California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Senate Bill
SB 796: Emergency medical services: state-employed public safety personnel: optional first aid skills.
Did not advance Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
- Did not advance
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Plain-language summary
SB 796 is a senate bill introduced in the California Senate on February 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Emergency medical services: state-employed public safety personnel: optional first aid skills. Primary sponsor: Laura Richardson (D). Most recent recorded action (February 2, 2026): Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
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Official summary
Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.
Existing law requires specified lifeguards, firefighters, and peace officers to be trained to administer first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Existing law requires the training to meet standards prescribed by the Emergency Medical Services Authority, and to be provided at no cost to the lifeguard or firefighter employee. Existing regulations authorize those lifeguards, firefighters, and peace officers to perform specified optional first aid and CPR skills if the lifeguard, firefighter, or peace officer has been trained and tested to demonstrate competence and if authorized by the medical director of the local emergency medical services agency.
This bill would require the authority to act as the authorizing entity for the optional first aid and CPR skills for the lifeguards, firefighters, and peace officers described above that are employed by a state agency, and would require the authority to develop and implement quality assurance and improvement measures, as specified, to ensure the safe and effective use of those skills.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Richardson | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 35 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
- May 23 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
- Set for hearing May 23.
- May 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- Set for hearing May 12.
- Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
- From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 869.) (April 23).
- Set for hearing April 23.
- Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
- From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
- Referred to Com. on RLS.
- Read first time.