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H.R.1197 PREEMIE Reauthorization ActHouse - 02/11/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Sen. Michael Bennet, Sen. John Boozman, Rep. Robin Kelly The bill is the only federal law dedicated to the research, prevention and treatment of preterm birth. The PREEMIE Act supports federal research, education, and promotes known interventions and community initiatives. It will: •Reauthorize CDC and HRSA programs and research on preventing preterm birth and promoting healthy pregnancies •Establish of an HHS entity to coordinate all federal activities and programs related to preterm birth, infant mortality and other adverse birth outcomes •Commission a new study to assess social factors impacting preterm birth, identifying gaps in public health programs on preterm birth, recommendations on preventing preterm birth, and assessing the costs of preterm birthHealthcareFact Sheet
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H.R.1909 - Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025House - 03/06/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Rep. Earl CarterThe bill would strengthen and expand federal support for Maternal Mortality Review Committees (MMRCs).Healthcare
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S.141 - Connected MOM ActSenate - 01/16/2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Sen. Bill Cassidy The bill would direct CMS to provide Medicaid coverage recommendations to states for remote monitoring devices, which can help detect maternal health risks in pregnant women.Healthcare
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H.R.820 - Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement ActSenate - 02/05/2025 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Sen. Tammy Duckworth This bill would require the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to clarify and regularly update guidance on the safe handling of breast milk and breastfeeding supplies, baby formula and other related products in consultation with nationally recognized maternal health organizations.Nutrition
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S.272 - Protect Infant Formula from Contamination ActSenate - 01/28/2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.Sen. Gary PetersThis bill will strengthen the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) oversight of infant formula manufacturing, ensuring American families have access to a safe, secure, and affordable formula supply.Nutrition
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H.R. 1611: RAISE Act of 2025House - 02/26/2025 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Rep. Jahana HayesA bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refundable tax credit for certain teachers as a supplement to State efforts to provide teachers with a livable wage, and for other purposes.Education
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H.R.413 - CHILD Act of 2025House - 01/15/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Rep. Stephanie BiceThis bill increases the maximum annual amount that may be contributed to a dependent care assistance program (generally known as a dependent care flexible spending account [FSA]). Under the bill, the maximum annual amount that may be contributed to a dependent care FSA increases from $5,000 ($2,500 for married taxpayers who file separate federal tax returns) to $10,000 ($5,000 for married taxpayers who file separate federal tax returns) and is adjusted annually for inflation.Healthcare
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S.310/H.R.646 - Build Housing with Care Act of 2025Senate - 01/29/2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.Sen. Ron WydenThe Build Housing with Care Act would invest $500 million to construct child care centers co-located in affordable housing developments and cover the costs of retrofitting to help family child care providers operate in housing developments. The bill prioritizes projects that are located in child care deserts or rural communities, as well as projects that include qualified Head Start providers and providers primarily serving low-income children.HousingPress Release
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H.R.1428 - Poverty Line Act of 2025House - 02/18/2025 Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.Rep. Kevin MullinThis bill would modernize the calculation for the Federal Poverty Line and account for regional cost of living differences across the country. Modernizing the Federal Poverty Line is critical to helping millions of hard-working families who earn too little to make ends meet but for whom safety net programs have been out of reach. This bill would help those who are actually living in poverty and need access to Medicaid, food assistance, LIHEAP (heating assistance), and other critical support. Updating the federal calculation would also help low-income families achieve social and economic mobility.Financial AssistancePress Release
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H.R.1408 - Affordable Child Care ActHouse - 02/18/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Rep. Sharice DavidsPress Release
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S.343/H.R.869 - Keep Our PACT Act01/31/2025 Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.Sen. Van Hollen, Rep. Susie LeeThe Keep Our Promise to America’s Children and Teachers (PACT) Act would set right the longtime underfunding of Title I and IDEA by charting a fiscally responsible path for Congress to fund these key education programs fully and reliably. The legislation bill lays out a clear road map to fund Title I and IDEA and to ensure all children have access to a quality education, no matter their zip code. It prioritizes education in the federal budget by transitioning these two critical programs towards full funding on a mandatory basis over a ten-year period. It would ensure that all children have the opportunity to learn and grow, with access to quality schools, great, teachers, and the additional support needed to overcome barriers to success.EducationFact Sheet
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AB-49 Schoolsites: immigration enforcement07/09/25- From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (July 9). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.Assembly Member MuratsuchiThis bill aims to restrict access by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to schools and child day care centers in California to protect students and families. Immigration
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SB-626 Perinatal health screenings and treatment.07/01/25- July 8 hearing postponed by committee.Senator Smallwood-Cuevas & Senator ValladaresSB 626 would require perinatal providers to follow
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perinatal mental health across California		Mental Health Signed letter of supportFact Sheet
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SB-590 Paid family leave: eligibility: care for designated persons.
07/09/25- From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (July 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.		Senator DurazoExisting law defines terms for its purposes, including family care leave and family member. This bill would, commencing July 1, 2027, expand eligibility for benefits under the paid family leave program to include individuals who take time off work to care for a seriously ill designated person. The bill would define designated person to mean any individual related by blood or whose association with the claimant is the equivalent of a family relationship. The bill would authorize the claimant to identify the designated person when they file a claim for benefits. The bill would make conforming changes to the definitions of the terms family care leave and family member. This bill contains other existing lawsPaid Family LeaveSigned letter of support 3/25
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SB-578 California Workplace Outreach Program.07/10/25- From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Senator Smallwood-Cuevas
Current law establishes the Department of Industrial Relations within the Labor and Workforce Development Agency to, among other things, foster, promote, and develop the welfare of wage earners, to improve their working conditions, and to advance their opportunities for profitable employment.This bill would require the department, upon appropriation of funds for this purpose, to establish and maintain the California Workplace Outreach Program to promote awareness of, and compliance with, workplace protections that affect workers. The bill would require the department to issue a competitive request for application to qualified organizations, as defined, to provide education and outreach services to workers and to assist workers to assert their workplace rights. 		WorkforceSigned letter of support 5/25
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AB-65 School and community college employees: paid disability and parental leave.06/18/25- In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.Member Aguiar-CurryThis bill would delete the latter provisions authorizing a governing board of a school district and the governing board of a community college district to adopt those rules and regulations. The bill instead would require a public school employer to, for a certificated employee or an employee in the classified service of the public school employer, and would require a community college district to, for an academic employee or an employee in the classified service of the community college district, provide up to 14 weeks of a leave of absence with specified pay benefits for an employee who is required to be absent from duty because of pregnancy, miscarriage, childbirth, termination of pregnancy, or recovery from those conditions, as provided. The bill would authorize the paid leave to begin before and continue after childbirth if the employee is actually disabled by pregnancy, childbirth, termination of pregnancy, or a related condition. The bill would prohibit a leave of absence taken pursuant to these provisions from being deducted from other leaves of absence, as provided, and would require public school employers and community college districts to maintain group health coverage for an employee who takes a leave of absence under these provisions for the duration of the leave of absence at the same level and under the same conditions that coverage would have been provided if the employee had not taken a leave of absence. The bill would prohibit any other eligibility requirements, including, but not limited to, minimum hours worked or length of service, before an employee disabled by pregnancy, childbirth, termination of pregnancy, or related medical conditions is eligible for a paid leave of absence under these provisionsPaid Family LeaveSigned letter of support 5/25
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AB-736 & SB-417 The Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026.06/04/25- In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Assembly Member Wicks & Senator Cabaldon. Existing law also authorizes the issuance of bonds in specified amounts pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law and requires that proceeds from the sale of these bonds be used to finance various existing housing programs, capital outlay related to infill development, brownfield cleanup that promotes infill development, and housing-related parks. This bill would enact the Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026, which, if adopted, would authorize the issuance of bonds in the amount of $10,000,000,000 pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law. Proceeds from the sale of these bonds would be used to finance programs to fund affordable rental housing and home ownership programs, including, among others, the Multifamily Housing Program, the CalHome Program, and the Joe Serna, Jr. Farmworker Housing Grant Program. HousingFact Sheet
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AB-1243 & SB-684 Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act of 2025.
04/29/25- In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.Assembly Member Addis & Senator MenjivarMake Polluters Pay Act- This bill will require fossil fuel polluters to pay back the state for the damages they’ve caused, taking the burden off of taxpayers and working families. EnviromentalFact Sheet
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AB 590 Social Housing Bond Act of 2026.
03/03/25- Referred to Com. on H. & C.D.Assembly Member LeeSocial Housing Bond Act of 2026- would authorize the issuance of bonds in the amount of $950,000,000 pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law, to fund social housing programs, as specified. The bill would create the California Housing Authority, which would be governed by the California Housing Authority Board, to ensure that social housing developments that are produced and acquired align with specified goals and would authorize the authority to issue the bonds and, upon appropriation of the Legislature, utilize funds from other sources to build more low, very low, and extremely low income housing. The bill would create the Social Housing Revolving Loan Fund to be used, upon appropriation of the Legislature, to provide zero-interest loan for the purpose of constructing housing to accommodate a mix of household incomes.Housing Information
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AB-607 CalWORKs: Home Visiting Program.
07/08/25- From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Assembly Member Celeste RodriguezThis bill would extend the time on the program to at least 24 months, and not to exceed the duration of the applicable home visiting program model, and would extend the maximum age of the child at the time of enrollment to less than 36 months of age. The bill would also authorize a voluntary participant whose participation would otherwise be terminated because the participant no longer meets CalWORKs income, eligibility, or need criteria to continue through the duration of the home visiting program or for up to an additional 12 months, whichever is longer. CalWORKsSubmitted a letter of Support to the California Legislature Position Letter Portal on 3/25Fact Sheet
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SB 52 Housing rental rates and occupancy levels: algorithmic devices.
07/08/25- From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.Senator PérezEnd AI Rent Hikes- Would protect renters by prohibiting the use of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms to manipulate and unfairly increase rents.Housing Fact Sheet
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SB 436 Unlawful detainer: notice to terminate tenancy.
06/18/25- From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.Senator WahabExisting law prescribes summary procedures for actions to obtain possession of real property. Existing law authorizes a landlord to serve a notice of termination of tenancy on a tenant who is in default in the payment of rent. The notice must permit the tenant at least 3 days, excluding weekends and judicial holidays, to pay the amount that is in default and due. If the tenant does not pay the amount stated in the 3-day notice to pay rent or quit after its expiration, the landlord may file a complaint for unlawful detainer against the tenant to obtain possession of the premises. This bill would extend the notice period described above, to terminate a tenancy on a tenant who is in default in the payment of rent, to permit the tenant at least 14 days, excluding weekends and judicial holidays, to pay the amount that is in default and due. Housing
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AB 55 Alternative birth centers: licensing and Medi-Cal reimbursement.
06/30/25- In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.Assembly Member BontaBirth Center Licensure Streamlining- Would tackle the worrying trend of California’s birth centers closing. Alternative Birth Centers have been found to improve newborn birth rates, decrease the rate of cesarean birth, promote successful breastfeeding, save money, and even decrease racial health disparities.HealthcarePress Release
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AB-804 Medi-Cal: housing support services.05/23/25- In committee: Held under submission.Assembly Members Wicks and Stefanihe bill would require the department to seek federal approval for the housing support services benefit, as specified. Under the bill, subject to an appropriation by the Legislature, a Medi-Cal beneficiary would be eligible for those services if they either experience homelessness or are at risk of homelessness. Under the bill, the services would include housing transition navigation services, housing deposits, and housing tenancy sustaining services, as defined. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.Healthcare
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SB 530 Medi-Cal: time and distance standards.07/09/25- From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.Senator RichardsonThis bill would extend the operation of those standards indefinitely. The bill would also require a managed care plan to ensure that each subcontractor network complies with certain appointment time standards unless already required to do so. The bill would set forth related reporting requirements with regard to subcontractor networks. Healthcare
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AB 661 The California Guaranteed Income Statewide Feasibility Study Act.
05/23/25- In committee: Held under submission.Assembly Members Lee and SchultzThe bill would require the department to, on or before January 1, 2028, publish on its internet website and provide a report to the Governor and the Legislature on the feasibility and benefits of expanding the California Guaranteed Income Pilot Program statewide based on the outcomes of the act.Financial Assistance
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AB 969 CalWORKs: family violence option and gender-based violence information.
07/08/25- From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Assembly Member Celeste RodriguezThis bill would, among other things, instead require a county to waive a program requirement for an applicant or recipient who has been identified as a past or present victim of domestic abuse for good cause, as specified, unless the county has evidence that the requirement would not make it more difficult for the applicant or recipient or their children to escape or to stay safe after escaping abuse, or that it would not be detrimental or unfairly penalize them. The bill would require counties, within specified timeframes, to notify each applicant or recipient about whether or not a waiver will be issued, and if a waiver is denied, the specific reasons for the denials. The bill would require the State Department of Social Services, in consultation with stakeholders, to develop a uniform set of written materials that addresses all relevant information and necessary requirements designed to assist individuals to identify, escape, or stop future abuse, overcome the effects of abuse, and make informed decisions, and a standardized waiver request form. The bill would require each county to provide the written materials and standardized waiver request form to each applicant and recipient, as specified. The bill would require the department to implement these provisions through an all-county letter or similar instruction. By imposing duties on counties, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.CalWORKs
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AB 1074 CalWORKs.
07/08/25- From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Assembly Member PatelThis bill would specify that the department may determine the time period determined by the department to be a longer time period and that the parents are eligible to receive aid as if the child or children were living with them. The bill would also specify that those provisions do not require (A) all children to be removed from the parent or parents or (B) that the parent or parents were receiving aid independently from the family at the time of removal. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. CalWORKs
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AB 1324 CalWORKs.
07/08/25- From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (July 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Assembly Member Sharp-CollinsUnder existing law, certain types of payments received by recipients of aid under the CalWORKs program, including income from a college work-study program, as specified, are exempt from consideration as income for purposes of determining eligibility and aid amount. This bill would additionally exempt as income an in-kind gift or income that has been paid to a noncustodial parent. By expanding the scope of eligibility for CalWORKs, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.CalWORKs
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SB 290 CalWORKs.
07/02/25- July 1 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.Senator Smallwood-CuevasThe bill would instead require that notice to advise applicants and recipients of the existing obligation for children admitted to a public or private elementary or secondary school, childcare center, day nursery, nursery school, family daycare home, or development center, to secure the immunizations required for that admission. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.CalWORKs
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SB 560 Public social services.
05/23/25- May 23 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.Senator Smallwood-CuevasThe bill would prohibit a person from being subject to criminal prosecution or an administrative finding of intentional program violation for overpayment or overissuance of benefits under various specified public social services programs for any month the county human services agency was in receipt of any New Hire Registry (NHR) data match information, as specified, indicating any potential for an overpayment or overissuance and the county human services agency did not provide the person a timely and adequate reminder to report income, as specified. Public Benefits
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AB 40 Emergency services and care.
07/07/25- Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Menjivar.Assembly Member BontaProtecting Pregnant Patients Act, would clarify in California state statute that abortion care is an emergency service, ensuring that no one in California would be turned away from care when they need it most.Healthcare
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AB-970 Child abuse and neglect reporting.
04/29/25- In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.Assembly Member McKinnorThis bill would authorize the County of Los Angeles to establish a pilot program beginning January 1, 2026, through October 31, 2028, to test a new model for the mandatory reporting of child abuse or neglect. The bill would require the pilot program to include a comprehensive County of Los Angeles mandated reporter training that may be made available to all mandated reporters in the county. The bill would require the pilot program to also include an internet-based, or other type of, decision support tool for mandated reporters who have completed that training. The bill would require the decision support tool to, among other things, make a recommendation on whether or not to report.DCFSSubmitted a letter of Support to the California Legislature Position Letter Portal on 3/25
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AB 350 Health care coverage: fluoride treatments07/07/25- Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Assembly Member Mia BontaThis bill would make the application of fluoride or other appropriate fluoride treatment, including fluoride varnish, a covered benefit under the Medi-Cal program for children under 21 years of age. The bill would require the State Department of Health Care Services to establish and promulgate a policy governing billing and reimbursement for the application of fluoride varnish, as specified. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.Dental CareSubmitted a letter of Support to the California Legislature Position Letter Portal on 3/26
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AB 689 Foster youth: disaster aid assistance.
07/14/25- In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.Assembly Member Rubio BlancaThe bill would require the department to determine eligibility criteria for applicants and would authorize county child welfare departments to apply for funds. The bill would require funds awarded pursuant those provisions to be available to meet the housing, clothing, transportation, and other tangible needs of foster children and youth and their caregivers that occur within 180 days of a local emergency proclamation by a local government or a state of emergency proclamation by the Governor. Foster YouthSigned a letter of support from Children Now in 4/25
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AB-534 Transitional housing placement providers07/08/25- From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Assembly Member SchiavoThis bill would require a contract for a transitional housing placement provider or a Transitional Housing Program-Plus provider to have an initial term of 3 years. The bill would authorize a contract to be renewed for 2 additional 1-year terms. If a contract has been renewed for 2 additional 1-year terms, the bill would authorize a contract to be renewed for additional 10-year terms. The bill would authorize the county and contractor to agree to enter into an extension of the contract, either at the time of the initial contract or at any time thereafter. By imposing new duties on counties, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.Housing
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SB 626 Perinatal health screenings and treatment.
07/01/25- July 8 hearing postponed by committee.Senator Smallwood-CuevasThis bill would modify the term “maternal mental health condition” to “perinatal mental health condition” and additionally include in its definition a mental health condition that occurs during the perinatal period. The bill would require a licensed health care practitioner who provides perinatal care for a patient to screen, diagnose, and treat the patient for a perinatal mental health condition in accordance with applicable clinical guidelines or standards appropriate to the provider’s license, training, and scope of practice, as specified. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Mental Health Met with Maternal Health Now to collaborate on advocacy efforts
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AB-49 Schoolsites: immigration enforcement07/09/25- From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (July 9). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.Assembly Members Muratsuchi and OrtegaThis bill would prohibit school officials and employees of a local educational agency from allowing an officer or employee of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to enter a school site for any purpose without providing valid identification, a written statement of purpose, and a valid judicial warrant
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SB-363 Health care coverage: independent medical review.07/17/25 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Senator WienerThis bill would require a health care service plan or health insurer to annually report to the appropriate department the total number of claims processed by the health care service plan or health insurer for the prior year and its number of treatment denials or modifications, separated and disaggregated as specified, commencing on or before June 1, 2026. Healthcare7/25 Signed letter of support from Children Now
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Home Visiting Day 2025Received the 4th annual B.O.S LA County proclamation as well as city resolutions from Long Beach and Pomona
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Letter of Support for BrightLife Kids (A CalHOPE Program by Brightline)BrightLife Kids (A CalHOPE Program by Brightline)https://cz4wlgqn.forms.app/electronic-signature-form-1BrightLife Kids is a key provider under the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative, which ensures accessible mental health services for all young Californians. Since launching just over a year ago, we’ve helped over 89,000 families, with 80% of them identifying as BIPOC.
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Protect the Family Urgent Response System (FURS)Children Now https://www.childrennow.org/campaigns/#1746648648951-afebb44b-0278The latest state budget proposal includes a devastating $13 million cut to the Family Urgent Response System (FURS), California’s only 24/7, in-person crisis response line for children and youth in foster care.
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