California 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1532 — Nursing.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 628, Statutes of 2021.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2021. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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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

(1) Existing law, the Nursing Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of the practice of nursing by the Board of Registered Nursing. Existing law requires the board to appoint an executive officer to perform duties delegated by the board. Under existing law, the repeal of the provision establishing the board renders the board subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature. The act, on January 1, 2022, repeals the provisions establishing the board and the executive officer position. This bill would revise and recast those provisions and would extend the repeal dates of the board and the executive officer position to January 1, 2023. (2) Existing law provides that a person, regardless of citizenship or immigration status, is eligible to hold an appointed civil office if the person is 18 years of age and a resident of the state. The act requires a member of the board to be a citizen of the United States and a resident of the state. This bill would provide that a member of the board is required to be a resident of the state. (3) Existing law provides that the act does not prohibit various services that may otherwise constitute nursing under specified circumstances, including the incidental care of the sick by domestic servants and nursing services in an emergency, and defines emergency to include an epidemic or public disaster. This bill would refer to domestic workers instead of domestic servants, specify that emergency also includes a pandemic, and make other nonsubstantive changes. (4) Existing law authorizes the board, upon approval of an application and payment of a prescribed fee, to issue temporary licenses or certificates to practice professional nursing, or as a certified public health nurse, certified clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, certified nurse anesthetist, or certified nurse practitioner, for a period of 6 months from the date of issuance, as specified. This bill would require the board to prominently display on the front page of its website the availability of temporary licenses and certificates pursuant to this authority. (5) Existing law, until the end of the 2020–21 academic year, and whenever the Governor declares a state of emergency for a county, as provided, requires a board nursing education consultant to approve a request from an approved nursing program to revise certain clinical experience requirements, provided the request meets specified conditions. This bill would extend the application of the above-described provisions to the 2021–22 academic year. The bill would also correct an erroneous cross-reference in those provisions.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 628, Statutes of 2021.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2928.).

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

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2347.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 26).

  9. In committee: Referred to suspense file.

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

  11. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 12).

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

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

  14. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1618.)

  15. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  16. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 20).

  17. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 1460.)

  18. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  19. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5.

  20. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  21. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  22. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (April 27).

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

  24. Read first time.

  25. From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  26. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Committee on Business and Professions · Primary

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Sponsors (1)

  • Committee on Business and Professions

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1532 B. & P. Concurrence in Senate Amendments By LOW

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 26001
Unaffiliated 43001
Republican 9000
Total 78002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Wood — Yea
Smith — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Ting — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Medina — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Villapudua — Yea
Salas — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Low — Yea
Levine — Yea
Daly — Yea
Burke — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Chau — Yea
Gray — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Luz Rivas — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Vince Fong — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Bennett, Steve Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Lee, Alex Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Not Voting
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Davies, Laurie Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Yea
Valladares, Suzette Martinez Republican Yea

3rd Reading AB1532 B. & P. (Low) By Roth

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 4000
Unaffiliated 23000
Democratic 12001
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Nielsen — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Kamlager — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Roth — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Bates — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Borgeas — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Min — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Newman — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Becker, Josh Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Cortese, Dave Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Not Voting
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Yea

Do pass

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 2000
Unaffiliated 4000
Republican 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Kamlager — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bates — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5000
Republican 1000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Bates — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Kamlager — Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 3000
Unaffiliated 8001
Republican 2000
Total 13001
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Roth — Yea
Bates — Yea
Pan — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Newman — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Min — Yea
Melendez — Not Voting
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Becker, Josh Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Yea

AB 1532 B. & P. Assembly Third Reading By LOW

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 27000
Unaffiliated 41000
Republican 10000
Total 78000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Wood — Yea
Smith — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Ting — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Medina — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Villapudua — Yea
Salas — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Low — Yea
Levine — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gray — Yea
Burke — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Chau — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Luz Rivas — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Bennett, Steve Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Lee, Alex Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Davies, Laurie Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Yea
Valladares, Suzette Martinez Republican Yea

Do pass.

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8000
Democratic 6000
Republican 2000
Total 16000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Levine — Yea
Holden — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chau — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Luz Rivas — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Davies, Laurie Republican Yea

Do pass as amended.

Passed 19 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10000
Republican 3000
Democratic 6000
Total 19000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Holden — Yea
Salas — Yea
Ting — Yea
Low — Yea
Medina — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1532 do?
(1) Existing law, the Nursing Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of the practice of nursing by the Board of Registered Nursing. Existing law requires the board to appoint an executive officer to perform duties delegated by the board. Under existing law, the repeal of the provision establishing the board renders the board subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature. The act, on January 1, 2022, repeals the provisions establishing the board and the executive officer position. This bill would revise and recast those provisions and would extend the repeal dates of the board and the executive officer position to January 1, 2023. (2) Existing law provides that a person, regardless of citizenship or immigration status, is eligible to hold an appointed civil office if the person is 18 years of age and a resident of the state. The act requires a member of the board to be a citizen of the United States and a resident of the state. This bill would provide that a member of the board is required to be a resident of the state. (3) Existing law provides that the act does not prohibit various services that may otherwise constitute nursing under specified circumstances, including the incidental care of the sick by domestic servants and nursing services in an emergency, and defines emergency to include an epidemic or public disaster. This bill would refer to domestic workers instead of domestic servants, specify that emergency also includes a pandemic, and make other nonsubstantive changes. (4) Existing law authorizes the board, upon approval of an application and payment of a prescribed fee, to issue temporary licenses or certificates to practice professional nursing, or as a certified public health nurse, certified clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, certified nurse anesthetist, or certified nurse practitioner, for a period of 6 months from the date of issuance, as specified. This bill would require the board to prominently display on the front page of its website the availability of temporary licenses and certificates pursuant to this authority. (5) Existing law, until the end of the 2020–21 academic year, and whenever the Governor declares a state of emergency for a county, as provided, requires a board nursing education consultant to approve a request from an approved nursing program to revise certain clinical experience requirements, provided the request meets specified conditions. This bill would extend the application of the above-described provisions to the 2021–22 academic year. The bill would also correct an erroneous cross-reference in those provisions.
Who sponsors AB 1532?
AB 1532 is sponsored by Committee on Business and Professions.
What is the current status of AB 1532?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2021. Enacted.
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