Existing law requires any person or entity that supplies an AED, which means an automated or automatic external defibrillator (AED) , to notify an agent of the local emergency medical services agency of the existence, location, and type of AED acquired and to provide the acquirer of the AED with all information governing the use, installation, operation, training, and maintenance of the AED. Existing law provides that any person or entity that acquires an AED is not liable for civil damages resulting from any acts or omissions in the rendering of emergency care, except as provided, if certain conditions are met, including, but not limited to, that the AED is checked for readiness after each use and at least every 30 days if the AED has not been used in the preceding 30 days. Existing law also provides that a person or entity that provides AED training to a person who renders emergency care is not liable for any civil damages, as specified.
California SB 287 (20152016) — Automated external defibrillators (AEDs).
Existing law requires any person or entity that supplies an AED, which means an automated or automatic external defibrillator (AED) , to notify an agent of the local emergency medical services agency of the existence, location, and type of AED acquired and to provide the acquirer of the AED with all information governing the use, installation, operation, training, and maintenance of the AED. Existing law provides that any person or entity that acquires an AED is not liable for civil damages resulting from any acts or omissions in the rendering of emergency care, except as provided, if certain conditions are met, including, but not limited to, that the AED is checked for readiness after each use and at least every 30 days if the AED has not been used in the preceding 30 days. Existing law also provides that a person or entity that provides AED training to a person who renders emergency care is not liable for any civil damages, as specified.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Unfinished Business SB287 Hueso Concurrence — 38–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 9–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 28–3 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] — 9–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass — 4–2 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] — 14–0 (pass) · lower
SB 287 Hueso Senate Third Reading By BIGELOW — 75–1 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Hueso — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2015-02-19 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2015-02-20 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
2015-03-05 Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD. referral-committee
2015-03-27 Set for hearing April 15.
2015-04-16 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 651.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-05-01 Set for hearing May 12.
2015-05-13 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 2. Page 982.) (May 12). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-05-14 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2015-05-26 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 3. Page 1097.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-05-26 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2015-06-04 Referred to Coms. on B. & P. and JUD. referral-committee
2015-06-23 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2015-07-07 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (July 7). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2015-07-08 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-07-15 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 14). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2015-07-16 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-08-19 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 19). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-08-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2015-08-27 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 1. Page 2631.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-08-27 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2015-08-31 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2271.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2015-09-01 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2015-10-02 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2015-10-02 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 449, Statutes of 2015.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/10410796-f620-42fd-b88f-7696bb7e3ad3. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).