Category: Legislative Updates

JLAC, Assembly Health Committee Convene Joint Informational Hearing on State Auditor Report on Preventive Health Services for Medi-Cal Children

On Tuesday, the Joint Legislative Audit Committee (JLAC) and the Assembly Health Committee convened an informational hearing related to California State Auditor Elaine Howle’s recent report, “Department of Health Care Services: Millions of Children in Medi-Cal Are Not Receiving Preventive Health Services.” Recall, the audit report, released in March, determined that an average 2.4 million…

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Legislature Continues Bill Hearings, Reaches Deadline for Non-Fiscal Bills

This week, the California Legislature continued a steady pace of committee hearings as it begins to shift its focus toward floor sessions and budget deliberations which will occur throughout the month of May. Today marks the deadline for bills without a fiscal impact to be heard in policy committees and advanced to the floor of…

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Legislature Returns from Spring Recess, Meets Fiscal Bill Deadline

On Monday, the California Legislature returned from its Spring Recess to a busy week of committee hearings and bill negotiations. Today is the deadline for policy committees to hear and report all bills with a fiscal impact introduced in their house of origin. Next Friday is the deadline for policy committees to hear and report…

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After Marathon Week of Hearings, Legislature Begins Spring Recess

The California Legislature wrapped up an extremely busy week of committee hearings, bill negotiations, and amendments, breaking for its 10-day Spring Recess upon adjournment of yesterday’s session. Policy committee hearings stretched several hours – some into the evening hours – as committees considered and acted upon a significant number of measures. Advocates packed the halls…

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One Week Remains Before Legislature’s Spring Recess

This week, the California Legislature maintained a swift pace of committee hearings, bill negotiations, and amendments. The Legislature will begin its 10-day Spring Recess upon the adjournment of session next Thursday, April 11. Upon their return on April 22, legislators will have limited time to move bills along the legislative process before meeting deadlines. All…

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Policy Committees Advance Number of Bills, Pan Unveils Vaccination Exemption Measure

The California Legislature maintained a robust pace of committee hearings this week as it continues to shift from informational hearings to more substantive bill hearings. Two weeks remain before the Legislature’s 10-day Spring Recess which is set to begin on April 11. Notably this week, Senator Richard Pan gutted and amended SB 276 which would…

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Legislature in Full Swing as Bills Continue to Be Set for Hearings

The California Legislature is in full swing as indicated by this week’s significant number of amendments to bills, policy committee hearings, and budget activities. The next several weeks are expected to be very busy with additional bill hearings and amendments prior to the Legislature’s 10-day Spring Recess that begins on April 11. This week’s CHEAC…

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CHEAC Legislative Committee Reviews Additional Bills, Takes Positions

The California Legislature continues to ramp up its hearing activities with a considerable amount of bills set for their first policy committee hearings over the coming weeks. Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon announced the appointment of Assembly Member Eloise Gómez Reyes as acting chair of the Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health and Human Services…

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Health Committees Convene Joint Hearing on Opioid Crisis

The Senate and Assembly Health Committees convened a joint hearing on Wednesday entitled “Increasing Access to Treatment and Services in Response to the Opioid Crisis.” The hearing featured various panels highlighting the Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) pilots, the California Hub & Spoke System (CA H&SS), and other programmatic efforts underway in California to…

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Legislature Continues with Informational Hearings, Begins to Set Bill Hearings

This week, Senate and Assembly Committees continued to hold a number of informational hearings focused on a variety of issues, including public health, mental health, and housing. Committee hearings for specific bills are beginning to be set for the coming weeks as the Legislature approaches deadlines in late-April and early-May to advance measures out of…

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