Law enforcement: facilitating medical care.

Legislative status

1. Introduced
2. In Committee
3. Reported by Committee
4. Floor Vote Scheduled
5. Passed One Chamber
6. Passed Both Chambers
7. Sent to Executive
8. Enacted

Summary

AB 2318 focuses on the role of police and other law‑enforcement agencies in helping individuals receive medical treatment when needed. It would impact both law‑enforcement officers and members of the public who interact with them, aiming to improve health outcomes during police encounters. The measure reflects a legislative effort to clarify or improve those interactions.

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Vote

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 53. Noes 19. Page 5436.) · May 27, 2026

Hearings

• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Aug 13, 2026
• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Aug 3, 2026
• Public Safety Committee Hearing
  Public Safety · Jun 23, 2026
• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · May 14, 2026
• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · May 6, 2026

History

1. May 28, 2026In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2. May 27, 2026Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 53. Noes 19.)
3. May 19, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
4. May 18, 2026Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
5. May 14, 2026From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 4.) (May 14).
6. May 6, 2026In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
7. Apr 16, 2026Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
8. Apr 15, 2026From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
9. Apr 15, 2026Coauthors revised.
10. Apr 8, 2026Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
11. Apr 7, 2026In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
12. Apr 7, 2026From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.

The 12 most recent of 15 recorded actions.

Sponsors

• Sade Elhawary (D) · sponsor
• Elhawary
• Gonzalez
• Mark González
• Schultz
• Wiener

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