Assembly Standing Committee on Health

Good afternoon. Before we get in the hearing for AB 1720, I'd like to make a statement on providing testimony at the hearing. We seek to protect the rights of all who participate in the legislative process so that we can have effective deliberation on the critical issues facing California. All witnesses testify will be testifying in person. We allow two main witnesses for a maximum of three minutes each. Additional testimony will also be in person and limited to name, position, and organization. If you represent one.

All testimony comments must be limited to the Bill at hand. We have one Bill before us, AB 1720. The author is here. We do not have a quorum, but we'll go ahead and start as a Subcommittee.

Thank you. Thank you. That's better. Thank you, Mr. Chair and Members. I want to first thank the Committee chair and staff for working with my office on the Bill to ensure that it was in good shape today for a quick Committee hearing. With that, I'm proud to present AB 1720. Amendments taken in the Senate turn this Bill into a basic protection measure for ultrasound patients. AB 1720 ensures medical ultrasounds are provided in licensed settings or by medical providers.

Ultrasounds can reveal serious medical issues and misread ultrasounds can have devastating consequences. Unlicensed ultrasounds do not use insurance, putting the uninsured patients at disproportionate risk. Unlike other states, ultrasounds in California do not require any specific certification or licensure. This Bill requires medical ultrasounds to have licensure or be conducted in a licensed setting. This is a common sense measure to protect patients, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.

Thank you. Any other witnesses? Others in support? Seeing no one. Is there anyone in opposition? Seeing no one. Bring back to the Committee questions or comments?

I know we're operating as a Subcommittee, but I'd be happy to move the Bill at appropriate time.

Okay, thank you. No one else. We will simply wait. Okay.

So willing to entertain a motion on the Bill. Sorry. We need to take role first. Excuse me, I just really jumped ahead. Madam Secretary, please take the roll.

Wood, here. Waldron, here. Aguiar-Curry, absent. Arambula, absent. Boerner, here. Wendy Carrillo, here. Flora, absent. Vince Fong, here. Maienschein, here. McCarty, absent. Joe Patterson, absent. Rodriguez, here. Santiago, absent. Villapudua, absent. Weber, here.

Okay, we have a quorum motion by Ms. Boerner. A second by Mr. Rodriguez. The motion is concur in Senate amendments. Madam Secretary, please call the roll.

Wood, aye. Waldron, no. Aguiar-Curry, absent. Arambula, absent. Boerner, aye. Wendy Carrillo, aye. Flora, absent. Vince Fong, no. Maienschein, aye. McCarty, absent. Joe Patterson, absent. Rodriguez, aye. Santiago, absent. Villapudua, absent. Weber, aye.

We are at five, so we will leave the role. We'll leave the Bill on call.

Thank you, Mr. Chair and Members.

Thank you.

Madam Secretary, please lift the call and call the absent Members.

Aguiar-Curry. Arambula. Flora. McCarty. Joe Patterson. Santiago, aye. Villapudua.

Seven to two. Waldron and Vince Vaughn.

Are you waiting for me?

We're waiting for the other Members as well.

Oh, we are?

All right.

Mr. Patterson.

Not voting.

Not voting. Okay, thank you.

Joe Patterson. Not voting.

Thank you. So we are at 7-2, and we'll put the Bill back on call.

Madam Secretary, please open the roll call. Lift the call. Call the absent Members.

Aguiar-Curry. Arambula. Flora. McCarty, aye. Villapudua. That's eight.

Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. So that is 8-2. The Bill is out. We will leave the roll open for another five minutes and then we'll we'll close it down. Okay.

We're going to go ahead and summarize the vote. The vote was eight votes in favor, two against. The Bill is out of Committee, and we will go ahead and adjourn the Committee hearing. Thank you.