Existing law requires a person or entity that acquires an automated external defibrillator (AED) to comply with specified requirements, including ensuring that the AED is maintained and tested in accordance with the operation and maintenance guidelines set forth by the manufacturer. Existing law, when an AED is placed in a public or private K–12 school, requires the principal to ensure that the school administrators and staff annually receive information that describes sudden cardiac arrest, the school's emergency response plan, and the proper use of an AED.
California AB 3262 (20232024) — Automated external defibrillators.
Existing law requires a person or entity that acquires an automated external defibrillator (AED) to comply with specified requirements, including ensuring that the AED is maintained and tested in accordance with the operation and maintenance guidelines set forth by the manufacturer. Existing law, when an AED is placed in a public or private K–12 school, requires the principal to ensure that the school administrators and staff annually receive information that describes sudden cardiac arrest, the school's emergency response plan, and the proper use of an AED.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar — 7–0 (pass) · upper
AB 3262 Maienschein Assembly Third Reading — 75–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. — 7–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Maienschein — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2024-02-16 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2024-02-17 From printer. May be heard in committee March 18.
2024-03-11 Referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2024-04-04 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 3). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2024-04-08 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2024-04-09 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2024-04-11 From Consent Calendar by request of Assembly Member Essayli. To Third Reading. reading-1
2024-04-15 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 4784.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-04-15 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2024-05-01 Referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2024-05-29 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (May 29). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-05-30 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2024-06-06 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 32. Noes 0. Page 4355.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-06-06 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2024-06-13 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.
2024-06-14 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2024-06-14 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 19, Statutes of 2024. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e2cc0b2c-e7c8-4ba8-b455-3189c2cf3a48. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).