Other Legislation Updates
AB 87 (Stone) - Peremptory Juror Challenges:
Would prohibit a party from using a peremptory challenge to remove a prospective juror on the basis of gender identity.
no hearing set, in Senate Judiciary Committee
AB 329 (Weber) - The California Healthy Youth Act
: Would update and strengthen existing law to ensure that students appropriate HIV prevention education.
no hearing set, in Assembly Education Committee
AB 418 (Chiu) - Termination of Tenancy for Victims of Violent Crime
: Would reduce
the time limit for survivors of domestic violence to give a notice of intent to vacate to their landlord.
passed out of Assembly Judiciary Committee
AB 827 (O'Donnell) - STI Counseling Information Included in Sex Ed
:
Requires a school district that elects to offer comprehensive sexual education to also provide information on local resources for counseling for sexually transmitted diseases.
no hearing set, in Assembly Education Committee
AB 959 (Chiu) - LGBT Disparities Reduction Act:
Requires some California government agencies to collect data on sexual orientation and gender identity that could be used to better address disparities in health and well-being for our communities.
no hearing set, in Assembly Accountability and Administrative Review Committee
AB 960 (Chiu) - Equal Protection of All Families Act: Would allow unmarried people using assisted reproduction to be fully recognized as parents on the same terms as married parents.
no hearing set, in Assembly Judiciary Committee
AB 1396 (Bonta) - Medi-Cal: Tobacco Tax: Would allocate the revenue generated from SB 591 (Pan) to tobacco control efforts but mostly to Medi-Cal, with the intent to support rate increases and access to care (companion bill to SB 591). no hearing set, in Assembly Health Committee SB 4 (Lara) - Health 4 All: Would allow Californians otherwise excluded because of immigration status to buy coverage through an exchange like Covered California - but using their own money and without subsidies; would extend Medi-Cal to those remaining undocumented under 138% of FPL for adults and 261% FPL for kids. no hearing set SB 147 (Hernandez) - Federally Qualified Health Centers: Would authorize an Alternate Payment Method pilot project: participating FQHCs would receive capitated monthly payments for each Medi-Cal managed care enrollee assigned to the FQHC in place of the wrap-around, fee-for-service per-visit payments from the Department. no hearing set, in Senate Health Committee SB 591 (Pan) - Medi-Cal: Tobacco Tax: Would raise the state tobacco tax by $2 per pack. Proceeds will be directed to the state's tobacco control program and to improve access to health care, including the treatment of cancer, heart disease, stroke, lung disease, and other diseases related to tobacco use, for low-income California families and individuals. no hearing set, in Senate Health Committee and Senate Governance and Finance Committee |