20250ACR_012297CHP INTRODUCED 2026-01-15 PASSED_ASSEMBLY 2026-01-29 PASSED_SENATE 2026-02-19 ENROLLED 2026-02-20 CHAPTERED 2026-02-25 FILED 2026-02-25 2025 ACR CHP CHR 0 Introduced by Assembly Member Ahrens (Coauthors: Assembly Members Addis, Aguiar-Curry, Alanis, Alvarez, Ávila Farías, Bains, Bennett, Berman, Boerner, Bonta, Bryan, Calderon, Caloza, Carrillo, Castillo, Chen, Connolly, Davies, DeMaio, Dixon, Elhawary, Ellis, Fong, Gabriel, Gallagher, Garcia, Jeff Gonzalez, Mark González, Hadwick, Haney, Harabedian, Hart, Hoover, Irwin, Jackson, Johnson, Kalra, Krell, Lackey, Lee, Lowenthal, Macedo, McKinnor, Muratsuchi, Nguyen, Ortega, Pacheco, Papan, Patel, Patterson, Pellerin, Petrie-Norris, Quirk-Silva, Ramos, Rivas, Michelle Rodriguez, Rogers, Blanca Rubio, Sanchez, Schiavo, Schultz, Sharp-Collins, Solache, Soria, Stefani, Ta, Tangipa, Wallis, Ward, Wicks, Wilson, and Zbur) LEAD_AUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ahrens COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Addis COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Aguiar-Curry COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Alanis COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Alvarez COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ávila Farías COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Bains COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Bennett COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Berman COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Boerner COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Bonta COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Bryan COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Calderon COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Caloza COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Carrillo COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Castillo COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Chen COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Connolly COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Davies COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY DeMaio COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Dixon COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Elhawary COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ellis COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Fong COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Gabriel COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Gallagher COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Garcia COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Jeff Gonzalez COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Mark González COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Hadwick COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Haney COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Harabedian COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Hart COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Hoover COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Irwin COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Jackson COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Johnson COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Kalra COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Krell COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Lackey COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Lee COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Lowenthal COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Macedo COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY McKinnor COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Muratsuchi COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Nguyen COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ortega COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Pacheco COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Papan COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Patel COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Patterson COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Pellerin COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Petrie-Norris COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Quirk-Silva COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ramos COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Rivas COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Michelle Rodriguez COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Rogers COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Blanca Rubio COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Sanchez COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Schiavo COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Schultz COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Sharp-Collins COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Solache COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Soria COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Stefani COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ta COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Tangipa COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Wallis COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ward COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Wicks COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Wilson COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Zbur Relative to Anesthesiologists Week.

Anesthesiologists Week Anesthesiologists Week. This measure would designate the week of January 25, 2026, to January 31, 2026, inclusive, as Anesthesiologists Week. NO

WHEREAS, Anesthesiologists have advanced patient care throughout the history of modern medicine and have been instrumental in pivotal milestones in medical history. Through leadership, innovation, and scientific rigor, anesthesiologists have shaped what is possible in surgical care, pain management, critical care, and patient safety; and

WHEREAS, The development, refinement, and safe clinical application of anesthesia, including ether, chloroform, nitrous oxide, and later modern agents, including halothane, sevoflurane, propofol, and remifentanil, were advanced through the leadership and expertise of anesthesiologists, making painless surgery possible and transforming medicine; and

WHEREAS, Anesthesiologists pioneered modern airway management and continue to lead the advancement of endotracheal intubation techniques and devices that protect patients’ breathing and life-sustaining functions during surgery and critical illness; and

WHEREAS, The Apgar Score, a standardized assessment used worldwide to evaluate the health of every newborn at birth, was created by anesthesiologist Dr. Virginia Apgar and significantly transformed obstetric and neonatal care; and

WHEREAS, Anesthesiologists played a leading role in advancing mechanical ventilation and ventilator management, helping to give rise to the modern intensive care unit and saving millions of lives worldwide through expertise in physiology, monitoring, and life support; and

WHEREAS, Anesthesiologists are recognized physician leaders in patient safety science and have established the foundation of modern perioperative safety through the development of safety standards, crisis management systems, and the widespread adoption of physiologic monitoring technologies, including pulse oximetry, resulting in the largest sustained reductions in perioperative mortality of any medical specialty; and

WHEREAS, Anesthesiologists play a critical role in addressing maternal morbidity and mortality by providing expert obstetric anesthesia care and leading rapid responses to life-threatening emergencies, including hemorrhage, hypertensive crises, and cardiac events, while advancing multidisciplinary collaboration, evidence-based protocols, and health equity; and

WHEREAS, Anesthesiologists led the advancement of regional anesthesia techniques, including nerve blocks, spinal anesthesia, and epidural anesthesia, transforming pain management, reducing opioid exposure, and contributing to efforts to address the opioid epidemic; and

WHEREAS, The advancement of cardiothoracic, transplant, and trauma anesthesia by anesthesiologists has made once-impossible, high-risk surgical procedures—including open-heart surgery and organ transplantation—safe and achievable; and

WHEREAS, The California Society of Anesthesiologists is a physician organization with more than 3,000 physician members dedicated to promoting the highest standards of anesthesiology, fostering excellence through continuing medical education, advancing patient safety, and advocating for anesthesiologists and the patients they serve;

now, therefore,

be it Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates the week of January 25, 2026, to January 31, 2026, inclusive, as Anesthesiologists Week; and be it further Resolved, That the Legislature urges all Californians to recognize anesthesiologists as physician leaders of the anesthesia care team and critical care specialists whose expertise in patient safety, pain management, and life-sustaining care protects the health and well-being of surgical, obstetric, and chronic pain patients every day; and be it further Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.