The legislative move to shift six tobacco-related bills to the special session on health care was a remarkable event in the California Legislature, basically circumventing the Assembly Committee on Governmental Organization, which had put up strong resistance to two of the bills. “It’s not every year we have a special session on health, so we’re Read More »
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CA Senate sends mandatory vaccines bill to governor
After months of packed committee hearings and lengthy floor debates, California’s controversial mandatory vaccinations proposal finally heads to Gov. Jerry Brown for consideration. In a 24-14 concurrence vote, the state Senate on Monday accepted Assembly amendments to Senate Bill 277, which would eliminate California’s personal and religious belief exemptions for vaccinating schoolchildren, and sent the Read More »
California Senate Takes Action on Key Bills Today
California Senate approves health care for undocumented immigrants BY ALEXEI KOSEFF A proposal to expand health care to Californians in the country illegally cleared the Senate on Tuesday, passing on a 28-11 vote and heading to the Assembly. Senate Bill 4 would allow undocumented immigrants to purchase health insurance on the state exchange, pending a Read More »
2015-16 Legislative Process and Deadlines
February 27, 2015, marks the last day for Legislators to introduce bills, which signals the start of the next phase of the Legislative session: committee hearings. Bills must be in print for 30 days before they can be heard in a committee hearing. Once the bills are referred to a committee, the author must present Read More »
The 2015-16 Legislative Session Kicks Off!
On Monday, January 5, 2015, California’s statewide elected officials returned to Sacramento. Governor Jerry Brown was sworn into his historic fourth term as California’s Governor in front of the California Legislature, Constitutional and Judicial Officers. The Governor is now focused on presenting his budget proposal on January 9. Concurrently, the Legislature will focus their priorities Read More »
Health Committee Members Announced
Senate leadership yesterday announced the members of the Senate Committee on Health, along with releasing the makeup of its other committee memberships. As expected, Sen. Ed Hernandez (D-West Covina) returns as chair of Senate Health. The vice chair this session is Janet Nguyen (R-Garden Grove), serving in the Senate for the first time. Seven other Read More »
Officials Say California Is Ready To Handle Potential Ebola Cases
California health officials during an Assembly health committee hearing said the state is prepared to respond to an Ebola case, theElk Grove Citizen reports (Gold, Elk Grove Citizen, 11/25). Read more here.
2014 General Election: Results
On Tuesday, November 4, the citizens of this country were called upon to participate in democracy. Although voter turnout was at a historic low of 29%, not counting absentee ballots, California voters still sent strong messages to the Legislature regarding proposed policy changes. In addition to voting for local, state and congressional representation, Californians also Read More »
The Governor Completes Final Actions
While the 2013-14 Legislative Session adjourned the morning of Saturday August 30, the Governor had until September 30 to take final action on legislation. In total, the Governor received 1074 bills, of which he signed 930, vetoed 143 and only one bill became law without his signature. Here is a quick rundown on the Governor’s Read More »
Summer Recess begins soon in Sacramento
Today marks a milestone for legislation in Sacramento. All bills must be heard and passed out of policy committees to continue on for the year. ACHD Advocacy Team has spent countless hours in committee hearings for the past few weeks. Here are a few bills of importance that will be moving forward: AB 194 (Campos) ACHD Read More »