CaliforniaEmergency medical services: dogs and cats.
What it does
Existing law authorizes a private ambulance owner to operate an emergency ambulance service upon obtaining a license from the Department of the California Highway Patrol, as specified.
More detail
This bill would authorize those license holders or a person who operates ambulances owned or operated by a fire department of a federally recognized Indian tribe to transport a police canine, as defined, or a search and rescue dog, as defined, that is injured in the line of duty, to a veterinary clinic or similar facility if there is no other person requiring medical attention or transport at that time. The bill would require an ambulance operator, except as specified, that provides transport to police canines or search and rescue dogs injured in the line of duty to develop policies regarding the transport of these dogs. The bill would require these policies to be submitted to, and approved by, the local emergency medical services agency.
Existing law requires emergency services and care to be provided to any person requesting the services or care, as specified. Existing law authorizes an emergency responder to provide basic first aid to dogs and cats, as specified, and exempts from civil liability specified emergency personnel who, in good faith and not for compensation, render emergency medical or nonmedical care, including to dogs and cats, at the scene of an emergency, as specified, resulting from any act or omission.
This bill would authorize an emergency responder to provide basic first aid to a police canine or search and rescue dog that is injured in the line of duty while the police canine or search and rescue dog is being transported to a veterinary clinic or similar facility, and would exempt that person from civil or criminal liability if they act in good faith and not for compensation to provide basic first aid to an injured police canine or search and rescue dog while the police canine or search and rescue dog is being transported to a veterinary clinic or similar facility, subject to a specified limitation.
Existing law makes it unlawful for any person to practice veterinary medicine unless the person holds a valid license, as specified, subject to specified exemptions, including that an emergency responder may provide basic first aid to dogs and cats, as defined, to the extent that the provision of that care is not prohibited by the responder's employer.
This bill would make clarifying changes to those provisions authorizing an emergency provider to provide basic first aid to dogs and cats.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Aug 28Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 98, Statutes of 2025.Latest
- Aug 28Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Aug 25Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.To Governor
- Aug 18Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2652.).Major
- Vote recorded AB 463 Michelle Rodriguez Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Jul 17In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Vote recorded Consent Calendar 2nd AB463 Michelle Rodriguez. Result: pass.Upper
- Jul 17Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 2137.).Passed Senate
- Jul 15Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- Jul 14From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- Jul 2From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Jul 1
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 13Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.Major
- Jun 12From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 11).Major
- Jun 11
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- May 28Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.Minor
- May 15In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Vote recorded AB 463 Michelle Rodriguez Consent Calendar Second Day. Result: pass.Lower
- May 15Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 69. Noes 0. Page 1569.)Passed Assembly
- May 8Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- May 7From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 7).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 28Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Apr 24Read second time and amended.Major
- Apr 23From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 22).Major
- Apr 22
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 3Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.Minor
- Apr 2From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.Major
- Apr 2In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- Mar 18Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.Minor
- Mar 17From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 10Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and B. & P.Minor
- Feb 7From printer. May be heard in committee March 9.
- Feb 6Read first time. To print.Introduced