Committee advances bill letting local emergency offices seek 'code 3' vehicle permits
The Senate Transportation Committee advanced AB 438, which would let city and county offices of emergency services apply to the California Highway Patrol for authorized emergency vehicle permits to use lights and sirens when circumstances warrant; the measure passed the committee on a 12-0 vote and moves to the Committee on Appropriations.
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Assemblymember Christy Haslund Hadwick on behalf of Assemblymember Hadwick (author) told the California State Senate Transportation Committee that AB 438 would let city and county offices of emergency services apply to the California Highway Patrol for an authorized emergency vehicle permit to use lights and sirens in time‑sensitive life‑safety situations.
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