As we head into a new Legislative Session, we want to highlight all of the bills we followed last year that were signed into law.
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Voting Faithfully
A Video Guide to the 2024 California Ballot Propositions, available in English or Spanish!
Here is a link to a video recording of last night’s event on our YouTube Channel. A Guide to the 2024 California Ballot Propositions or Guía para el votante de la medida electoral de noviembre de 2024. Please share with others.
These recommendations by the Policy Council of the Lutheran Office of Public Policy-California are made within the framework of the principles, values, and commitments of ELCA Social Statements and Social Messages. Voter Guide
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 summer recess starting July 3rd. See you in August!
Governor Newsom released a recorded State of the State Address on Tuesday, June 25th. Check it out through the link below:
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.
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AIQ News: 5/8/24
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 support SB 1497 (Menjivar)! This is an important environmental justice bill that would make fossil fuel polluters pay for the damages associated with the sale of their products in the state. The bill is being heard in Senate Appropriations on Monday, May 13th. It’s also one of our Lobby Day bills!
- Complete the federal ELCA Advocacy action alert on housing and homelessness.
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.
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 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:
- AB 2785 (Wilson)- strengthening tenant protections through rental app fee reform; hearing on Tues., April 2nd in Asm. Judiciary Committee
- AB 3170 (Ortega)- preventing hospitals from implementing blanket drug testing on pregnant persons receiving care & reporting to CPS; hearing on Tues., April 2nd in Asm. Judiciary Committee
- SB 1061 (Limón)- prohibiting credit card reporting agencies from placing medical debt on credit reports; hearing on Tues., April 2nd in Sen. Judiciary Committee
- AB 1851 (Holden) – clean drinking water in schools pilot program; hearing on Wed., April 3rd in Asm. Education Committee
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!