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Emergency Ambulance Transport Services Fee Increase / Fiscal Year 2024-25 / Los Angeles Administrative Code

Council File 25-0410

Approved — the city raised ambulance transport fees effective April 30, 2026, and the Council unanimously adopted an expanded version in March that also increased Basic Life Support charges. Supplemental documents are now in committee review.

Introduced
2025-04-15
Last changed
2026-06-16
Status
open
Expires
2028-06-12
Committee
Budget and Finance Committee
Initiated by
Board of Fire Commissioners
References
Board Report: 25-023City Attorney Report: R25-0649; R26-0294

Brief

The Board of Fire Commissioners proposed raising emergency ambulance transport fees for fiscal year 2024-25. The ordinance passed both the Public Safety Committee and Budget and Finance Committee, was adopted unanimously by Council 15-0 on March 11, 2026, and transmitted to the Mayor. The ordinance is scheduled to take effect April 30, 2026. Recent City Attorney documents suggest ongoing administrative review, with the measure now pending final processing.

Full summary

The Board of Fire Commissioners initiated this file in April 2025 to increase Emergency Ambulance Transport Services fees under the Los Angeles Administrative Code for fiscal year 2024-25. The core proposal raised rates for Advanced Life Support transport and mileage charges. As the ordinance moved through Council, Councilmember John S. Lee (12th District), seconded by Councilmember Yaroslavsky, introduced a floor amendment on March 11, 2026 to expand the fee increase beyond what the committees had initially approved: the amendment directed the City Attorney to prepare a draft ordinance also raising the Basic Life Support fee from $1,862 to $2,068, a level the Fire Department had recommended in its April 7, 2025 transmittal to the Board of Fire Commissioners but that had not been included in the committee-approved version. The proposal moved through committee review over several months. The Public Safety Committee first approved it on May 7, 2025, followed by Budget and Finance Committee concurrence on June 3, 2025. The full City Council adopted the ordinance on September 30, 2025, subject to reconsideration. A second round of committee activity occurred in early 2026: the Public Safety Committee approved the amended item on January 14, 2026, and the Budget and Finance Committee concurred on January 20, 2026. The Council then adopted the amended ordinance unanimously 15-0 on March 11, 2026. The file was transmitted to the Mayor on March 15, 2026, with a deadline of March 25, 2026 to act. The ordinance was posted and published with an effective date of April 30, 2026. The City Attorney submitted supplemental documents on May 19, 2026, which were referred back to both committees. As of June 12, 2026, the Budget and Finance Committee has scheduled the item for a June 16 meeting. The post-adoption committee activity likely reflects follow-up work on the Basic Life Support fee ordinance that Lee's amendment directed the City Attorney to prepare, rather than any reconsideration of the already-enacted Advanced Life Support rate changes.

Activity (26)

  • 2026-06-16 Budget and Finance Committee concurred with the Public Safety Committee's action of June 10, 2026.
  • 2026-06-12 Budget and Finance Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on June 16, 2026.
  • 2026-06-10 Public Safety Committee approved item(s) .
  • 2026-06-05 Public Safety Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on June 10, 2026.
  • 2026-05-20 City Attorney document(s) referred to Budget and Finance Committee; Public Safety Committee.
  • 2026-05-20 Document submitted by City Attorney, dated May 19, 2026.
  • 2026-03-26 Ordinance posted/published. Ordinance effective date: April 30, 2026.
  • 2026-03-15 Council transmitted file to Mayor. Last day for Mayor to act is March 25, 2026.
  • 2026-03-11 Council action final.
  • 2026-03-11 Council adopted item as amended, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.
  • 2026-03-06 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on March 11, 2026.
  • 2026-01-20 Budget and Finance Committee concurred with the Public Safety Committee's action of January 14, 2026.
  • 2026-01-16 Budget and Finance Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on January 20, 2026.
  • 2026-01-14 Public Safety Committee approved item(s) .
  • 2026-01-09 Public Safety Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on January 14, 2026.
  • 2026-01-06 City Attorney document(s) referred to Budget and Finance Committee; Public Safety Committee.
  • 2026-01-05 Document submitted by City Attorney, dated December 30, 2025.
  • 2025-10-01 Council action final.
  • 2025-09-30 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.
  • 2025-09-26 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on September 30, 2025.
  • 2025-06-03 Budget and Finance Committee concurred with the Public Safety Committee action of May 7, 2025.
  • 2025-05-30 Budget and Finance Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on June 3, 2025.
  • 2025-05-07 Public Safety Committee approved item(s) .
  • 2025-05-02 Public Safety Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on May 7, 2025.
  • 2025-04-18 Board of Fire Commissioners document(s) referred to Budget and Finance Committee; Public Safety Committee.
  • 2025-04-15 Document(s) submitted by Board of Fire Commissioners, as follows:Board of Fire Commissioners report, dated April 15, 2025, relative to a proposed increase in the Emergency Ambulance Transport Services Fee for Fiscal Year 2024-25.

Documents (17)

Council votes (1)

  • 2026-03-11 Adopted as Amended — 15-0-0 · Regular

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