California 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 4 D · 1 R cosponsors

AB 24 — Emergency response: opioid antagonist kits.

Last action — From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

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

This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 creates the State Department of Public Health and vests it with duties, powers, functions, jurisdiction, and responsibilities with regard to the advancement of public health. Existing law requires the department, subject to an appropriation in the Budget Act of 2016, to award funding to local health departments, local governmental agencies, or on a competitive basis to other organizations, as specified, to support or establish programs that provide naloxone to first responders and to at-risk opioid users through programs that serve at-risk drug users. Existing law exempts from civil liability any person who, in good faith and not for compensation, renders emergency medical or nonmedical care or assistance at the scene of an emergency other than an act or omission constituting gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct. This bill would require a person or entity that owns or is responsible for a designated facility, defined as a bar, gas station, public library, or residential hotel, after receiving an opioid antagonist kit from the department, to post an opioid antagonist kit, which includes an instructional poster and opioid antagonist nasal spray, in areas that are readily accessible only by employees, to restock the opioid antagonist kit after each use or upon expiration of the opioid antagonist nasal spray contained in the opioid antagonist kit, and to request a replacement kit from the department, as specified. The bill would exempt from civil liability a person or designated facility that provides, or omits to provide, aid with the opioid antagonist kit, as specified. The bill would prohibit an employer from requiring its employees to render aid, or from disciplining an employee for not rendering aid, or from prohibiting employees to render aid with an opioid antagonist in the event of an apparent overdose. The bill would clarify, among other things, that a designated facility and its employees have no obligation to provide an opioid antagonist in the event of an apparent overdose. This bill would require the department to compile a list of all counties that are experiencing an opioid overdose crisis, as defined, and publish the list on its internet website. The bill would also require the department to provide opioid antagonist kits free of charge to as many designated facilities as possible in the counties on the list, to create the opioid antagonist poster with easy-to-understand instructions and graphics on the administration of the attached opioid antagonist nasal spray, and to make the determination on how best to allocate and distribute its limited supply of opioid antagonist among its various programs in the event of an opioid antagonist supply shortage. This bill would make a violation of these provisions subject to a civil penalty of not more than $100, except for public entities or public employees. The bill would require these provisions to be effective 6 months after the department publishes the list of counties experiencing an opioid crisis on its internet website. The bill would require these provisions to be implemented only upon an appropriation being made for these purposes by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act or another statute. Existing law grants the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, which is within the Department of Industrial Relations, jurisdiction over all employment and places of employment, with the power necessary to enforce and administer all occupational health and safety laws and standards. This bill would require the division to investigate and enforce the provisions in this act. By requiring public libraries to provide opioid antagonist kits, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

  2. Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.

  3. In committee: Held under submission.

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

  5. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  6. Read second time and amended.

  7. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 25).

  8. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  9. Read second time and amended.

  10. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 11).

  11. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  13. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

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

  16. Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and PUB. S.

  17. From printer. May be heard in committee January 5.

  18. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 116 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (116)

116 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 116 →

"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.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

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

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 2000
Democratic 7000
Republican 2000
Total 11000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Maienschein — Yea
Essayli — Yea
Connolly, Damon Democratic Yea
Haney, Matt Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Yea
Papan, Diane Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Dixon, Diane Republican Yea
Sanchez, Kate Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 2000
Unaffiliated 10000
Democratic 3000
Total 15000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
McCarty — Yea
Wood — Yea
Villapudua — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Boerner Horvath — Yea
Vince Fong — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

public-safety healthcare
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does AB 24 do?
Existing law creates the State Department of Public Health and vests it with duties, powers, functions, jurisdiction, and responsibilities with regard to the advancement of public health. Existing law requires the department, subject to an appropriation in the Budget Act of 2016, to award funding to local health departments, local governmental agencies, or on a competitive basis to other organizations, as specified, to support or establish programs that provide naloxone to first responders and to at-risk opioid users through programs that serve at-risk drug users. Existing law exempts from civil liability any person who, in good faith and not for compensation, renders emergency medical or nonmedical care or assistance at the scene of an emergency other than an act or omission constituting gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct. This bill would require a person or entity that owns or is responsible for a designated facility, defined as a bar, gas station, public library, or residential hotel, after receiving an opioid antagonist kit from the department, to post an opioid antagonist kit, which includes an instructional poster and opioid antagonist nasal spray, in areas that are readily accessible only by employees, to restock the opioid antagonist kit after each use or upon expiration of the opioid antagonist nasal spray contained in the opioid antagonist kit, and to request a replacement kit from the department, as specified. The bill would exempt from civil liability a person or designated facility that provides, or omits to provide, aid with the opioid antagonist kit, as specified. The bill would prohibit an employer from requiring its employees to render aid, or from disciplining an employee for not rendering aid, or from prohibiting employees to render aid with an opioid antagonist in the event of an apparent overdose. The bill would clarify, among other things, that a designated facility and its employees have no obligation to provide an opioid antagonist in the event of an apparent overdose. This bill would require the department to compile a list of all counties that are experiencing an opioid overdose crisis, as defined, and publish the list on its internet website. The bill would also require the department to provide opioid antagonist kits free of charge to as many designated facilities as possible in the counties on the list, to create the opioid antagonist poster with easy-to-understand instructions and graphics on the administration of the attached opioid antagonist nasal spray, and to make the determination on how best to allocate and distribute its limited supply of opioid antagonist among its various programs in the event of an opioid antagonist supply shortage. This bill would make a violation of these provisions subject to a civil penalty of not more than $100, except for public entities or public employees. The bill would require these provisions to be effective 6 months after the department publishes the list of counties experiencing an opioid crisis on its internet website. The bill would require these provisions to be implemented only upon an appropriation being made for these purposes by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act or another statute. Existing law grants the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, which is within the Department of Industrial Relations, jurisdiction over all employment and places of employment, with the power necessary to enforce and administer all occupational health and safety laws and standards. This bill would require the division to investigate and enforce the provisions in this act. By requiring public libraries to provide opioid antagonist kits, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Who sponsors AB 24?
AB 24 is sponsored by Haney, Matt (Democratic), Dixon, Diane (Republican), Ortega, Liz (Democratic), Rubio, Blanca E. (Democratic), Waldron, and Cortese, Dave (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 24?
This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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 24?
Track AB 24 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on AB 24

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of AB 24

Last checked for changes 2 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →