*AB 1217 – Assembly Elections and Redistricting Committee – April 25, 2019 10:00 AM* (Requires ballot initiative, referendum, or recall signature gatherers and issue ads to disclose top funders/endorsers)
*SB 200 – Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee – April 23, 2019 9:30 AM* (Ensure that every Californian has the right to safe, clean, affordable, and accessible drinking water)
*SB 230 – Senate Public Safety Committee – April 23, 2019 8:30 AM* (Requires agencies to make their use of force policy accessible to the public and sets use of force to be okay when officer “reasonably believes” there is threat)
*AB 1332 – Assembly Judiciary Committee – April 23, 2019 8:00 AM* (Prohibits localities from entering into new contracts or investing in with entities that work with ICE/CBP by sharing data or providing detention facilities)
*SB 47 – Senate Public Safety Committee – April 23, 2019 8:00 AM* (Requires ballot initiative, referendum, or recall signature gatherers and issue ads to disclose top funders/endorsers)
*SB 29 – Senate Appropriations Committee – April 22, 2019 10:00 AM* (Expands medicaid to undocumented immigrants of all ages)
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UPCOMING COMMITEE HEARINGS
– SB 29 – Senate Appropriations Committee – April 8, 2019 10:00 AM – (Expands medicaid to undocumented immigrants of all ages)
– AB 392 – Assembly Public Safety Committee – April 9, 2019 9:00 AM – (Redefines the circumstances in which use of police use of deadly force would be considered justifiable to be in self-defense)
– AB 4 – Assembly Health Committee – April 9, 2019 1:30 PM – (Expands medicaid to undocumented immigrants of all ages)
– AB 646 – Assembly Elections and Redistricting Committee – April 10, 2019 9:00 AM – (Restores voting rights to people on parole)
– AB 1217 – Assembly Elections and Redistricting Committee – April 10, 2019 9:00 AM – (Requires ballot initiative, referendum, or recall signature gatherers and issue ads to disclose top funders/endorsers)
– SB 47 – Senate Public Safety Committee – April 23, 2019 8:00 AM – (Requires ballot initiative, referendum, or recall signature gatherers and issue ads to disclose top funders/endorsers)
– SB 200 – Senate Environmental Quality Committee – April 23, 2019 9:30 AM – (Ensure that every Californian has the right to safe, clean, affordable, and accessible drinking water)
Legislative Update
UPCOMING COMMITTEE HEARINGS
– SB 47 – Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee – April 2, 2019 9:30 AM (Requires ballot initiative, referendum, or recall signature gatherers and issue ads to disclose top funders/endorsers)
– AB 1332 – Assembly Public Employment and Retirement Committee – April 3, 2019 9:30 AM (Prohibits localities from entering into new contracts or investing in with entities that work with ICE/CBP by sharing data or providing detention facilities)
– SB 200 – Senate Environmental Quality Committee – April 23, 2019 9:30 AM (Ensure that every Californian has the right to safe, clean, affordable, and accessible drinking water)
– AB 177 – Assembly Governmental Organization Committee – April 3, 2019 1:30 PM* (Create a statewide holiday for election day)
– AB 392 – Assembly Public Safety Committee – April 9, 2019 9:00 AM (Redefines the circumstances in which use of police use of deadly force would be considered justifiable to be in self-defense)
– AB 4 – Assembly Health Committee – April 9, 2019 1:30 PM (Expands medicaid to undocumented immigrants of all ages)
– AB 646 – Assembly Elections and Redistricting Committee – April 10, 2019 9:00 AM (Restores voting rights to people on parole)
– AB 1217 – Assembly Elections and Redistricting Committee – April 10, 2019 9:00 AM (Requires ballot initiative, referendum, or recall signature gatherers and issue ads to disclose top funders/endorsers)
Support Letter – SB 29 – Health4All
Submit a letter from your Indivisible group in support of SB 29/AB 4, which would would provide full-scope Medi-Cal to income-eligible adults by removing immigration status as an eligibility exclusion.
How to submit a letter:
- Make a copy of this letter template.
- Check out our tutorial on how to submit a letter.
- Submit the letter using the instructions at the top of the template letter.
Background
Undocumented Californians are facing a health care crisis. Over the last two years, the federal government has carried out harmful attacks on immigrant communities by separating families, increasing deportations, and undermining our health care system and safety net. This has resulted in serious trauma that is affecting the physical and mental well-being of many Californians. It is critical that our state take action now to protect the health of all low-income Californians, regardless of where they were born. Undocumented adults have contributed to our economy and social fabric for decades. They are 10% of our workforce and are parents to 1 in 6 children in California.
Support Letter – ACA 6 – Free the Vote
Submit a letter on behalf of your Indivisible group in support of ACA 6, which places a state constitutional amendment on the 2020 ballot that restores voting rights to Californians serving a period of parole in California.
How to submit a letter:
- Make a copy of this letter template in support of ACA 6.
- Check out our tutorial on how to submit a letter.
- Submit the letter using the instructions at the top of the template letter.
Background
Our democracy is rooted in the idea that everyone’s voice matters. However, in violation of these core American values, California continues to lock some people out of the voting booth. Currently, nearly 50,000 people in the Golden State are barred from participating in local, state, and federal elections simply because they are on parole. Because of persistent structural inequalities in our criminal legal system, these community members are disproportionately people of color.
Support Letter – AB 392 and Oppose Letter – SB 230 – Police Use of Deadly Force
Please submit a letter in support of AB 392 and in opposition to SB 230 regarding police use of deadly force in California.
How to submit a letter:
- Make a copy of this letter template in support of AB 392.
- Make a copy of this letter template in opposition to SB 230.
- Check out our tutorial on how to submit a letter.
- Submit the letter using the instructions at the top of the template letter.
Background
We did amazing work last year on AB 3131. It would have added transparency into police militarization. Though that bill was ultimately vetoed, we moved it so much further than anyone thought was possible and demonstrated the impact of our collective power.
This year, the California legislature will be considering AB 392 to change the police use of deadly force policy in California — this is the new version of AB 931 from last year, which stalled in the last days of
AB3131 Vetoed by Governor Brown – Sept 2018
We are devastated to share the news that on Thursday, 9/29 Governor Brown vetoed AB 3131, which would have held law enforcement accountable to their communities when they wanted to get military-grade weapons. In his veto message, he said that AB 3131 was “overbroad” and “creates an unnecessary bureaucratic hurdle” for law enforcement.
We strongly disagree. We all deserve a say in how our communities are policed, and we deserve a legally mandated venue for telling law enforcement that we don’t want them to use sniper rifles on us and our neighbors. (If that sounds overwrought, consider that over 6,000 rifles have been transferred to local law enforcement agencies in California since the military transfer program began.)
But even in our disappointment, we are proud to have co-sponsored AB 3131 with the ACLU of California Center for Advocacy & Policy, American Friends Service Committee, and the Anti Police-Terror Project. We are proud of the members of Indivisible chapters across California who made calls, wrote letters, and met with their legislators. This was our first attempt at co-sponsoring legislation, and we never could have gotten so far without YOUR help. Thank you so much! We are also incredibly grateful to authors Assemblymembers Todd Gloria and David Chiu, who shepherded the bill through the legislature, and Senator Jerry Hill, who advocated for it on the Senate floor.
We will fight again when the legislative session restarts in January, and with your help we will be savvier and stronger.
Legislative Update – July 2018
The California legislature is on summer recess until August. But before they left, there was a flurry of activity to meet a critical deadline: policy committees had to pass all bills to either the Appropriations Committee or to the floor of the current house.
Of the priority bills that we are following, the majority passed those deadlines and are now awaiting action in the Appropriations Committees of the second house (i.e., Assembly bills are in the Senate Appropriations Committee and vice versa).
Senate Appropriations Committee
Most of these bills are scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Appropriations Committee on August 6, 2018. You can stream the gory details on The California Channel.
If your Senator is on this committee, it’s time to let them know how you want them to vote! There’s no need to call sponsors of the bill, so check the link before you call.
| Senate Appropriations Committee | ||
| Senator | District | Phone # |
| Portantino | SD 25 | (916) 651-4025 |
| Bates | SD 36 | (916) 651-4036 |
| Beall | SD 15 | (916) 651-4015 |
| Bradford | SD 35 | (916) 651-4035 |
| Hill | SD 13 | (916) 651-4013 |
| Nielsen | SD 4 | (916) 651-4004 |
| Wiener | SD 11 | (916) 651-4011 |
Police Reform
- AB 3131 – Gloria, Todd (D, AD 78) – Requires police and sheriffs to hold open public hearings and transparency reporting when acquiring military-grade equipment. We are proud to be co-sponsoring this bill with the ACLU of California Center for Advocacy & Policy, American Friends Service Committee, Friends Committee on Legislation, and Anti Police-Terror Project.
- AB 931 – Weber, Shirley N. (D, AD 79) – Permit lethal force by police only when it’s “necessary,” meaning when there’s no other way to prevent “imminent” injury
Gun Violence Prevention
- AB 3 – Bonta, Rob (D, AD 18) – Raises age to 21 for buying a gun and prohibits anyone from buying more than one gun per month
Criminal Justice Reform
- AB 1793 – Bonta, Rob (D, AD 18) – Allows automatic expungement or reduction of a prior cannabis conviction
Healthcare and Immigration
- AB 2965 – Arambula, Joaquin (D, AD 31) – Extends Medi-Cal to all those eligible, regardless of immigration status
Women’s and Reproductive Rights
- AB 3118 – Chiu, David (D, AD 17) – Requires statewide audit of existing rapekit backlog
Environment
- AB 1775 – Muratsuchi, Al (D, AD 66) – Prohibits the development of new oil pipelines and other infrastructure in coastal waters controlled by the California State Lands Commission
Assembly Appropriations Committee
If your Assemblymember is on this committee, it’s time to let them know how you want them to vote! There’s no need to call sponsors of the bill, so check the link before you call.
| Assembly Appropriations Committee | ||
| Assemblymember | District | Phone # |
| Gonzalez Fletcher | AD 80 | (916) 319-2080 |
| Bigelow | AD 5 | (916) 319-2005 |
| Bloom | AD 50 | (916) 319-2050 |
| Bonta | AD 18 | (916) 319-2018 |
| Brough | AD 73 | (916) 319-2073 |
| Calderon | AD 57 | (916) 319-2057 |
| Carrillo | AD 51 | (916) 319-2051 |
| Chau | AD 49 | (916) 319-2049 |
| Eggman | AD 13 | (916) 319-2013 |
| Fong | AD 34 | (916) 319-2034 |
| Friedman | AD 43 | (916) 319-2043 |
| Gallagher | AD 3 | (916) 319-2003 |
| Garcia | AD 56 | (916) 319-2056 |
| Nazarian | AD 46 | (916) 319-2046 |
| Obernolte | AD 33 | (916) 319-2033 |
| Quirk | AD 20 | (916) 319-2020 |
| Reyes | AD 47 | (916) 319-2047 |
Police Reform
- SB 1186 – Hill, Jerry (D, SD 13) – Requires law enforcement agencies to develop and publicise a proposed Surveillance Use Policy for the use of each type of surveillance technology
- SB 1421 – Skinner, Nancy (D, SD 09) – Permits public disclosure of records of police officers using firearms or other weapons, or involved sexual assault
Gun Violence Prevention
- SB 1100 – Portantino, Anthony J. (D, SD 25) – Raises age to 21 for buying a gun and prohibits anyone from buying more than one gun per month
Criminal Justice Reform
- SB 10 – Hertzberg, Robert M. (D, SD 18) – California Money Bail Reform. Bases a person’s eligibility for pretrial release on community safety and that person’s likelihood of showing up in court, not on their ability to post bail
Healthcare and Immigration
- SB 974 – Lara, Ricardo (D, SD 33) – Extends Medi-Cal to all those eligible, regardless of immigration status
Women’s and Reproductive Rights
- SB 320 – Leyva, Connie M. (D, SD 20) – Requires every student health center at public universities to offer abortion by medication
- SB 1449 – Leyva, Connie M. (D, SD 20) – Requires testing of rape kits
Environment
- SB 100 – de León, Kevin (D, SD 24) – Establishes a state policy that renewable and “zero-carbon” generating facilities supply all electricity procured to serve California end-use customers no later than December 31, 2045
- SB 834 – Jackson, Hannah-Beth (D, SD 19) – Prohibits the development of new oil pipelines and other infrastructure in coastal waters controlled by the California State Lands Commission
Net Neutrality
- SB 822 – Wiener, Scott D. (D, SD 11) – Net Neutrality: Prohibits internet service providers from blocking, throttling, and prioritizing paid tiers of traffic if they use state-provided funding or infrastructure, like utility poles
Passed all committees 🙂
Two bills have passed all committees and are awaiting action on the floor of the Assembly:
- SB 183 – Lara, Ricardo (D, SD 33) – Prohibits ICE from entering public schools, community college campuses, and state buildings without a warrant
- SB 1346 – Jackson, Hannah-Beth (D, SD 19) – Bans bump stocks
One bill has passed all committees and has been returned to the Assembly Rules Committee with the recommendation that it is placed on the consent calendar:
- SB 419 – Portantino, Anthony J. (D, SD 25) – Protects legislative staff and legislative advocates from retaliation for reporting all forms of harassment in the Capitol
Dead 🙁
Four of our priority bills have died in the legislature:
- AB 1745 – Ting, Philip Y. (D, AD 19) – Requires all new vehicle registrations (under 10,000 gvw) to be zero-emission by 2040
- Never made it out of the Assembly Transportation Committee
- AB 2066 – Stone, Mark (D, AD 29) – Remove eligibility barriers to immigrants for California Earned Income Tax Credit
- Died in the Assembly Appropriations Suspense file
- SB 562 – Lara, Ricardo (D, SD 33) – CA single-payer healthcare
- Held in the Assembly Rules Committee (last year)
- SB 651 – Allen, Benjamin (D, SD 26) – Requires state and local initiative, referendum, and recall petitions to include a statement identifying the three largest contributors of $50,000 or more
- Died in the Assembly inactive file
Upcoming Hearings – 7/2/2018
Upcoming committee hearing dates
This information is from LegInfo, which sometimes can be out of date. Check the committee web page for the full hearing agenda.
Priority bills
AB 3 – Bonta, Rob (D, AD 18) – Raises age to 21 for buying a gun and prohibits anyone from buying more than one gun per month
Hearing Date: 7/2/2018, Senate Appropriations Committee
SB 100 – de León, Kevin (D, SD 24) – Establishes a state policy that renewable and “zero-carbon” generating facilities supply all electricity procured to serve California end-use customers no later than December 31, 2045
Hearing Date: 7/3/2018, Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee
SB 183 – Lara, Ricardo (D, SD 33) – Prohibits ICE from entering public schools, community college campuses, and state buildings without a warrant
Hearing Date: 7/3/2018, Assembly Judiciary Committee
SB 419 – Portantino, Anthony J. (D, SD 25) – Protects legislative staff and legislative advocates from retaliation for reporting all forms of harassment in the Capitol
Hearing Date: 7/3/2018, Assembly Judiciary Committee
Other bills we’re following
AB 1870 – Reyes, Eloise Gómez (D, AD 47) – Extends the period to 3 years (up from 1 year) for which complaints alleging unlawful employment or housing practices may be filed with the Department of Fair Employment and Housing
Hearing Date: 7/2/2018, Senate Appropriations Committee
AB 2103 – Gloria, Todd (D, AD 78) – Requires live training to get a concealed carry permit
Hearing Date: 7/2/2018, Senate Appropriations Committee
AB 2888 – Ting, Philip Y. (D, AD 19) – Expands list of people who can seek gun violence restraining order
Hearing Date: 7/2/2018, Senate Appropriations Committee
SB 820 – Leyva, Connie M. (D, SD 20) – Prohibits inclusion of non-disclosure clauses in civil agreements in cases of sexual assault, harassment or discrimination
Hearing Date: 7/3/2018, Assembly Judiciary Committee
Upcoming Hearings – 6/18/18
Upcoming committee hearing dates
The next important legislative deadline is Friday, June 22. That’s the last day for bills to pass out of policy committees, so it’s going to be a busy two weeks!
This information is from LegInfo, which sometimes can be out of date. Check the committee web page for the full hearing agenda.
Priority bills
AB 3 – Bonta, Rob (D, AD 18) – Raises age to 21 for buying a gun and prohibits anyone from buying more than one gun per month
Hearing Date: 6/19/2018, Senate Public Safety Committee
AB 931 – Weber, Shirley N. (D, AD 79) – Permit lethal force by police only when it’s “necessary,” meaning when there’s no other way to prevent “imminent” injury
Hearing Date: 6/19/2018, Senate Public Safety Committee
AB 3131 – Gloria, Todd (D, AD 78) – Requires police and sheriffs to hold open public hearings and transparency reporting when acquiring military-grade equipment. Indivisible CA: StateStrong is proud to be co-sponsoring this bill with the ACLU of California Center for Advocacy & Policy and American Friends Service Committee
Hearing Date: 6/19/2018, Senate Public Safety Committee
SB 974 – Lara, Ricardo (D, SD 33) – Extends Medi-Cal to all those eligible, regardless of immigration status
Hearing Date: 6/19/2018, Assembly Health Committee
SB 1100 – Portantino, Anthony J. (D, SD 25) – Raises age to 21 for buying a gun and prohibits anyone from buying more than one gun per month
Hearing Date: 6/19/2018, Assembly Public Safety Committee
SB 1186 – Hill, Jerry (D, SD 13) – Requires law enforcement agencies to develop and publicise a proposed Surveillance Use Policy for the use of each type of surveillance technology
Hearing Date: 6/19/2018, Assembly Public Safety Committee
AB 2965 – Arambula, Joaquin (D, AD 31) – Extends Medi-Cal to all those eligible, regardless of immigration status
Hearing Date: 6/20/2018, Senate Health Committee
SB 822 – Wiener, Scott D. (D, SD 11) – Net Neutrality: Prohibits internet service providers from blocking, throttling, and prioritizing paid tiers of traffic if they use state-provided funding or infrastructure, like utility poles
Hearing Date: 6/20/2018, Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee
SB 834 – Jackson, Hannah-Beth (D, SD 19) – Prohibits the development of new oil pipelines and other infrastructure in coastal waters controlled by the California State Lands Commission
Hearing Date: 6/25/2018, Assembly Natural Resources Committee
AB 1775 – Muratsuchi, Al (D, AD 66) – Prohibits the development of new oil pipelines and other infrastructure in coastal waters controlled by the California State Lands Commission
Hearing Date: 6/26/2018, Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee
AB 1793 – Bonta, Rob (D, AD 18) – Allows automatic expungement or reduction of a prior cannabis conviction
Hearing Date: 6/26/2018, Senate Public Safety Committee
AB 3118 – Chiu, David (D, AD 17) – Requires statewide audit of existing rapekit backlog
Hearing Date: 6/26/2018, Senate Public Safety Committee
SB 183 – Lara, Ricardo (D, SD 33) – Prohibits ICE from entering public schools, community college campuses, and state buildings without a warrant
Hearing Date: 6/26/2018, Assembly Public Safety Committee
SB 320 – Leyva, Connie M. (D, SD 20) – Requires every student health center at public universities to offer abortion by medication
Hearing Date: 6/26/2018, Assembly Health Committee
SB 1449 – Leyva, Connie M. (D, SD 20) – Requires testing of rape kits
Hearing Date: 6/26/2018, Assembly Public Safety Committee
SB 100 – de León, Kevin (D, SD 24) – Establishes a state policy that renewable and “zero-carbon” generating facilities supply all electricity procured to serve California end-use customers no later than December 31, 2045
Hearing Date: 7/3/2018, Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee
Other bills we’re following
AB 1870 – Reyes, Eloise Gómez (D, AD 47) – Extends the period to 3 years (up from 1 year) for which complaints alleging unlawful employment or housing practices may be filed with the Department of Fair Employment and Housing
Hearing Date: 6/19/2018, Senate Judiciary Committee
AB 2888 – Ting, Philip Y. (D, AD 19) – Expands list of people who can seek gun violence restraining order
Hearing Date: 6/19/2018, Senate Public Safety Committee
SB 460 – de León, Kevin (D, SD 24) – Net Neutrality: Prohibits internet service providers from blocking, throttling, and prioritizing paid tiers of traffic within California.
Hearing Date: 6/20/2018, Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee
SB 700 – Wiener, Scott D. (D, SD 11) – Energy Storage Initiative. Require PUC to provide rebates to customers who install energy storage systems
Hearing Date: 6/20/2018, Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee
SB 937 – Wiener, Scott D. (D, SD 11) – Expands existing law providing access to private rooms for lactating mothers and protects mothers from retaliation for exercising their rights
Hearing Date: 6/20/2018, Assembly Labor and Employment Committee
SB 1303 – Pan, Richard (D, SD 06) – Replaces county coroners and sheriff-coroners with independent, appointed medical examiners to ensure transparency and eliminate potential bias in the conduct of autopsies, especially in the case of officer-involved shootings
Hearing Date: 6/20/2018, Assembly Local Government Committee
AB 2605 – Gipson, Mike A. (D, AD 64) – Prohibits foster care facilities from contacting police to have youth arrested for minor behavioral transgressions
Hearing Date: 6/25/2018, Senate Appropriations Committee
AB 2943 – Low, Evan (D, AD 28) – Defines sexual orientation change efforts as a fraudulent business practice
Hearing Date: 6/25/2018, Senate Appropriations Committee
SB 227 – de León, Kevin (D, SD 24) – Creates California Excellence Fund to accept charitable donations to the state with offsetting state income tax credit
Hearing Date: 6/25/2018, Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee
AB 748 – Ting, Philip Y. (D, AD 19) – Limits length of time law enforcement agencies can withhold video recording of a peace officer’s use of force to a maximum of 90 days
Hearing Date: 6/26/2018, Senate Judiciary Committee
SB 1045 – Wiener, Scott D. (D, SD 11) – Conservatorship for Incapacitated Mentally Ill Homeless
Hearing Date: 6/26/2018, Assembly Health Committee
SB 1094 – Skinner, Nancy (D, SD 09) – Expands eligibility for compensation for people who were wrongfully imprisoned
Hearing Date: 6/26/2018, Assembly Public Safety Committee
SB 759 – McGuire, Mike (D, SD 02) – Streamlines the process for election officials to notify voters when signatures don’t match up and allow them the opportunity to cast their vote
Hearing Date: 6/27/2018, Assembly Elections and Redistricting Committee