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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Senate Bill

SB 389: Pupil health: individuals with exceptional needs: respiratory services: licensed vocational nurses.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 389 is a senate bill introduced in the California Senate on February 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Pupil health: individuals with exceptional needs: respiratory services: licensed vocational nurses. Primary sponsor: Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh (R). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (October 10, 2025): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 582, Statutes of 2025.

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Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

(1)Existing law, the Respiratory Care Practice Act, establishes the Respiratory Care Board of California to license and regulate the practice of respiratory care. The act authorizes, among other things, a licensed vocational nurse who is employed by a home health agency to perform respiratory tasks and services identified by the board, as specified.

This bill would also authorize the performance of suctioning and other basic respiratory tasks and services by a licensed vocational nurse under the supervision of a credentialed school nurse.

(2)Existing law authorizes an individual with exceptional needs who requires specialized physical health care services, as defined, during the regular schoolday, to be assisted by individuals meeting specified requirements.

This bill would also authorize an individual with exceptional needs who requires specialized physical health care services to be assisted by a licensed vocational nurse under the supervision of a credentialed school nurse for the above-described basic respiratory services.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rosilicie Ochoa BoghPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Megan DahleCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 582, Statutes of 2025.
  2. Approved by the Governor.
  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
  4. In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
  5. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 2775.) Ordered to the Senate.
  6. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
  7. From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 20).
  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  9. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.
  10. Referred to Coms. on ED. and B. & P.
  11. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
  12. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 1091.) Ordered to the Assembly.

Sources

  1. California Legislative Information — pubinfo database export
  2. Official bill page