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Special Session Gives New Life to Tobacco Bills

Posted on July 20, 2015 by amberw and filed under Legislative NewsTagged California, legislature, public health, tobacco

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 Read More »

CA Senate sends mandatory vaccines bill to governor

Posted on June 29, 2015 by amberw and filed under Legislative NewsTagged legislature, public health, sacramento, vaccine bill

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 Read More »

California Senate Takes Action on Key Bills Today

Posted on June 2, 2015June 2, 2015 by amberw and filed under Legislative NewsTagged bills, CA, Health, legislature, Senate

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 Read More »

2015-16 Legislative Process and Deadlines

Posted on February 20, 2015February 27, 2015 by achdalpha and filed under ACHD BlogTagged legislature

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 Read More »

The 2015-16 Legislative Session Kicks Off!

Posted on January 9, 2015January 16, 2015 by achdalpha and filed under ACHD BlogTagged ACHD, legislature

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 Read More »

Health Committee Members Announced

Posted on January 7, 2015 by achdalpha and filed under State NewsTagged government, health committee, Health Services, legislature, Senate

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 Read More »

Officials Say California Is Ready To Handle Potential Ebola Cases

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Amber King and filed under Legislative News, State NewsTagged CA, California, Ebola, Health, health committee, legislature, Prevention

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 Read More »

2014 General Election: Results

Posted on November 7, 2014November 17, 2014 by achdalpha and filed under ACHD BlogTagged ACHD, CA, general election, legislature, Proposition

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, Read More »

The Governor Completes Final Actions

Posted on October 3, 2014October 10, 2014 by achdalpha and filed under ACHD BlogTagged ACHD, bills, California, Governor, Health, Healthcare, legislature

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 Read More »

Summer Recess begins soon in Sacramento

Posted on June 27, 2014July 7, 2014 by achdalpha and filed under ACHD BlogTagged ACHD, CA, Healthcare, legislature

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 Read More »

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