AB-2405 • 2026

Emergency Medical Services Act.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Gipson
Last action: 2026-04-22
Official status: From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details on legal actions by the Attorney General, only authorization for such actions.

Emergency Medical Services Act

This act requires law enforcement agencies to transport people needing emergency medical care to the nearest appropriate hospital and report this information quarterly.

What This Bill Does

Requires police to take someone who needs urgent medical help to the closest suitable hospital.
Makes local police departments send reports every three months about these transports to a state agency.
Gives a state agency power to check if police are following the rules and can do audits.

Who It Names or Affects

People who need emergency medical care
Law enforcement agencies that transport people needing urgent medical help
The Emergency Medical Services Authority

Terms To Know

Emergency department: A part of a hospital where patients receive immediate medical treatment.
State-mandated local program: When the state government requires local governments to do something, often with extra costs for them.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens if there are no suitable hospitals nearby.
It is unclear how much it will cost local police departments to follow these new rules.
There may be additional costs that the state needs to pay back to local agencies.

Bill History

2026-04-22 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-04-20 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2026-04-16 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.
2026-04-14 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2026-03-24 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on E.M.
2026-03-23 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.M. Read second time and amended.
2026-03-23 California Legislative Information
Referred to Coms. on E.M and PUB. S.
2026-02-21 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2026-02-20 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 2405, as amended, Gipson.
Emergency Medical Services Act.
Existing law, the Emergency Medical Services System and the Prehospital Emergency Medical Care Personnel Act, establishes the Emergency Medical Services Authority. Under existing law, the authority is responsible for the coordination and integration of all state activities concerning emergency medical services. Existing law requires local emergency medical services agencies to establish policies that govern, among other things, the transport and destination of patients within the emergency medical services system.
This bill would require a law enforcement agency transporting a person to an emergency department to transport the person to the nearest appropriate emergency department, as defined, except as specified. The bill would require each law enforcement agency to submit a quarterly report to the authority containing specified information
regarding transports conducted pursuant to these provisions, including, among other things, the origin location of the transported person. By imposing additional duties on local law enforcement agencies, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The bill would require the authority to publish the reports annually, as specified. The bill would require the authority to exercise regulatory oversight to implement and ensure compliance with these provisions and would authorize the authority to, among other things, conduct audits, as specified.
The bill would authorize the Attorney General to bring a civil action for a violation of these provisions, as
specified.
The bill would make related findings and declarations.
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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

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