001
Total 5002
% of votes cast 71%0%0%29%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
De León — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Not Voting

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AB 704 BLUMENFIELD Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 75 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 64004
Democratic 7000
Republican 4000
Total 75004
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Stone — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Daly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Levine — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Torres — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Logue — Not Voting
Morrell — Yea
Chau — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Perea — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Not Voting
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Not Voting
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Brown — Yea
Fox — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Hall — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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

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Subjects

veterans healthcare
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 704 do?
Under the Emergency Medical Services System and the Prehospital Emergency Medical Care Personnel Act, the Emergency Medical Services Authority is responsible for establishing minimum standards and promulgating regulations for the training and scope of practice for an emergency medical technician (EMT-I) , an advanced emergency medical technician (EMT-II) , and an emergency medical technician-paramedic (EMT-P) certified or licensed, as applicable, under the act. This bill would require the authority to develop and adopt regulations to, upon presentation of satisfactory evidence, accept the education, training, and practical experience completed by an applicant with military experience toward the qualifications and requirements for EMT-I certification, EMT-II certification, or EMT-P licensure, as specified.
Who sponsors AB 704?
AB 704 is sponsored by Blumenfield and Fong, Mike (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 704?
This bill died with 2013-2014 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 AB 704?
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