Today is the deadline for the Senate and Assembly policy committees to hear and report all measures with a fiscal impact in their house of origin. While many bills were advanced onto fiscal committees, several other measures met their fate by either failing passage or not receiving a hearing in their policy committees. The Legislature…
Read More »The California Legislature experienced another whirlwind of a week, holding a series of policy committee hearings and amending measures ahead of significant upcoming deadlines. Recall, policy committees must hear and report fiscal bills introduced in their house of origin by next Friday, April 27. The Legislature will face a similar deadline in early May for…
Read More »This week, the California Legislature continued its flurry of activities with two weeks remaining before the April 27 deadline for policy committees to hear and report all fiscal bills introduced in their house of origin. Lawmakers have been extremely busy amending measures and presenting bills at policy committee hearings, and a significant number of bills…
Read More »The California Legislature returned to Sacramento after a week-long Spring Recess for what is already shaping out to be a busy April season as Legislators work to meet the April 27 deadline for fiscal bills to be passed by the policy committee of their house of origin. Key activities and bills of interest are provided…
Read More »Sacramento was quiet this week as the California Legislature was away on its weeklong Spring Recess. The Senate and Assembly will be back in session next Monday, April 2 where a whirlwind of a month is expected in April. The Legislature faces two significant upcoming deadlines: April 27: The last day for policy committees to…
Read More »Atkins Sworn in as Senate President Pro Tempore, Legislature Breaks for Spring Recess The California Legislature maintained a busy schedule this week with a number of hearings, amended bills, and a Senate leadership change prior to adjourning for its 10-day Spring Recess. On Thursday, Senator Toni Atkins was sworn in as the Senate President Pro…
Read More »With one week remaining before its one-week spring recess, the California Legislature continues with its busy spring, amending bills and scheduling and holding policy committee hearings. The CHEAC Legislative Committee met last Friday to review the second batch bills introduced in 2018 and identified nearly 60 new bills that have an impact on public health…
Read More »On Wednesday, the Senate Health Committee and Senate Education Committee held a joint informational hearing on Health Insurance Coverage and Access to Care for College Students. Senator Ben Allen, Chair of the Senate Education Committee, provided opening comments for the hearing, which included aim of the hearing, desire to understand the scope of problem, learn…
Read More »The Assembly Select Committee on Health Care Delivery Systems and Universal Coverage this week released its final report after holding a series of hearings on the topic between October 2017 and February 2018. Recall last year, Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon shelved SB 562 (Lara) which would have created a universal health care system in California…
Read More »The CHEAC Legislative Committee is meeting in Sacramento today to review the second set of new bills introduced in 2018. Over 100 bills will be reviewed and assessed for their impact on public health and local health departments, and CHEAC’s official positions on measures will be determined by the committee. Our CHEAC Weekly Bill Chart…
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