Bill Text: CA AB437 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 437 (Prior Session Legislation)

NOTE: There are more recent revisions of this legislation. Read Latest Draft

Bill Title: At-risk persons: first responders.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Failed) 2018-02-01 - From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [AB437 Detail]

Download: California-2017-AB437-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 437

Introduced by Assembly Member Rodriguez

February 13, 2017

An act to relating to emergency services.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 437, as introduced, Rodriguez. Emergency services.

Existing law, the Warren-911-Emergency Act, provides for an emergency response system among city and county police and first responders to provide coordinated emergency services to persons in emergency situations.

This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would modify emergency response systems to improve interactions between people with disabilities and law enforcement and other first responders.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that modifies emergency response systems to improve interactions between people with disabilities and law enforcement and other first responders.