The Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) this week released an issue brief as part of its continuation of Pain in the Nation: The Drug, Alcohol, and Suicide Crises series. In 2017, more than 152,000 Americans died from alcohol- and drug-induced fatalities and suicide, the highest number ever recoded and more than twice as many as…
Read More »This week, the Budget Conference Committee heard remaining items that must be reconciled between the Assembly and Senate budget packages related to Health & Human Services, State Administration and General Government, and Public Safety, Corrections, and the Judiciary. Negotiations are now underway among legislative leaders and the Newsom Administration as all parties involved work to…
Read More »This week, Assembly and Senate policy committees once again began holding hearings on measures advanced out of their house of origin in compliance with the May 31 deadline. The Legislature has just over one month before facing additional deadlines for policy committees to hear and report fiscal bills to fiscal committees (July 10) and non-fiscal…
Read More »On Wednesday, the Senate Rules Committee held a confirmation hearing for Mark Ghaly, MD, MPH, for the position of Secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency (CHHS). Dr. Ghaly, in his remarks before the committee, highlighted his experience as a physician, public health professional, and health systems leader in San Francisco and Los…
Read More »On Thursday, the Budget Conference Committee, comprised of five Senators and five Assembly Members, convened to begin its work to reconcile differences in budget packages approved by Senate and Assembly budget committees. Conference Committee Chair Senator Holly Mitchell opened the hearing by detailing the work ahead of the committee, which includes a great deal of…
Read More »Today marks the deadline for the California Legislature to pass bills out of their house of origin. Both the Senate and Assembly this week were in floor sessions only, maintaining a steady pace of floor debate and votes each day. Measures passed out of their house of origin will now be considered through the committee…
Read More »The CHEAC Office will be closed on Monday, May 27 in observance of Memorial Day. We will resume normal operations on Tuesday, May 28.
Read More »This week featured a series of budget actions as the Legislature works to meet the June 15 constitutional deadline to pass the budget. Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 convened on Tuesday to close out all remaining items. Acting Chair Eloise Gómez Reyes thanked all members and staff for their work throughout the spring and…
Read More »The California Legislature maintained a steady pace of floor sessions this week, working to advance measures out of their house of origin ahead of next Friday’s deadline to do so. Both the Senate and Assembly face another busy week of floor session again next week, and no other committees other than the conference committees or…
Read More »The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Violence Prevention Initiative (VPI) will host a webinar on suicide prevention on Thursday, June 13 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm. The webinar will include an overview of CDPH suicide-related data briefs, statewide suicide prevention plan update from the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (MHSOAC), and local…
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