Lutheran Office of Public Policy - CaliforniaCheck 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:
If your legislator is on any of these committees, please CALL them and ask them to support these bills in their respective committees!
Federal: Call your Senators to ask them to pass the Child Tax Credit expansion bill.
Due to the Legislature having their spring recess this week, their are no major updates or weekly homework share, so we are cancelling AIQ for this week, Wednesday, March 27th.
The following bills will be heard in committees early next week and will need our support:
If your legislator is on any of these committees, call them early next week and ask them to support these respective bills in those committees!
We have completed our budget letter containing our concerns and asks regarding the proposed 2024 State Budget. The letter has been sent to the budget committees in the Assembly and Senate.
Our asks come from consideration of our partner coalitions’ budget concerns and our faith discernment of the Governor’s proposed budget text.
Apart from our LOPP specific budget letter, LOPP signs onto other budget and bill letters that come through our networks throughout the legislative session as well. You can find our budget letter and some other sign-ons we’ve done so far in 2024 on our Sign On Letters page.
Many bills have recently been added to our 2024 bill tracker. Check them out here: Bill Trackers
Our official LOPPCA budget letter has been completed and turned in to the legislature in response to the Governor’s 2024 proposed budget. You can read that letter and see what other bills and budget letters we’ve been signing onto so far this year on our Sign On Letters page. We express our concerns over funding delays and cuts to critical programs and services in Human Services, Housing & Homelessness, and Climate/Environment.
Committee hearings are ramping up! That means we’ll need your voice contacting your legislators about bills we’re tracking!
While we didn’t meet for AIQ today, there are still advocacy actions you can take this week!
Join us again next week at AIQ as we discuss more bills and prepare you for advocacy steps as bills start to go to their first policy committee hearings.
AIQ is cancelled for Wednesday, March 6th due to conflicting budget hearing schedules. Join us again on the 13th!
Budget subcommittee hearings ramp up beginning the week of February 26th in both houses of the state legislature. LOPP will be attending hearings throughout the legislative session. Key ones to pay attention to next week include:
You can find upcoming legislative hearings at the following pages:
Remember to register for Lobby Day 2024! The first 15 people under the age of 25 who register will have their hotel and transportation fees covered by LOPP. Check out our Lobby Day website page for more information!
Federal: Complete the federal ELCA advocacy Action Alert to urge Congress to expand the Child Tax Credit.
We are continuing to monitor legislation being introduced. The deadline for bills to be introduced in the 2024 session is this Friday. We will start to know more about what bills exist from our coalition partners following this week as well.
Follow along with LOPP as we track various legislation this year in our 2024 bill tracker.
News and notes: Registration is open for Lutheran Lobby Day 2024! Sign up at the link on our website page, which can be found here.