California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California SB 389
Pupil health: individuals with exceptional needs: respiratory services: licensed vocational nurses.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Ochoa Bogh (Republican)
Cosponsors (1)
- Dahle (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary
(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.
Text versions
- 10/10/25 - Chaptered· Oct 10, 2025
- 08/29/25 - Enrolled· Aug 29, 2025
- 04/24/25 - Amended Senate· Apr 24, 2025
- 02/14/25 - Introduced· Feb 14, 2025
- SB389
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 8:07 AM.
Actions
- Oct 10, 2025 · Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 582, Statutes of 2025. - Oct 10, 2025 · Legislature
Approved by the Governor. - Sep 3, 2025 · Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m. - Aug 28, 2025 · Senate
In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. - Aug 28, 2025 · House
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 2775.) Ordered to the Senate. - Aug 21, 2025 · House
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. - Aug 20, 2025 · House
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 20). - Jul 8, 2025 · House
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. - Jul 3, 2025 · House
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. - May 29, 2025 · House
Referred to Coms. on ED. and B. & P. - May 15, 2025 · House
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. - May 15, 2025 · Senate
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 1091.) Ordered to the Assembly. - May 13, 2025 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. - May 12, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. - May 2, 2025 · Senate
Set for hearing May 12. - Apr 28, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 917.) (April 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Apr 24, 2025 · Senate
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D. - Apr 3, 2025 · Senate
Set for hearing April 28. - Mar 26, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on B. P. & E.D. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 566.) (March 26). Re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D. - Mar 11, 2025 · Senate
Set for hearing March 26. - Feb 26, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Coms. on ED. and B. P. & E.D. - Feb 18, 2025 · Senate
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 17. - Feb 14, 2025 · Senate
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.