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Bills are moving quickly through policy committees as we approach the legislative recess next week. Key bills to call in support of include: AB 1851 (Holden)- clean drinking water in schools pilot program. This bill is being heard in Senate Environmental Quality Committee on Wed., July 3rd AB 660 (Irwin)- food date expiration labeling reform. This bill is being heard in Senate Appropriations Committee on Monday, July 1st. Additionally, check out Governor Newsom’s State of the State Address that was released on June 25th. NOTE: AIQ will now be on hiatus until Wednesday, August 14th as the legislature goes on…

Governor Newsom released a recorded State of the State Address on Tuesday, June 25th. Check it out through the link below: 2024 State of the State

AIQ is cancelled for this Wednesday, June 19th as we take the time to observe Juneteenth. Want to learn more about the Juneteenth holiday? Check out this page from the National Museum of African American History & Culture. Join us again on Wednesday, June 26th at noon!

Exciting news! The Lutheran Office of Public Policy-California is up again on the rotation for the Hunger Advocacy Fellowship with the ELCA. We are hiring a fellow to serve in our office from September 2024-August 2025 in Sacramento. The job details, including the link to apply, can be found below: Apply to be a Hunger Advocacy Fellow with LOPP-CA! Do you have specific questions about the fellowship duties or experience? Contact our Legislative Coordinator, Savannah Jorgensen, who previously served as a fellow in our office.

Most bills we’ve been following this year are in their respective Appropriations Committee and waiting on final hearings to determine if they will continue this session. Stay tuned for our discussion on the Governor’s May Revise, which is the updated state budget that is released every year in May. The May Revise is being announced this Friday, May 10th. We will cover the updated state budget situation at AIQ on Wednesday, May 22nd. Join us! Lobby Day is nearly here! Check out our priority bills for 2024. Advocacy actions for the week: Call your state Senators and ask them to…

Check out our specific schedule for Lobby Day 2024 here! The fun begins at 8:30 am at St. John’s Lutheran Church Sacramento. Once you register, you will receive more detailed information regarding meeting groups and your legislative meetings in closer to May 15th.

AIQ is CANCELLED for Wednesday, April 17th due to our staff being otherwise engaged in committee hearings and a conference. Don’t forget to call your Senator to support SB 1497 (Menjivar), which is being heard in Senate Environmental Quality Committee tomorrow, 4/17! This bill would require fossil fuel companies to pay for the damages their products have and will cause to residents of the state. This is a critical attempt at loss and damages funding on the state level. Join us again for AIQ next Wednesday, April 24th.

It’s the active season in the California state legislature! Bills are moving through their various policy committees, and we at LOPPCA are in attendance giving our support in many hearings. Some upcoming hearings of key bills we’re supporting this session include: AB 2191 (Santiago) – being heard in Assembly Revenue & Taxation on Monday, April 8th AB 2728 (Gabriel) – a follow up bill to SB 4 from last year; being heard in Assembly Housing & Community Development on Wednesday, April 10th AB 2090 (Irwin) – being heard in Assembly Agriculture on Wednesday, April 10th If your legislator is on…