Assembly Bill 40 & Assembly Bill 1168 Hearings

Attention Cal Chiefs Members,

Your urgent in person presence is needed at the state capitol on July 12, 2023 for two legislative bills Cal Chiefs is supporting. The first bill is AB 40 Ambulance Patient Off-load Times, which is sponsored by CPF. The second is AB 1168 City of Oxnard JPA for ambulance 201, which is sponsored by Cal Cities. 

Both of these bills have opposition from several groups such as local EMS Agency, MDAC, AMR and the Hospital Association. So this is why your presence is needed. On July 12, 2023 at approximately 10:00 AM. Please attend in uniform if possible. Both of these bills will be heard by two separate senate committees. Please see below for the estimated times and where to go. 

Committees:

• Senate Health:  AB 40 (Rodriguez)
• Senate Governance & Finance:  AB 1168 (Bennett)

Start time of these Committees will be a bit complicated as the hearings on our bills will only convene upon adjournment of other Committees using the same hearing rooms.

Personnel coming to town for the hearings can stage at the PPA offices (Public Policy Advocates, LLC 1015 K Street, Suite 200, Sacramento, CA 95814 or can go directly to the Swing Space where the hearings will be held.

Parking would probably be easiest at the Capitol Garage located at 10 & L Streets; entrance off of 10thStreet.

Assembly Bill 40 (Rodriguez): Emergency Medical Services.

• Committee: Senate Committee on Health
• Hearing Date: Wednesday, July 12, 2023
• Hearing Time: Approximately 10:00 - 10:30 AM, could be earlier/later; (Senate Health meeting upon adjournment of Senate EQ Committee Hearing that begins @ 9:00 AM)
• Location: 1021 O Street, Room 1200

Assembly Bill 1168 (Bennett: Emergency Medical Services (EMS): Prehospital EMS

• Committee: Senate Committee on Governance & Finance
• Hearing Date: Wednesday, July 12, 2023
• Hearing Time: Approximately 11:00 - 11:30 AM, could be earlier/later; (Senate Gov&Finance meeting upon adjournment of Senate Education hearing that begins @ 9:00 AM)
• Location: 1021 O Street, Room 2100