NEW: May 18 - We reach a turning point in the legislative year: over 700 bills with a fiscal impact are taken off the "suspense" file of the Appropriations Committees and move forward, while 220 bills "die" there. Bills passed out of committee now go to a full vote in the house - Senate or Assembly - they began in. Read more in CalMatters here.
FCLCA Update - May 10, 2022
FCLCA Update on Key Criminal Justice and Environmental Bills - April 29, 2022
Invitation to those in Friends Meetings: Join our Zoom meeting on the Statewide Initiative Measures and Propositions! We will be talking about which measures have qualified and how you can be a part of determining FCLCA's positions. The Zoom meeting is Sunday, May 22nd at 4:00 and you can click the link here to join. Email vickicar@gmail.com for more information.
Actions of the Week:
FCLCA Action Alert: Protect Disability and Family Leave for Lower-Income Workers - Send a message to your legislators today!
Help end the gender and racial pay gap - email your legislators in support of SB 1162, which will require companies that have 100 or more employees hired through staffing agencies to report pay information for those workers broken down by gender, race, ethnicity and job category. The bill would also require employers to include salary ranges on job postings.
Sign the petition in support of the HOPE for Children Act. More info here.
Send your legislator a message in support of SB 1173, the Fossil Fuel Divestment Act, which would require state pension funds CalPERS and CalSTRS to divest from the top 200 fossil fuel companies by 2030.
Please speak up at Public Hearings on the use of military equipment in local communities - AB 481 is a new law that requires California law enforcement agencies to provide public information by May 2022 about a range of militarized gear used in policing and to obtain approval from local boards of supervisors and city councils for their policies regarding use of this military equipment. See the Advocacy Toolkit here.
Send a message to legislators to make health care more affordable in California!
Ask Gov. Newsom to fully fund Food4All in the State Budget!
Ask Gov. Newsom and legislators to create unemployment benefits for undocumented workers.
State Budget
Reactions from FCLCA's coalition partners:
California Work and Family Coalition releases statement on revised budget
California Budget and Policy Center: State Leaders Have Opportunity to Provide Targeted Relief to Californians Struggling to Make Ends Meet
Health4All Coalition: California Poised to Become the First State to Provide Access to Full-Scope Health Care for All Income-Eligible Residents, Regardless of Immigration Status
From the California Immigrant Policy Center: Governor’s May Revision Includes Historic Investments for Immigrants but More is Needed to Address Remaining Exclusions in our Safety Net
Want to learn more about the state budget process? From the indispensable California Budget and Policy Center, read Dollars and Democracy: A Guide to the California State Budget Process
Updates on the 2022 Legislative Year:
Assembly committee approves Anti-Poverty Child Tax Credit bill supported by FCLCA. Read the press release on AB 2589 here.
FCLCA Supports: Read about the Work and Family Coalition's priority bills for 2022.
FCLCA supports felony murder sentencing reform, SB 300. Update: SB 300 is a two-year bill and will be taken up in 2022.
