Policy committees have started to hear legislative bills this week. Of interest to CHEAC members, AB 6 (Lackey) was heard in the Assembly Public Safety Committee. AB 6 creates a drugged driving task force within the CA Highway Patrol to develop recommendations for best practices, protocols, proposed legislation, and other policies that will address the issue…
Read More »Today the CHEAC Legislative Committee held our first meeting of the year to review the first batch of introduced bills. A complete bill list with actions from today’s meeting will be forthcoming. A few bills are highlighted below: Dental Health Services AB 15 (Maienschein) as introduced on 12/6/16 – Support Requires DHCS to increase reimbursement…
Read More »This week two Senate Committees held cannabis related hearings. The Senate Governance and Finance Committee, chaired by Senator Mike McGuire (D-San Rafael), convened on Tuesday to mainly discuss compliance issues with industry and law enforcement as well as issues about the administration of cannabis taxes statewide. Arguably, the star of the hearing, however, was an…
Read More »This past Monday, the Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development, Senate Agriculture and Senate Health Committees convened a joint hearing on cannabis regulation. The hearing featured updates from the Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation within the Department of Consumer Affairs, California Department of Food and Agriculture, and the Department of Public Health regarding their respective roles….
Read More »Next Monday, January 30, the Senate Business, Professions & Economic Development, Agriculture and Health Committees will host a joint hearing on Cannabis regulations. The hearing will include implementation updates from the following state representatives and will also include various stakeholder perspectives. Lori Ajax, Chief, Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation, Department of Consumer Affairs Jim Houston,…
Read More »Senate pro Tempore Kevin de León announced his committee assignments in back in December, however key committees are listed below. Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee Senators Holly Mitchell (D) (Chair), Jim Nielsen (R) (Vice Chair), Ben Allen (D), Joel Anderson (R), Jim Beall (D), Steve Glazer (D), Mike McGuire (D), Tony Mendoza (D), Bill…
Read More »Today, Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon announced the Assembly Committee assignments for the 2017-18 Legislative Session. Key committee assignments are listed below. Assembly Committee on Budget Assembly Members Phil Ting (D) (Chair), Jay Obernolte (R) (Vice Chair) Travis Allen (R), Joaquin Arambula (D), Richard Bloom (D), Anna Caballero (D), Rocky Chávez (R), David Chiu (D), Steven…
Read More »Yesterday, the California Senate Health Committee convened a hearing in Kern County – home to United States House of Representatives Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy – discussing the risks to California should the Federal Government repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Assembly Member Joaquin Arambula, a Central Valley native and former emergency room physician, joined the…
Read More »The California Legislature returned to the Capitol on Wednesday, January 4, for a relatively quiet and short week. Legislative leadership announced retaining former U.S. Attorney General, Eric Holder and his firm Covington & Burling, to serve as legal counsel to advise on potential legal challenges with the incoming Trump Administration. Legislative leaders noted that the…
Read More »Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon announced his leadership team and committee chairs for the upcoming legislative session. Key changes include the appointment of Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula (D-31) as chair of the Assembly Budget Subcommittee #1 on Health and Human Services. Assemblyman Phil Ting (D-19) remains chair of the Assembly Budget Committee. Assemblyman Jim Wood (D-2) remains…
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