California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

AB 444 — Health facilities: epidural and enteral feeding connectors.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 198, 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 23, 2015. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · 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.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law, as of January 1, 2016, prohibits a health facility, as defined, from using an epidural connector or an enteral feeding connector, that would fit into a connector other than the type it was intended for, unless an emergency or urgent situation exists and the prohibition would impair the ability to provide health care. Existing law also requires a health facility to develop a patient safety plan and, until January 1, 2016, requires that plan to include measures to prevent adverse events associated with misconnecting enteral feeding and epidural lines. Violation of these provisions is a misdemeanor. This bill would make the provisions relating to an epidural connector operative as of January 1, 2017, and would make the provisions relating to an enteral feeding connector operative as of July 1, 2016. The bill would make conforming changes.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 198, Statutes of 2015.

  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 79. Noes 0. Page 2311.).

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

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1755.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  8. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.

  9. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  11. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  13. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1109.)

  14. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  15. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 15).

  16. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  17. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  19. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Pan

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 444 GIPSON Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 70000
Democratic 4000
Republican 5001
Total 79001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Weber — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chau — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Chu — Yea
Salas — Yea
Brown — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Harper — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Williams — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Kim — Yea
Levine — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Burke — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Brough — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Holden — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — 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 Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Consent Calendar 2nd

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35002
Democratic 3000
Total 38002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Allen — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Runner — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Hancock — Not Voting
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 →

AB 444 GIPSON Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 68002
Democratic 4000
Republican 6000
Total 78002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brown — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Chang — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Harper — Yea
Kim — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Brough — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Perea — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Williams — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Salas — Not Voting
Holden — Yea
Medina — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Campos — Not Voting
Chávez — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gonzalez — 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

Official roll call →

Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12001
Democratic 2000
Republican 2000
Total 16001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Holden — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Daly — Yea
Chang — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Bonilla — Not Voting
Gomez — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

Passed 18 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 1000
Unaffiliated 15001
Republican 2000
Total 18001
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Maienschein — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Burke — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

public-safety healthcare
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 444 do?
Existing law, as of January 1, 2016, prohibits a health facility, as defined, from using an epidural connector or an enteral feeding connector, that would fit into a connector other than the type it was intended for, unless an emergency or urgent situation exists and the prohibition would impair the ability to provide health care. Existing law also requires a health facility to develop a patient safety plan and, until January 1, 2016, requires that plan to include measures to prevent adverse events associated with misconnecting enteral feeding and epidural lines. Violation of these provisions is a misdemeanor. This bill would make the provisions relating to an epidural connector operative as of January 1, 2017, and would make the provisions relating to an enteral feeding connector operative as of July 1, 2016. The bill would make conforming changes.
Who sponsors AB 444?
AB 444 is sponsored by Gipson, Mike A. (Democratic) and Pan.
What is the current status of AB 444?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 23, 2015. Enacted.
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