Legislative committees have wrapped up their work and are entering the last stages of the legislative year. Several bills important to health equity will have floor votes in the Assembly and Senate in the next two weeks. We must act now to ensure our legislators support these vital bills!
AB 1602 (Perez) & SB 900 (Alquist/Steinberg): Companion bills that implements parts of the new health care reform law by creating the California Health Benefits Exchange. The exchange will provide regulated, high-quality, linguistically competent, and affordable coverage to our communities. Download a sample letter of support.
AB 537 (Arambula): Increases access to healthy foods at farmers' markets by allowing participating farmers to operate an Electronic Benefits Transfers (EBT) payment system. Download a sample letter of support.
Your voice can make the difference on whether these bills become law!
