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ACTION NEEDED
There are two weeks left in the legislative session and your voices are urgently needed — again — to show support for a bill to modify the 2030 deadline for seismic compliance.
Even if you have already contacted your senators and assemblymembers, they need to hear from you again, this time with a focus on the need for up to five years of additional time.
Write or call your hospital’s assemblymember and state senator as soon as possible asking them to vote “yes” on Senate Bill (SB) 1432 (Caballero, D-Merced).
As the bill moves to the Assembly floor for a final vote and the Senate for concurrence before heading to the governor, it is critical that both assemblymembers and senators understand the challenges hospitals face in complying with the 2030 seismic standards and the need for the discretionary five-year extension.
Increased opposition is expected to our legislative proposal, as opponents will tell legislators that only a maximum three-year extension is needed, as opposed to the maximum five-year extension in the current proposal. Please write or call your assemblymember and senator once again to ensure they continue to support SB 1432 as it stands.
For hospitals participating in CHA’s community engagement project, please encourage your community partners to submit letters.
Please update Kathryn Scott, senior vice president, state relations and advocacy, and Trina Gonzalez, vice president, policy, on your progress.
TIMING
Please send letters directly to your assemblymember and state senator as soon as possible and then send a copy to Emily Schroeder, legislative assistant, at eschroeder@calhospital.org. Find the contact information for your lawmaker on the Legislature’s website.
RESOURCES
- SB 1432 Bill Brief
- SB 1432 Talking Points
- Template Letter – Hospitals
- Template Letter – Community Partner
BACKGROUND
Earlier this year, CHA worked with a bipartisan group of senators to introduce legislation that would help hospitals with a wide range of seismic compliance challenges. SB 1432 has since been amended to:
- Provide an extension of up to five years for hospitals that must meet the 2030 seismic requirements that they be fully operational after a major earthquake; the extension would be based on the project timeline as well as the impact of the project on access to care
- Require milestones for the project in meeting the extended deadline
- Extend reporting to local officials regarding the compliance plan and milestones
- Require the state to assess the overall costs of the 2030 requirement
For more information about our seismic work, visit the CHA website.