If you want to support or oppose a bill, you may do so by signing up at this website: https://calegislation.lc.ca.gov/Advocates/faces/index.xhtml
There will be different options for signing up. If you are not a lobbyist, and if you are not authorized by an organization to submit a position on their behalf, be sure to sign up as an individual. Positions statements are not anonymous and will be tied to the name, address, and phone number you provide. Bill authors and committee members will be able to read your comments and letters.
You can type your comments into a provided textbox or attach a typed letter. The website is not well-built, so it is best to type your comments in an application like wordpad or notepad outside of the webpage and then copy & paste it in. If the page stops functioning, the best troubleshoot is to refresh the page.
You can click on the links to any of the mental health bills listed below and click on the "History" tab to see if a bill you want to comment on has been referred to a substantive committee (Health, Education, Public Safety, Judiciary, etc.) and whether there has been or will be a hearing scheduled for the bill. The Advocacy letter portal will provide different options for where your comments will be submitted to -- be sure to submit the comments to the next committee that will be hearing the bill.
There will be different options for signing up. If you are not a lobbyist, and if you are not authorized by an organization to submit a position on their behalf, be sure to sign up as an individual. Positions statements are not anonymous and will be tied to the name, address, and phone number you provide. Bill authors and committee members will be able to read your comments and letters.
You can type your comments into a provided textbox or attach a typed letter. The website is not well-built, so it is best to type your comments in an application like wordpad or notepad outside of the webpage and then copy & paste it in. If the page stops functioning, the best troubleshoot is to refresh the page.
You can click on the links to any of the mental health bills listed below and click on the "History" tab to see if a bill you want to comment on has been referred to a substantive committee (Health, Education, Public Safety, Judiciary, etc.) and whether there has been or will be a hearing scheduled for the bill. The Advocacy letter portal will provide different options for where your comments will be submitted to -- be sure to submit the comments to the next committee that will be hearing the bill.