Bill Commons

CA AB 2318

enacted

Law enforcement: facilitating medical care.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 2318 pass?

Yes. CA AB 2318 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-29): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 747, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 2318 about?

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.

Who sponsors CA AB 2318?

Elhawary is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2318, joined by 6 cosponsors.

Description

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.

Introduced
2026-04-07
Latest action
2026-09-29 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 747, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Elhawaryauthor
  • Mark Gonzálezcoauthor
  • Schultzcoauthor
  • Gonzalezcoauthor
  • Wienercoauthor
  • Calderoncoauthor
  • Arreguíncoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-29

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 747, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-09-29

    Approved by the Governor.

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-09-08

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

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-08-28

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

  5. 2026-08-28

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 52. Noes 18. Page 6785.).

    amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2026-08-27

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  7. 2026-08-27

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

    passage,reading-1,reading-3

  8. 2026-08-17

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  9. 2026-08-13

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

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  10. 2026-08-13

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

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  11. 2026-08-03

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

    referral-committee

  12. 2026-06-25

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

    amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee

  13. 2026-06-24

    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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  14. 2026-06-10

    Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

    referral-committee

  15. 2026-05-28

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  16. 2026-05-27

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

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  17. 2026-05-27

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 53. Noes 19. Page 5436.)

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  18. 2026-05-19

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  19. 2026-05-18

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

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  20. 2026-05-14

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

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  21. 2026-05-06

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

    referral-committee

  22. 2026-04-16

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

    referral-committee

  23. 2026-04-15

    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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  24. 2026-04-15

    Coauthors revised.

  25. 2026-04-08

    Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

    referral-committee

  26. 2026-04-07

    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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  27. 2026-04-07

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

  28. 2026-03-09

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

    referral-committee

  29. 2026-02-20

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  30. 2026-02-19

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/19/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-19Compare
  • 04/07/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-07Compare
  • 05/18/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-05-18Compare
  • 06/25/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-25Compare
  • 08/13/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-13Compare
  • 09/02/26 - Enrolled — 2026-09-02Compare
  • 09/29/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-29Compare
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  • AB2318Compare

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-04-14 · pass · 7-2

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Schultz: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Alanis: no
    • Lackey: no

  • Do pass as amended.

    2026-05-14 · pass · 10-4

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Krell: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Tangipa: no
    • Ta: no
    • Dixon: no
    • Hoover: no
    • Pacheco: other

  • AB 2318 Elhawary Assembly Third Reading

    2026-05-27 · pass · 53-19

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

  • Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-06-23 · pass · 5-1

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Caballero: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Seyarto: no

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