California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 2399 — Pregnancy: prenatal blood testing.

Last action — In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law requires a licensed physician and surgeon, or other person engaged in the prenatal care of a pregnant woman, to obtain a blood specimen from the woman for purposes of determining the presence of hepatitis B or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) . Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to develop culturally sensitive informational material in English, Spanish, and other languages to inform a pregnant woman about the purpose of obtaining this blood sample. This bill would change the language requirements for the informational material described above to require that it is provided in languages that meet a specified numeric threshold.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  2. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  4. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 5190.)

  5. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  7. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 15. Noes 1.) (May 27).

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

  9. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 5). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  10. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  12. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  13. From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.

  14. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Nazarian · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Nazarian

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 2399 NAZARIAN Assembly Third Reading

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 69001
Democratic 5000
Republican 5000
Total 79001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Harper — Yea
Kim — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wood — Yea
Chau — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Salas — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Chu — Yea
Linder — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Burke — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Gray — Yea
Levine — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Medina — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Hadley — 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
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic 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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Do pass as amended.

Passed 15 Yea · 1 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13102
Democratic 2000
Republican 0002
Total 15104
% of votes cast 75%5%0%20%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Not Voting
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Holden — Yea
Chang — Yea
Daly — Yea
Obernolte — Not Voting
Santiago — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

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

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16002
Republican 1000
Total 17002
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Olsen — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wood — Yea
Burke — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Campos — Not Voting
Maienschein — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety healthcare
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2399 do?
Existing law requires a licensed physician and surgeon, or other person engaged in the prenatal care of a pregnant woman, to obtain a blood specimen from the woman for purposes of determining the presence of hepatitis B or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) . Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to develop culturally sensitive informational material in English, Spanish, and other languages to inform a pregnant woman about the purpose of obtaining this blood sample. This bill would change the language requirements for the informational material described above to require that it is provided in languages that meet a specified numeric threshold.
Who sponsors AB 2399?
AB 2399 is sponsored by Nazarian.
What is the current status of AB 2399?
This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track AB 2399?
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