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AB 51 * Priority Bill |
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Gallegos-Rosenthal Patient Advocate Program. |
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Adds the requirement for the Office of Patient Advocate in the Department of Managed Health Care to add information on quality care and access of the Medicare Part D report card. |
Position: |
SUPPORT |
Assembly Appropriations |
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May 31, 2007, In committee: Set, second hearing. Held under submission. |
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Letters |
Letter written to author - 2/26/07. Letter sent to chair of Assembly Appropriations - 3/12/07 |
Next Action: |
Must pass Committee by January 25, 2008; Must be passed by Assembly by January 31, 2008 |
Need Votes: |
Mark Leno - Chair Dem-13 (916) 319-2013 Assemblymember.leno@assembly.ca.gov Mimi Walters - Vice Chair Rep-73 916) 319-2073 Assemblymember.walters@assembly.ca.gov Anna M. Caballero Dem-28 (916) 319-2028 Assemblymember.Caballero@assembly.ca.gov Mike Davis Dem-48 (916) 319-2048 Assemblymember.Davis@assembly.ca.gov Mark DeSaulnier Dem-11 (916) 319-2011 Assemblymember.DeSaulnier@assembly.ca.gov Bill Emmerson Rep-63 (916) 319-2063 Assemblymember.emmerson@assembly.ca.gov Jared Huffman Dem-6 (916) 319-2006 Assemblymember.Huffman@assembly.ca.gov Betty Karnette Dem-54 (916) 319-2054 Assemblymember.Karnette@assembly.ca.gov Paul Krekorian Dem-43 (916) 319-2043 Assemblymember.Krekorian@assembly.ca.gov Doug La Malfa Rep-2 (916) 319-2002 Assemblymember.lamalfa@assembly.ca.gov Ted W. Lieu Dem-53 (916) 319-2053 Assemblymember.Lieu@assembly.ca.gov Fiona Ma Dem-12 (916) 319-2012 Assemblymember.Ma@assembly.ca.gov Alan Nakanishi Rep-10 (916) 319-2010 Assemblymember.nakanishi@assembly.ca.gov Pedro Nava Dem-35 (916) 319-2035 Assemblymember.nava@assembly.ca.gov Sharon Runner Rep-36 (916) 319-2036 Assemblywoman.Runner@assembly.ca.gov Jose Solorio Dem-69 (916) 319-2069 Assemblymember.solorio@assembly.ca.gov |
CAT Action: |
CATs contact/Letters/Phone |
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Bill No.: |
AB 364 * Priority Bill |
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Title: |
Discharge policy: preadmission screening |
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Bill would require that the hospital discharge policy inform patients of the availability of home and community-based options prior to discharge, and would require that prior to a transfer of an older adult patient to any skilled nursing facility, the patient be assessed for preadmission screening ensuring its appropriate of the proposed skilled nursing facility placement. |
Position: |
SUPPORT |
Assembly Health |
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Feb. 22, 2007, Referred to Committee on Assembly health. Two Year Bill |
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Letters: |
Letter written to author and chair of Assembly Health Committee. |
Next Action: |
Must pass Both Assembly Health then Aging and Long Term Care Chair is Berg by January 25, 2008;Must be Passed by Assembly by January 31, 2008 |
Need Votes Part 1:
Need Votes Part 2
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Assembly Health Committee Mervyn M. Dymally - Chair Dem-52 (916) 319-2052 Assemblymember.dymally@assembly.ca.gov Alan Nakanishi - Vice Chair Rep-10 (916) 319-2010 Assemblymember.nakanishi@assembly.ca.gov Karen Bass Dem-47 (916) 319-2047 Assemblymember.Bass@assembly.ca.gov Patty Berg Dem-1 (916) 319-2001 Assemblymember.berg@assembly.ca.gov Hector De La Torre Dem-50 (916) 319-2050 Assemblymember.DeLaTorre@assembly.ca.gov Kevin de Leon Dem-45 (916) 319-2045 Assemblymember.deLeon@assembly.ca.gov Bill Emmerson Rep-63 (916) 319-2063 Assemblymember.emmerson@assembly.ca.gov Ted Gaines Rep-4 (916) 319-2004 Assemblymember.Gaines@assembly.ca.gov Loni Hancock Dem-14 (916) 319-2014 Assemblymember.hancock@assembly.ca.gov Mary Hayashi Dem-18 (916) 319-2018 Assemblymember.Hayashi@assembly.ca.gov Edward P. Hernandez Dem-57 (916) 319-2057 Assemblymember.Hernandez@assembly.ca.gov Bob Huff Vice Rep-60 (916) 319-2060 Assemblymember.huff@assembly.ca.gov Dave Jones Dem-9 (916) 319-2009 Assemblymember.jones@assembly.ca.gov Sally J. Lieber Dem-22 (916) 319-2022 Assemblywoman.lieber@assembly.ca.gov Fiona Ma Dem-12 (916) 319-2012 Assemblymember.Ma@assembly.ca.gov Mary Salas Dem-79 (916) 319-2079 Assemblymember.Salas@assembly.ca.gov Audra Strickland Rep-37 (916) 319-2037 Assemblymember.strickland@assembly.ca.gov
More on Next Page Assembly Aging and Long Term Care Committee Patty Berg - Chair Dem-1 (916) 319-2001 Assemblymember.Berg@assembly.ca.gov Joel Anderson - Vice Chair Rep-77 (916) 319-2077 Assemblymember.Anderson@assembly.ca.gov Julia Brownley Dem-41 (916) 319-2041 Assemblymember.Brownley@assembly.ca.gov Wilmer Amina Carter Dem-62 (916) 319-2062 Assemblymember.Carter@assembly.ca.gov Lloyd E. Levine Dem-40 (916) 319-2040 Assemblymember.levine@assembly.ca.gov Mimi Walters Rep-73 916) 319-2073 Assemblymember.walters@assembly.ca.gov |
CAT Action: |
CATs contact/Letters/Phone: Assembly Health and then Assembly Aging and Long Term Care committee |
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Bill No.: |
SB 606 * Priority Bill |
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Title: |
Pharmaceutical information: clinical trial data |
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Would require a pharmaceutical company that sells, delivers, offers for sale, or gives away pharmaceutical drugs within the state to make publicly available the results of every completed clinical trial, except a phase 1 trial, for that drug and an explanation of non-completion for any clinical trial that the company sponsors the initiation of, but does not complete. |
Position: |
SUPPORT |
Assembly Floor |
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Sept. 6, 2007, Placed on inactive file on request of Assembly Member Bass. |
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Letters: |
Letter written to author and chair of Senate Health Committee - 3/18/07. |
Next Action |
Must be passed by Assembly by August 31, 2008 |
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CAT Action: |
CATs contact/Letters/Phone: |
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Bill No.: |
SB 623 * Priority Bill |
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Title: |
MediCal; drug benefits |
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Would provide that, beginning January 1, 2008, the department shall pay all co-payments required by drug plans under the Medicare Program for generic or brand name medications for full-benefit dual eligible beneficiaries under specified conditions. Further, the bill would require the department to develop a process for the reimbursement of MediCal enrolled pharmacies for the cost of the co-payments, unless specified conditions are met. |
Position: |
SUPPORT |
Senate Committee on Appropriations. |
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May 31, 2007, Set, first hearing. Held in committee and under submission. |
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Letters: |
Letter written to author and chair of Senate Health Committee - 3/18/07. |
Next Action |
Must be passed by Senate by January 31, 2008 |
Need Votes: |
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CAT Action: |
CATs contact/Letters/Phone: SF CAT Leg will meet with Ma at 1 PM on Wed., Nov. 21, at the Zephyr Cafe (37th & 38th Aves) on Balboa across from the Balboa Theater. SF CAT Leg Meeting with Yee is on January 4, in his SF office at 11:30 AM. |
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SB 840 * Priority Bill |
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Title: |
Single-payer health care coverage |
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Bill would establish the California Universal Healthcare System to be administered by the newly created California Universal Healthcare Agency under the control of a Universal Healthcare Commissioner appointed by the Governor and subject to confirmation by the Senate. Bill would make all California residents eligible for specified health care benefits under the California Universal Healthcare System, which would, on a single-payer basis, negotiate for or set fees for health care services provided through the system and pay claims for those services. |
Position: |
SUPPORT |
Assembly Committee on Appropriations. |
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July 10, 2007, Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
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Letters: |
Letter written to author (who is also chair of Senate Health Committee) - 3/17/07. |
Next Action |
Must be passed by Assembly by August 31, 2008 |
Need Votes: |
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CAT Action: |
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Bill No.: |
SB 1014 * Priority Bill |
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Taxation: single-payer health care coverage tax |
Summary: |
Funding Mechanism for SB 840 |
Position: |
SUPPORT |
Senate Revenue and Taxation |
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Apr. 25, 2007, Set, first hearing. Testimony taken. Further hearing to be set. |
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Letters: |
Letter written to author (who is also chair of Senate Health Committee) - 3/18/07. |
Next Action |
1/9/08 or 1/23/08 in Revenue and Taxation meet every 2nd and 4th Wednesday 1:30 P.M., Room 3191. Must be passed by Senate by January 31, 2008 |
Need Votes: |
Senator Jenny Oropeza (Chair); Senator Dave Cogdill (Vice Chair); Senator Michael Machado; Senator Jack Scott; and |
CAT Action: |
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Bill No.: |
AB 952 * Priority Bill |
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Common interest developments: assessments: low- and moderate-income residents |
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Summary: |
Bill would prohibit the board of directors from imposing a special assessment, including an emergency assessment, or an increase in the regular assessment of more than 2% on units that are required by law to be provided to low- or moderate-income purchasers without a vote of the owners of those units in accordance with specified procedural requirements. |
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Position: |
SUPPORT |
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Senate Floor |
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Aug. 30, 2007 To inactive, file on motion of Senator Lowenthal. |
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Letters: |
Letter written author and chair of Assembly Banking and Finance Committee - 4/27/07. Letter sent to chair and members of Senate Judiciary Committee (via Fax) 7/06/07. Senate Floor Alert sent – 7/16/07. |
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Next Action |
Must be Passed by Senate by August 31, 2008 File 2-yr bill |
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Need Votes: |
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CAT Action: |
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Bill No.: |
SB 464 * Priority Bill |
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Title: |
Rental property: public entity restrictions |
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This measure would extend necessary protections for those who have limited incomes and rely on affordable housing. Bill would specify that a rent control system of a public entity may require that a one-year extension applies to all tenancies in the applicable accommodation specifically if that tenant is a senior over 62 or a disabled person who has lived there for at least one year. |
Position: |
SUPPORT |
Senate Appropriations: Headed to Floor |
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June 7, 2007, Placed on inactive file on request of Senator Kuehl. |
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Letters: |
Letter sent to author and chair of Senate Judiciary - 3/16/07. Letter written to Chair of and members of Senate Appropriations - 4/15/07. |
Next Action |
Must be Passed by Senate by January 31, 2008 Pulled by Author––Headed to Floor? |
Need Votes: |
Yee at 415-557-7857, Alquist at 408-286-8318, and Simitian at 650-688-6384; Ma at 415-557-2312 or Fiona Ma Dem-12 (916) 319-2012 Assemblymember.Ma@assembly.ca.gov; |
CAT Action |
CATs contact/Letters/Phone: SF CAT Leg will meet with Ma at 1 PM on Wed., Nov. 21, at the Zephyr Cafe (37th & 38th Aves) on Balboa across from the Balboa Theater. SF CAT Leg Meeting with Yee is on January 4, in his SF office at 11:30 AM. Assemblymember Ma is basically a no vote but her response when she found that over 60 percent of Ellis evictions in Bay Area are SENIORS was "It's that high?" |
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Bill No.: |
SB 900 * Priority Bill |
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Title: |
Mobile home parks: conversion |
Summary: |
Closes a loophole giving local government the powers to insure that any conversion of a Mobile home park is fair to all residents. This includes insuring there is adequate notice to every resident and with the authority to order mitigation of any adverse impact of the conversion on the ability of those being displaced to find adequate space in another mobile home park. |
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SUPPORT |
Assembly Housing and Community Development |
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To Assembly Committee on H. & C.D. and L. GOV., June 25, 2007, Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. Note: AB 1542 had Passed both housed and is same bill but Governor vetoed it. |
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Letters: |
Letter written to author and chair of Senate Transportation and Housing - 3/17/07. |
Next Action |
Must be passed by Assembly by August 31, 2008 |
Need Votes: |
Adams at 626-359-8305; Aghazarian 209-473-6972; Anderson; Benoit; Berryhill; Blakeslee; Calderon, Charles at 562-692-5858; Cook at 909-790-4196; DeVore; Duvall; Emmerson; Fuller; Gaines; Galgiani at 209-948-7479; Garcia; Garrick; Hernandez at 626-960-4457; Horton; Houston; Huff; Jeffries; Keene; La Malfa; Ma at 415-557-2312; Maze; Nakanishi; Niello; Parra; Plescia; Runner, Sharon; Silva; Smyth; Solorio at 714-939-8469; Soto at 909-984-7741; Spitzer; Strickland; Tran; Villines; and Walters at 949-495-0730; |
CAT Action: |
CATs contact/Letters/Phone: SF CAT Leg will meet with Ma at 1 PM on Wed., Nov. 21, at the Zephyr Cafe (37th & 38th Aves) on Balboa across from the Balboa Theater. SF CAT Leg Meeting with Yee is on January 4, in his SF office at 11:30 AM. Ma seems open on this. Bill (Chief of staff) will get additional information from Marjorie Murray (Leg Housing Chair). |
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Bill No.: |
AB 1542 * Priority Bill |
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Mobile home parks: conversions |
Summary: |
Closes a loophole giving local government the powers to insure that any conversion of a Mobile home park is fair to all residents. This includes insuring there is adequate notice to every resident and with the authority to order mitigation of any adverse impact of the conversion on the ability of those being displaced to find adequate space in another mobile home park. |
Position: |
SUPPORT |
Oct. 12, 2007, Vetoed by Governor. |
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Oct. 12, 2007, Vetoed by Governor. |
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Next Action: |
Letter written to author - 3/17/07. Letter written to Assembly Local Government chair and committee members - 4/15/07. Vetoed by Governor |
Votes Needed for SB 900 |
Assembly: Adams; Aghazarian; Anderson; Benoit; Berryhill; Blakeslee; Calderon, Charles; Cook; DeVore; Duvall; Emmerson; Fuller; Gaines; Galgiani; Garcia; Garrick; Hernandez; Horton; Houston; Huff; Jeffries; Keene; La Malfa; Ma; Maze; Nakanishi; Niello; Parra; Plescia; Runner, Sharon; Silva; Smyth; Solorio; Soto; Spitzer; Strickland; Tran; Villines; and Walters. Passed 41 to 32 in Assembly with 7 not voting. Above are 39 votes. We need a 2/3 vote. From the above votes, we need enough to override a veto. |
CAT Action: |
None: Bill Vetoed––Only for information on SB 900 |
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