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Bill to require reporting on 911/EMS dispatcher compliance advances after survivor testimony
Summary
Assemblymember Carrillo’s AB 2041 would require public‑safety agencies that were noncompliant at the start of the year to report their compliance status to local EMS agencies by Jan. 31, 2027; the California Ambulance Association and an EMT witness recounted a case in which dispatcher CPR instructions helped save a life and urged an 'aye' vote.
Assemblymember Carrillo presented AB 2 041 as a follow up to earlier dispatcher training legislation to improve pre‑arrival medical assistance and public‑safety reporting. Under the agreed amendments, the bill requires public‑safety agencies that were not in compliance at the start of the year to report their compliance status to local EMS agencies by Jan. 31, 2027.
Sean Sullivan, representing the California Ambulance Association and CEO of Life West Ambulance, testified in support and described a personal example in which dispatcher CPR instructions for seven minutes contributed to a high‑school coach’s survival. "He is alive today and well, and would not be here today if it weren't for those instructions," Sullivan said, urging an aye vote.
The committee accepted amendments and, after quorum, moved the bill and referred it to Appropriations for further consideration.
