Legislation
Bills Supported by First 5 Association in 2020
Comprehensive Health and Development
- AB 526 (Petrie-Norris) – Medi-Cal: California Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
- AB 898 (Wicks) – Early and Periodic Screening Diagnosis, and Treatment services: behavioral health
- AB 2164 (Rivas, Salas) – Telehealth
- SB 793 (Hill, Glazer, McGuire, Pan, Skinner, Wiener) – Flavored Tobacco Products
Federal
S. 3721 (Harris) – Creates COVID-19 Racial and Ethnic Disparities Task Force
- HR 4107 (DeSaulnier) – Increase funding for two programs within IDEA
Early Learning
- AB 125 (McCarty) – Early Childhood Education: reimbursement rates
- AB 324 (Aguiar-Curry) – Childcare services: state subsidized childcare: professional support stipends
- SB 174 (Leyva) – Early Childhood Education: reimbursement rates
- AB 2986 (Reyes) – Family childcare home education networks
Federal
- S. 4112 (Murray) – Coronavirus child care & education relief
- HR 2 (DeFazio) – Stimulus for critical infrastructure including child care
- HR 7201 (Clark) – Investment in child care infrastructure
- HR 7027 (DeLauro) – Provides fund to Child Care Stabilization Fund
- HR 7327 (Lowey) – Child care for economic recovery
Family Strengthening
- AB 1593 (Reyes) – Personal Income Taxes: earned income credit
- AB 2405 (Burke) – Housing: children and families
Federal
- HR 4768 (Davis) – Doubles federal investment in home visiting programs
- S. 3719 (Harris) – Permanently increases SNAP benefits
- HR 3222 (Chu) – No federal funds for public charge
Support Letters
Below are support letters signed by the First 5 Association.
- CalEITC expansion to ITINs
- Paid Family Leave expanded job protection
- Nicotine-based vaping tax – First 5 concerns
(and accompanying fact sheet & letter template for partners) - First 5’s Recommendations for the State Master Plan on Early Learning and Care
Legislative Resources
California
- Click here to access the Assembly Daily File
- Click here to access the Senate Daily File
- Click here to access the legislative calendar
- Click here to access information and resources to help you follow the legislative process
- Click here to view rosters of the members of the California Senate and Assembly
- Click here for a glossary of important legislative terms
- Click here to access Bill Search
Federal
- Click here to access the Federal Bill Tracker
- Click here to watch hearings or debate on C-Span
- Click here for a glossary of terms
- Click here for information and schedule of the US House of Representatives
- Click here for information and schedule of the US Senate
- Click here for information on the legislative process
