California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 587 — Emergency vehicles: blue warning lights.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 286, Statutes of 2017.

  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 17, 2017. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law authorizes specified peace officers, including, among others, police officers, members of the University of California Police Department, and members of the California National Guard, in the performance of the officers' duties, to display a steady or flashing blue warning light visible from the front, sides, or rear of their emergency vehicles. This bill would also authorize probation officers to display the blue warning light from their emergency vehicles. The bill would require a probation officer to complete a 4-hour classroom training course regarding the operation of emergency vehicles that is certified by the Standards and Training for Corrections Division of the Board of State and Community Corrections before operating an emergency vehicle with a blue warning light.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 286, Statutes of 2017.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2480.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  6. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  7. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 2854.) Ordered to the Senate.

  8. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  9. From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 23).

  10. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (July 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  11. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

  12. Referred to Com. on TRANS.

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

  14. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 1331.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  15. Published May 26 at 10 a.m.

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

  17. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1187.) (May 25).

  18. Set for hearing May 25.

  19. May 15 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  20. Set for hearing May 15.

  21. May 8 hearing postponed by committee.

  22. Set for hearing May 8.

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

  24. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 748.) (April 18).

  25. Set for hearing April 18.

  26. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 628.) (April 4). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  27. Set for hearing April 4.

  28. Referred to Coms. on T. & H. and PUB. S.

  29. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.

  30. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Atkins · Primary
  • Anderson · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Atkins

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Anderson

Not signed on (120)

120 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

Special Consent SB587

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35000
Democratic 5000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Pan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Portantino — Yea
De León — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Newman — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

SB 587 Atkins Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 73 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 14001
Unaffiliated 53005
Republican 6000
Total 73006
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Kiley — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chau — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Medina — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Burke — Not Voting
Fong — Yea
Salas — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gray — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Harper — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Not Voting
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Acosta — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Not Voting
Brough — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Not Voting
Jim Patterson — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Not Voting
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11002
Democratic 3000
Republican 1000
Total 15002
% of votes cast 88%0%0%12%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Not Voting
Brough — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Fong — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Gray — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Chau — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Not Voting
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12000
Democratic 2000
Total 14000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Harper — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Fong — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Chu — Yea
Daly — Yea
Medina — Yea
Baker — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

3rd Reading

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35000
Democratic 5000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Beall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Allen — Yea
Monning — Yea
De León — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Newman — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — 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
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 587 do?
Existing law authorizes specified peace officers, including, among others, police officers, members of the University of California Police Department, and members of the California National Guard, in the performance of the officers' duties, to display a steady or flashing blue warning light visible from the front, sides, or rear of their emergency vehicles. This bill would also authorize probation officers to display the blue warning light from their emergency vehicles. The bill would require a probation officer to complete a 4-hour classroom training course regarding the operation of emergency vehicles that is certified by the Standards and Training for Corrections Division of the Board of State and Community Corrections before operating an emergency vehicle with a blue warning light.
Who sponsors SB 587?
SB 587 is sponsored by Atkins and Anderson.
What is the current status of SB 587?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2017. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 587?
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