Fiscal Discussions Continue
This week’s Appropriations hearings had packed agendas as the Legislative deadline for bills to be moved to the floor is May 26. Hundreds of bills have been sent to Suspense File, where they will await their final fate. The Senate and Assembly Appropriations Committees will conduct their final business for bills in their house of origin during the early part of next week week and will conclude with Suspense File hearings.
CHEAC’s most recent bill chart can be viewed here.
Microenterprise Home Kitchens Bill to be Heard Next Week
AB 626 (E. Garcia) as amended on 5/2/17 – Oppose
Assembly Member Eduardo Garcia’s AB 626 will be heard in the Assembly Appropriations Committee on Wednesday, May 24 at 9:00 am. CHEAC, along with the Health Officers Association of California (HOAC), California State Association of Counties (CSAC), Urban Counties of California (UCC), and Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC), have taken an oppose position to the bill. The measure would create a new type of food facility under the California Retail Food Code for “microenterprise home kitchens” and allow for the sale of foods directly to consumers from private homes. With the passage of this measure, the likelihood of foodborne illnesses, costly public health investigations, extensive medical care, and lost productivity stands to increase significantly.
We ask local health departments and public health advocates to contact members of the Assembly Appropriations Committee to express your opposition to AB 626 and educate your legislator(s) on the potential impacts to your jurisdiction, particularly as it relates to fiscal and economic impacts. View additional resources on AB 626 below:
CHEAC AB 626 Joint Letter of Opposition
CHEAC AB 626 Fiscal Fact Sheet
Assembly Appropriations Committee Roster
Feel free to contact CHEAC Staff if you have any questions about contacting your legislator(s) regarding AB 626.
Suspense File Bills Set for Next Week
Below are Suspense File bills CHEAC has an eye on next week:
Senate Appropriations Committee – May 25, 2017
SB 17 (Hernandez) – Watch – Health Care Coverage
SB 23 (Portantino) – Watch – Vital Records
SB 43 (Hill) – Watch – Communicable Disease
SB 138 (McGuire) – Watch/Bring Back – Chronic Disease
SB 171 (Hernandez) – Watch – Health Care Coverage
SB 179 (Atkins) – Watch – Vital Records
SB 185 (Hertzberg) – Watch – EMS
SB 210 (Leyva) – Watch – Chronic Disease
SB 222 (Hernandez) – Support – Jail Medical
SB 239 (Wiener) – Watch with Concerns – Communicable Disease
SB 244 (Lara) – Watch – LHD Administration
SB 250 (Hertzberg) – Watch – Health Equity
SB 323 (Mitchell) – Support – Health Care Coverage
SB 350 (Galgiani) – Watch – Jail Medical
SB 382 (Pan) – Support – Communicable Disease
SB 384 (Wiener) – Watch/Bring Back – Injury Prevention
SB 386 (Glazer) – Support – Tobacco
SB 426 (Pan) – Watch – Maternal & Child Health
SB 456 (Pan) – Watch – Health Care Access
SB 608 (Hernandez) – Watch – Drug & Alcohol Services
SB 623 (Monning) – Watch – Health Equity
SB 698 (Hill) – Watch – Cannabis
SB 708 (Skinner) – Support – Health Equity
Assembly Appropriations Committee – May 26, 2017
AB 15 (Maienschein) – Support – Dental Health
AB 40 (Santiago) – Support – Drug & Alcohol Services
AB 63 (Frazier) – Watch – Injury Prevention
AB 64 (Bonta) – Special Interest Bill – Cannabis
AB 74 (Chiu) – Special Interest Bill – Health Equity
AB 76 (Chau) – Watch – Cannabis
AB 82 (Medina) – Watch – Vital Records
AB 164 (Arambula) – Watch – Health Equity
AB 175 (Chau) – Support in Concept – Cannabis
AB 182 (Waldron) – Watch – Drug & Alcohol Services
AB 205 (Wood) – Watch – Health Care Coverage
AB 237 (Gonzalez Fletcher) – Watch – IHSS
AB 247 (C. Garcia) – Watch – Environmental Health
AB 263 (Rodriguez) – Watch with Concerns – EMS
AB 265 (Wood) – Watch – Health Care Coverage
AB 285 (Melendez) – Watch – Drug & Alcohol Services
AB 340 (Arambula) – Support – Health Care Coverage
AB 387 (Thurmond) – Watch – Public Health Workforce
AB 391 (Chiu) – Support – Health Care Coverage
AB 473 (Waldron) – Watch – Jail Medical
AB 587 (Chiu) – Watch – Health Care Access
AB 607 (Gloria) – Watch/Bring Back – Emergency Preparedness
AB 612 (Rubio) – Watch – Maternal & Child Health
AB 643 (Frazier) – Watch – Injury Prevention
AB 675 (Ridley-Thomas) – Watch – IHSS
AB 700 (Jones-Sawyer) – Watch – Drug & Alcohol Services
AB 715 (Wood) – Watch – Drug & Alcohol Services
AB 725 (Levine) – Support – Tobacco
AB 735 (Maienschein) – Watch – Injury Prevention
AB 882 (Arambula) – Watch – Chronic Disease
AB 885 (Rubio) – Watch – Chronic Disease
AB 909 (Steinorth) – Watch – EMS
AB 917 (Arambula) – Watch – Injury Prevention
AB 967 (Gloria) – Watch – Vital Records
AB 992 (Arambula) – Watch – Maternal & Child Health
AB 1092 (Cooley) – Support – Health Care Coverage
AB 1098 (McCarty) – Watch – Child Health
AB 1110 (Burke) – Watch – Chronic Disease
AB 1135 (Wood) – Watch – Cannabis
AB 1136 (Eggman) – Watch – EMS
AB 1227 (Bonta) – Watch – Injury Prevention
AB 1279 (Salas) – Watch with Concerns – Communicable Disease
AB 1316 (Quirk) – Watch – Maternal & Child Health
AB 1333 (Dababneh) – Watch – Mandates
AB 1406 (Gloria) – Watch – Health Equity
AB 1520 (Burke) – Watch – Health Equity
AB 1591 (Berman) – Support – Health Care Access
AB 1643 (Bonta) – Watch – Health Care Coverage
AB 1650 (Mainschein) – Watch – EMS