California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 599 — Clinical laboratories: cytotechnologists.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 300, Statutes of 2015.

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  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 24, 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 7 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law provides for the licensure, registration, and regulation of clinical laboratories and various clinical laboratory personnel, including cytotechnologists, by the State Department of Public Health, subject to certain exceptions. Under existing law, only a licensed cytotechnologist may perform examinations of cytological slides. This bill would additionally authorize a licensed cytotechnologist to perform all tests and procedures pertaining to cytology, including, but not limited to, microscopic and nonmicroscopic methodologies and tests and procedures that utilize molecular or genetic methodologies that are performed on cytologic specimens related to infectious disease or cancer diagnosis, under the overall operation and administration of a laboratory director, subject to specified requirements.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 300, 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 80. Noes 0. Page 2809.).

  5. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 2795.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 3 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2333.).

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  10. Ordered to third reading.

  11. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  13. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 22).

  14. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  15. 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.

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

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

  18. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1223.)

  19. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  20. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 22).

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

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

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

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

  25. From printer. May be heard in committee March 27.

  26. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Bonilla · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Bonilla

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 599 BONILLA Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 80 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 71000
Democratic 4000
Republican 5000
Total 80000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Holden — Yea
Kim — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Williams — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Salas — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Harper — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Campos — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Gray — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Chang — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Perea — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wood — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
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 AB599 Bonilla By Hill

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 37000
Democratic 3000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Allen — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Runner — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Block — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Hall — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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Do pass

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
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Not Voting
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea

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AB 599 BONILLA Consent Calendar Second Day

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
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brown — Yea
Harper — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Brough — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Burke — Yea
Kim — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Chang — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Gomez — Not Voting
Hadley — Yea
Campos — Not Voting
Chávez — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Frazier — 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
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Holden — Yea
Chang — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — 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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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 599 do?
Existing law provides for the licensure, registration, and regulation of clinical laboratories and various clinical laboratory personnel, including cytotechnologists, by the State Department of Public Health, subject to certain exceptions. Under existing law, only a licensed cytotechnologist may perform examinations of cytological slides. This bill would additionally authorize a licensed cytotechnologist to perform all tests and procedures pertaining to cytology, including, but not limited to, microscopic and nonmicroscopic methodologies and tests and procedures that utilize molecular or genetic methodologies that are performed on cytologic specimens related to infectious disease or cancer diagnosis, under the overall operation and administration of a laboratory director, subject to specified requirements.
Who sponsors AB 599?
AB 599 is sponsored by Bonilla.
What is the current status of AB 599?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 24, 2015. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 599?
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