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California 20252026

AB 2318

Law enforcement: facilitating medical care.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-12 13:12:55 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Lawenforcement, facilitatingmedicalcare
Introduced / first action
2026-02-19 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Existing law generally provides for the regulation of law enforcement agencies and requires specified law enforcement agencies to maintain policies on, among other things, use of force, hate crimes, and gun violence restraining orders. Existing law requires the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training to establish and keep updated a field training officer course relating to competencies of the field training program and police training program that addresses how to interact with persons with certain conditions. This bill would make it unlawful for a law enforcement officer to deny, delay, obstruct, or fail to facilitate access to medical evaluation or treatment for an individual under law enforcement control, but who is not in the custody of, or detained by, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, if it is safe and reasonable to provide access to treatment and a medical professional has been requested or is present and is willing to render care to the individual. If access to medical evaluation or treatment is denied or delayed when a medical professional is present and is willing to assist, the bill would require law enforcement to document the basis of the denial within 72 hours of the incident, as specified. The bill would authorize administrative discipline, including suspension or termination, against a law enforcement officer who violates those provisions. By creating a new crime and by increasing the duties on local law enforcement relating to reporting, the 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 with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

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  2. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 52. Noes 18.).

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  3. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  4. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 25. Noes 10.).

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  5. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

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  7. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 13).

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  8. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  9. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  10. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 23).

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  11. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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

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  13. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 53. Noes 19.)

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  14. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

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  16. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 4.) (May 14).

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

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  18. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

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  19. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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  20. Coauthors revised.

  21. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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

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

  24. Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and JUD.

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  25. From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  26. Read first time. To print.

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