This week, the Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) made public its fiscal analysis on AB 1400 by Assembly Member Ash Kalra. Recall, the measure would have created a single-payer health care delivery system known as “CalCare.” A companion measure, ACA 11, would establish a financing mechanism for CalCare by imposing a excise tax, payroll tax, and…
Read More »Today, the CHEAC Legislative Committee convened for its second virtual daylong bill review meeting to assess legislative measures of interest to CHEAC Members and California local health departments. The Legislative Committee reviewed over 90 new bills introduced in the second year of the 2021-22 Legislative Session. As policy and fiscal committees continue to set measures…
Read More »On Wednesday, the Senate Health Committee and Special Committee on Pandemic Response convened a joint informational hearing entitled, “The Long Haul: Preparing for the Impacts of Long COVID.” The hearing featured four panels of medical and public health experts, patients, and consumers to discuss the overview of long COVID, the experience of living with long…
Read More »Policy committees of the California State Senate and Assembly have begun to schedule hearings for new bills introduced in the second half of the 2021-22 Legislative Session. Over the coming weeks, policy committees are anticipated to maintain busy hearing schedules as legislators consider and amend new bill ideas on a wide range of issues and…
Read More »The CHEAC Legislative Committee today convened its first daylong bill review meeting to assess the first batch of new legislative bills introduced in the second year of the 2021-22 Legislative Session. The Legislative Committee reviewed nearly 30 measures of potential interest to California local health departments and public health services in the state. The CHEAC…
Read More »The California State Senate and Assembly today reached the deadline to introduce new bills for the second half of the 2021-22 Legislative Session. Legislators this week introduced hundreds of bills on a wide range of topics, and the Senate and Assembly desks are anticipated to finalize processing of all new bill introductions through the weekend….
Read More »This week, CHEAC held its State Legislative Member Education Days in a virtual format with numerous California State Senators and Assembly Members. 17 jurisdictions participated in this year’s annual event, meeting with 24 legislator offices to urge support of the California Can’t Wait Coalition Public Health Equity and Readiness Opportunity (HERO) Initiative. CHEAC extends our…
Read More »On Wednesday, the Senate Rules Committee convened to consider the appointment of Dr. Rohan Radhakrishna as Deputy Director of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Office of Health Equity (OHE). Dr. Radhakrishna presented to the committee, discussing his background in a local health department and safety net clinic, as well as his goals and…
Read More »On Monday, the California State Senate and Assembly met the deadline for two-year bills introduced in their house of origin last year to be advanced to the next house. Several high-profile measures awaited action on Monday, including bills related to health care and environmental health. Of note, AB 1400 by Assembly Member Ash Kalra failed…
Read More »The California Joint Legislative Committee on Emergency Management on Thursday convened an informational hearing to assess the state’s extreme heat emergency. Senator Henry Stern, chair of the joint committee, opened the hearing by highlighting concerning trends in extreme heat and wildfires in the state of California, largely exacerbated by impacts of climate change. Assembly Member…
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