California AB2318: Law enforcement: facilitating medical care.

What the bill says

An act to add Section 832.11 to the Penal Code, relating to law enforcement. law enforcement Law enforcement: facilitating medical care. Existing law generally provides for the regulation of law enforcement agencies and requires specified law enforcement agencies to maintain policies on, among other things, use of force, hate crimes, and gun violence restraining orders…

From the chaptered text, September 29, 2026:

An act to add Section 832.11 to the Penal Code, relating to law enforcement. law enforcement Law enforcement: facilitating medical care. Existing law generally provides for the regulation of law enforcement agencies and requires specified law enforcement agencies to maintain policies on, among other things, use of force, hate crimes, and gun violence restraining orders. Existing law requires the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training to establish and keep updated a field training officer course relating to competencies of the field training program and police training program that addresses how to interact with persons with certain conditions. This bill would make it unlawful for a law enforcement officer to deny, delay, obstruct, or fail to facilitate access to medical evaluation or treatment for an individual under law enforcement control, but who is not in the custody of, or detained by, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, if it is safe and reasonable to provide access to treatment and a medical professional has been requested or is present and is willing to render care to the individual. If access to medical evaluation or treatment is denied or delayed when a medical professional is present and is willing to assist, the bill would require law enforcement to document the basis of the denial within 72 hours of the incident, as specified. …

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Sponsors

• Sade Elhawary (D, AD57) · primary sponsor
• Lena Gonzalez (D, SD33)
• Scott Wiener (D, SD11)
• Mark González (D, AD54)
• Nick Schultz (D, AD44)
• Lisa Calderon (D, AD56)
• Jesse Arreguín (D, SD07)

Latest actions

1. September 29, 2026: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 747, Statutes of 2026.
2. September 29, 2026: Approved by the Governor.
3. September 8, 2026: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
4. August 28, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 52. Noes 18. Page 6785.).
5. August 28, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 52. Noes 18.).
6. August 27, 2026: In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
7. August 27, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 25. Noes 10.).
8. August 17, 2026: Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
9. August 13, 2026: Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
10. August 13, 2026: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 13).

Votes

• AB 2318 Elhawary Concurrence in Senate Amendments (August 28, 2026): 52 yea, 18 nay, passed
• Assembly 3rd Reading AB2318 Elhawary et al. By Gonzalez (August 27, 2026): 26 yea, 10 nay, passed
• Do pass as amended (August 13, 2026): 5 yea, 2 nay, passed
• Placed on suspense file (August 3, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] (June 23, 2026): 5 yea, 1 nay, passed
• AB 2318 Elhawary Assembly Third Reading (May 27, 2026): 53 yea, 19 nay, passed

Common questions

What is AB2318?

AB2318 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Law enforcement: facilitating medical care.

What does AB2318 do?

In its own words: An act to add Section 832.11 to the Penal Code, relating to law enforcement. law enforcement Law enforcement: facilitating medical care. Existing law generally provides for the regulation of law enforcement agencies and requires specified law enforcement agencies to maintain policies on, among other things, use of force, hate crimes, and gun violence restraining orders…

What is the status of AB2318?

Chaptered as of September 29, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 747, Statutes of 2026. (September 29, 2026).

Who sponsored AB2318?

Sade Elhawary (D, AD57), with 6 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for AB2318?

On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2318