Action steps for the following bills for the week of April 30th.
For each bill, call the assigned legislators’ district offices. Focus on Fridays if time permits. Phones need to ring off the hook.
Meet with legislators. Make an appointment with your legislator to formally register your opposition with their office and discuss your opposition. They are in their district offices on Fridays.
Email legislators to voice your opposition.
Make sure to do both: Register your opposition with the legislative offices AND through the legislative portal to be included in legislative record.
* Always maintain a professional tone and respect. Email all legislators, but focus calls on the (D) legislators.
SB 866 - Senate Judiciary
Hearing Date: May 5th at 11:00am
Submit a position letter in opposition to SB 866 now to the Senate Judiciary Committee via the California Legislature Position Letter Portal. The Senate Judiciary Committee position letter submission deadline is the Tuesday before a hearing at 12:00 PM, unless stated otherwise.
Email and call Senate Judiciary Committee Members directly to their district office to voice your opposition to SB 866. Call District Offices all week, especially Thursday and Friday.
Email and call your Senator now at their district office to voice your opposition to voice your opposition. Make an appointment with your Senator to ask them to vote NO or ABSTAIN on SB 866
AB 2098 - In Assembly Appropriations Committee
Hearing date: May 9th
Email and call members Assembly Appropriations Committee directly to voice your opposition to AB 2098. You need to tailor your comment toward the fiscal aspects of the bills for appropriations.
There is also no deadline to receive position letters for Appropriations Committee via the California Legislature Position Letter Portal. Any letters submitted to the committee will be retained as part of the committee’s legislative record.
SB 1479 - In Senate Appropriations Committee
Email and call members Senate Appropriations Committee directly at their district office to voice your opposition to SB 1479. You need to tailor your comment toward the fiscal aspects of the bills for appropriations.
There is also no deadline to receive position letters for Appropriations Committee via the California Legislature Position Letter Portal. Any letters submitted to the committee will be retained as part of the committee’s legislative record.
AB 1797 - Going to Assembly Appropriations Committee, then Assembly Floor for vote.
Email and call Assembly Appropriations Committee members directly to voice your opposition to AB 2098. You need to tailor your comment toward the fiscal aspects of the bills for appropriations.
There is also no deadline to receive position letters for Appropriations Committee via the California Legislature Position Letter Portal. Any letters submitted to the committee will be retained as part of the committee’s legislative record.
Email and call your Assemblymember now at their district office to voice your opposition to AB 1797.
Call District Offices all week, especially Thursday and Friday.
SB 1100 - Going to Senate Floor for vote
Email and call your Senator now at their district office to voice your opposition to to SB 1100. Make an appointment with your Senator. Call District Offices all week, especially Thursday and Friday.
SB 1184 - Going to Senate Floor for vote
Email and call your Senator now at their district office to voice your opposition to SB 1184. Make an appointment with your Senator. Call District Offices all week, especially Thursday and Friday.
*Call District Offices all week, especially Thursday and Friday.
If you are able to schedule a meeting, attend a legislator’s event or you would like support- please email PERKconsultation@protonmail.com. We can help you with supporting documentation and talking points.