California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 316 — Veterinarians: cruelty incidents.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 556, Statutes of 2015.

  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 13, 2015. 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 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Under existing law, the Veterinary Medicine Practice Act, the Veterinary Medical Board licenses and regulates veterinarians and the practice of veterinary medicine. It is unlawful for any person to practice veterinary medicine in this state unless he or she holds a valid, unexpired, and unrevoked license issued by the board, except under specified circumstances, including when regularly licensed veterinarians are actually called from other states to attend cases in this state and do not open an office or appoint a place to do business within the state. This bill would further specify, for purposes of that provision, that a regularly licensed veterinarian in good standing who is called from another state by a law enforcement agency or animal control agency to attend to cases that are a part of an investigation of an alleged violation of federal or state animal fighting or animal cruelty laws within a single geographic location shall be exempt from specified licensing requirements if the agency determines that it is necessary to call the veterinarian in order to conduct the investigation, as specified. The bill would require an agency, department, or officer that calls a veterinarian pursuant to these provisions to notify the board of the investigation. The bill would also authorize a veterinarian who is called from another state to care for animals that are affected by an investigation with a temporary shelter facility established only for the purpose of the investigation, which would be exempt from specified registration requirements if it meets specified conditions.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 556, Statutes of 2015.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2867.).

  5. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 2859.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 4 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 2. Page 2406.).

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

  9. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 27).

  10. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 6). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. 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.

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

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

  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1489.)

  16. Ordered to third reading.

  17. From Consent Calendar.

  18. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  19. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 6).

  20. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  21. Read second time and amended.

  22. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 21).

  23. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.

  24. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended.

  25. Referred to Com. on B. & P.

  26. From printer. May be heard in committee March 19.

  27. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Maienschein · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Maienschein

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 316 MAIENSCHEIN Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 69002
Democratic 4000
Republican 5000
Total 78002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Eggman — Not Voting
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Salas — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Harper — Yea
Holden — Yea
Campos — Yea
Kim — Yea
Linder — Yea
Low — Yea
Gray — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Chang — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB316 Maienschein By Galgiani

Passed 36 Yea · 2 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33202
Democratic 3000
Total 36202
% of votes cast 90%5%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Nay
Beall — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wolk — Not Voting
Cannella — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Runner — Yea
Lara — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Nay
Hertzberg — Yea
Block — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Pan — Not Voting
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended

Passed 6 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6001
Total 6001
% of votes cast 86%0%0%14%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Bates — Not Voting
Beall — Yea
Nielsen — Yea

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea

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AB 316 MAIENSCHEIN Assembly Third Reading

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 67003
Democratic 4000
Republican 6000
Total 77003
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Not Voting
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Williams — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Holden — Yea
Gray — Yea
Kim — Not Voting
Atkins — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Levine — Yea
Chang — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Not Voting
Mullin — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Wood — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Harper — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Weber — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Democratic 2000
Republican 2000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Holden — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Chang — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Republican 1000
Total 14000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Holden — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Campos — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Chang — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Baker — Yea
Wood — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 316 do?
Under existing law, the Veterinary Medicine Practice Act, the Veterinary Medical Board licenses and regulates veterinarians and the practice of veterinary medicine. It is unlawful for any person to practice veterinary medicine in this state unless he or she holds a valid, unexpired, and unrevoked license issued by the board, except under specified circumstances, including when regularly licensed veterinarians are actually called from other states to attend cases in this state and do not open an office or appoint a place to do business within the state. This bill would further specify, for purposes of that provision, that a regularly licensed veterinarian in good standing who is called from another state by a law enforcement agency or animal control agency to attend to cases that are a part of an investigation of an alleged violation of federal or state animal fighting or animal cruelty laws within a single geographic location shall be exempt from specified licensing requirements if the agency determines that it is necessary to call the veterinarian in order to conduct the investigation, as specified. The bill would require an agency, department, or officer that calls a veterinarian pursuant to these provisions to notify the board of the investigation. The bill would also authorize a veterinarian who is called from another state to care for animals that are affected by an investigation with a temporary shelter facility established only for the purpose of the investigation, which would be exempt from specified registration requirements if it meets specified conditions.
Who sponsors AB 316?
AB 316 is sponsored by Maienschein.
What is the current status of AB 316?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 13, 2015. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 316?
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