Bill Commons

CA AB 1607

enacted

Emergency medical services.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 1607 pass?

Yes. CA AB 1607 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-30): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 883, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 1607 about?

Existing law establishes the Maddy Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Fund and authorizes each county to establish an emergency medical services fund for reimbursement of costs related to emergency medical services. Existing law, until January 1, 2027, requires 15% of the fund to be used to, among other things, improve access to, and coordination of, pediatric trauma and emergency services, with specified preferences, and requires the cost of administering money deposited into the EMS Fund to be reimbursed from the money collected, as specified. Existing law, until January 1, 2027, authorizes county boards of supervisors to elect to levy an additional penalty, for deposit into the EMS Fund, in the amount of $2 for every $10 upon fines, penalties, and forfeitures collected for criminal offenses. Existing law, until January 1, 2027, requires 15% of the funds collected pursuant to that provision to be used to provide funding for pediatric trauma centers. This bill would extend the operative date of these provisions until January 1, 2037.

Who sponsors CA AB 1607?

Mark González is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1607, joined by 6 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law establishes the Maddy Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Fund and authorizes each county to establish an emergency medical services fund for reimbursement of costs related to emergency medical services. Existing law, until January 1, 2027, requires 15% of the fund to be used to, among other things, improve access to, and coordination of, pediatric trauma and emergency services, with specified preferences, and requires the cost of administering money deposited into the EMS Fund to be reimbursed from the money collected, as specified. Existing law, until January 1, 2027, authorizes county boards of supervisors to elect to levy an additional penalty, for deposit into the EMS Fund, in the amount of $2 for every $10 upon fines, penalties, and forfeitures collected for criminal offenses. Existing law, until January 1, 2027, requires 15% of the funds collected pursuant to that provision to be used to provide funding for pediatric trauma centers. This bill would extend the operative date of these provisions until January 1, 2037.

Introduced
2026-03-25
Latest action
2026-09-30 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 883, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Mark Gonzálezauthor
  • Alaniscoauthor
  • Hadwickcoauthor
  • Krellcoauthor
  • Pattersoncoauthor
  • Soriacoauthor
  • Walliscoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

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  1. 2026-09-30

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 883, Statutes of 2026.

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  2. 2026-09-30

    Approved by the Governor.

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  3. 2026-08-25

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  4. 2026-08-19

    In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  5. 2026-08-19

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.).

  6. 2026-08-19

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5547.).

  7. 2026-07-02

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  8. 2026-07-01

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 30).

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  9. 2026-06-18

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  10. 2026-05-06

    Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and PUB. S.

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  11. 2026-04-20

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

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  12. 2026-04-20

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 1. Page 4726.)

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  13. 2026-04-16

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  14. 2026-04-15

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 14).

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  15. 2026-04-06

    Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  16. 2026-03-26

    Read second time and amended.

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  17. 2026-03-25

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (March 24).

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  18. 2026-03-02

    Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and PUB. S.

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  19. 2026-01-21

    From printer. May be heard in committee February 20.

  20. 2026-01-20

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 01/20/26 - Introduced — 2026-01-20Compare
  • 03/26/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-26Compare
  • 08/21/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-21Compare
  • 09/30/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-30Compare
  • AB1607Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety]

    2026-03-24 · pass · 16-0

    Member-level votes (16)
    • Caloza: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Bonta: yes

  • Do pass.

    2026-04-14 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Schultz: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Mark González: yes

  • AB 1607 Mark González Assembly Third Reading

    2026-04-20 · pass · 72-1

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • DeMaio: no
    • Bonta: other
    • Celeste Rodriguez: other
    • Patterson: other
    • Flora: other
    • Ward: other
    • Lackey: other
    • Tangipa: other

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety]

    2026-06-17 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Grove: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Durazo: yes

  • Do pass

    2026-06-30 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Cortese: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Seyarto: yes

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