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CaliforniaAB 4632025-2026 Regular SessionHouse

Emergency medical services: police canines.

Sponsored By: Michelle Michelle Rodriguez (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.

Responders can give pet first aid

Emergency responders may give basic first aid to dogs and cats, unless their employer forbids it. Allowed steps include oxygen, mask ventilation, clearing the upper airway (not intubation), direct pressure, and bandaging. The law shields responders from criminal charges under veterinary practice rules for this care. It clarifies which civil liability rules apply to responders and to other people. The law does not require anyone to treat or transport pets, and a 911 call does not require pet services or create liability for not providing them.

Ambulances can aid and carry police dogs

Licensed ambulances, and tribal fire department ambulances, can carry an injured police or search and rescue dog to a vet when no person needs transport. The handler should ride along if possible. Emergency responders can give basic first aid during transport and are protected from civil and criminal liability when acting in good faith and unpaid, except for gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct. Giving this care is not treated as paid work. No ambulance or responder is required to carry or treat these dogs. Ambulance companies that choose to do so must adopt a canine transport policy, including equipment and decontamination, and get local EMS approval; this policy rule does not apply to ambulances run by a tribal fire department. Contracting agencies cannot make canine care or transport a condition to win an emergency response or transport contract. These rules cover police canines and search and rescue dogs.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Michelle Michelle Rodriguez

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • Juan Alanis

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 233 • No: 0

House vote • 8/18/2025

Item 18 — Assembly AFLOOR

Yes: 76 • No: 0

Senate vote • 7/17/2025

Item 212 — Senate SFLOOR

Yes: 35 • No: 0

legislature vote • 7/1/2025

Vote in CS53

Yes: 13 • No: 0

legislature vote • 6/11/2025

Vote in CS60

Yes: 9 • No: 0

House vote • 5/15/2025

Item 165 — Assembly AFLOOR

Yes: 69 • No: 0

legislature vote • 5/7/2025

Vote in CX25

Yes: 15 • No: 0

legislature vote • 4/22/2025

Vote in CX08

Yes: 16 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 98, Statutes of 2025.

    8/28/2025Senate

  2. Approved by the Governor.

    8/28/2025legislature

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.

    8/25/2025legislature

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2652.).

    8/18/2025House

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

    7/17/2025House

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 2137.).

    7/17/2025Senate

  7. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

    7/15/2025Senate

  8. From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.

    7/14/2025Senate

  9. From 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.

    7/2/2025Senate

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

    6/13/2025Senate

  11. From 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).

    6/12/2025Senate

  12. Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.

    5/28/2025Senate

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

    5/15/2025Senate

  14. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 69. Noes 0. Page 1569.)

    5/15/2025House

  15. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

    5/8/2025House

  16. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 7).

    5/7/2025House

  17. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    4/28/2025House

  18. Read second time and amended.

    4/24/2025House

  19. From 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).

    4/23/2025House

  20. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

    4/3/2025House

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

    4/2/2025House

  22. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

    4/2/2025House

  23. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

    3/18/2025House

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

    3/17/2025House

  25. Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and B. & P.

    3/10/2025House

Bill Text

  • Chaptered

    8/28/2025

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  • Enrolled

    8/20/2025

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  • Amended Senate

    6/13/2025

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  • Amended Assembly

    4/24/2025

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  • Amended Assembly

    4/2/2025

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  • Amended Assembly

    3/17/2025

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  • Introduced

    2/6/2025

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