2025 CSAP Bill Position Letters
2024 CSAP Bill Position Letters
ASSEMBLY BILLS
AB 1788 (Quirk-Silva) Mental health multidisciplinary personnel team – Support with amendments
AB 1788 (Quirk-Silva) CSAP Support With Amends Letter 3.27.24
AB 1842 (Reyes) Health care coverage: Medication-assisted treatment – Support
AB 1842 (Reyes) CSAP Support letter 3.4.24
AB 1936 (Cervantes) Maternal Mental Health Screenings – Support
AB 1936 (Cervantes) CSAP Support Letter 3.25.24
AB 1943 (Weber) Health Information – Support
AB 1943 (Weber) CSAP Support Letter 3.25.24
AB 1970 (Jackson) Mental Health: Black Mental Health Navigator Certification Pilot Program – Support with amendments
AB 1970 (Jackson) CSAP Support With Amends Letter 3.27.24
AB 2297 (Friedman) Hospital and Emergency Physician Fair Pricing Policies – Support
AB 2297 (Friedman) CSAP Support Letter 3.25.24
AB 2319 (Wilson, Weber) California Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act – Support
AB 2319 (Wilson) CSAP Support Letter 3.26.24
AB 2882 California Community Corrections Performance Incentives – Support
AB 2882 (McCarty) CSAP Support letter 3.26.24
AB 2956 (Boerner) Medi-Cal eligibility: redetermination – Support
AB 2956 (Boerner) CSAP Support Letter 4.9.24
AB 3129 (Wood) Health care system consolidation – Support
AB 3129 (Wood) CSAP Support Letter 4.3.24
AB 3221 (Pellerin) Department of Managed Health Care: review of records – Co-Sponsor
AB 3221 (Pellerin) CSAP Co-Sponsor Letter 3.26.24
AB 3221 (Pellerin) CSAP Co-Sponsor Letter 4.23.24
AB 3260 (Pellerin) Health care coverage: reviews and grievances – Co-Sponsor
SENATE BILLS
SB 939 (Umberg) Educational equity: school site and community resources: neurodivergent pupils – Support
SB 939 (Umberg) CSAP Support Letter 4.12.24
SB 950 (Skinner) Reentry from incarceration: programs and benefits – Support
SB 950 (Skinner) CSAP Support Letter 4.2.24
SB 1012 (Wiener) The Regulated Psychedelic-assisted Therapy Act and the Regulated Psychedelic Substances Control Act – Concerns
SB 1012 (Wiener) CSAP Concerns letter April 10 2024
SB 1017 (Eggman) Mental health: involuntary treatment: antipsychotic medication – Co-Sponsor
SB 1017 (Eggman) CSAP Co-Sponsor Letter 3.21.24
SB 1017 (Eggman) CSAP Co-Sponsor Letter 4.8.24
SB 1184 (Eggman) Mental health: involuntary treatment: antipsychotic medication – Sponsor
SB 1184 (Eggman) CSAP Sponsor Letter 3.11.24
SB 1236 (Blakespear) Medicare supplement coverage: open enrollment period – Support
SB 1236 (Blakespear) CSAP Support Letter
SB 1238 (Eggman) Lanterman-Petris-Short Act: designated facilities – Co-Sponsor
SB 1238 (Eggman) CSAP Co-Sponsor Letter 3.26.24
SB 1238 (Eggman) CSAP Co-Sponsor Letter 4.3.24
SB 1317 (Wahab) Inmates: psychiatric medication: informed consent – Support
SB 1317 (Wahab) CSAP Support Letter 4.8.24
SB 1318 (Wahab) Pupil health: suicide prevention policies: pupil mental health crisis – Support
SB 1318 (Wahab) CSAP Support Letter 3.27.24
SB 1319 (Wahab) Skilled nursing facilities: approval to provide therapeutic behavioral health programs – Support
SB 1319 (Wahab) CSAP Support Letter 4.3.24
SB 1320 (Wahab) Mental health and substance use disorder treatment – Support
SB 1320 (Wahab) CSAP Support Letter 4.3.24
SB 1472 (Limón) Firearms: California Do Not Sell List – Co-Sponsor and Support
2023 CSAP Bill Position Letters
ASSEMBLY BILLS
AB 29 (Gabriel) Firearms: CA Do Not Sell List — Sponsor
AB 29 Sponsor Letter to Asm Approps 4.5.23
AB 283 (Patterson) Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission — Support
AB 283 (Patterson) CSAP Support Letter 2.21.23
AB 268 (Weber) Board of State and Community Corrections — Support
AB 268 (Weber) CSAP Support Letter 4.7.23
AB 470 (Valencia) Continuing medical education: physicians and surgeons — Support as amended
AB 470 (Valencia) Support letter to Asm. Approps 4.7.23
AB 665 (Carrillo) Minors: consent to mental health services — Support
AB 665 (Carrillo) Support letter to Asm. Judiciary 3.22.23
AB 85 (Weber) Social determinants of health: screening and outreach — Support
AB 85 (Weber) Support letter to Asm. Health 4.4.23 final
AB 765 (Wood) Physicians and surgeons — Support
AB 765 (Wood) Support letter to Asm. BP 4.4.23 final
AB 599 (Ward) Suspensions and expulsions: controlled substances: tobacco – Support as amended
AB 599 (Ward) Support letter to Asm. Appropriations 4.4.23
AB 815 (Wood) Health care coverage: provider credentials – Support as amended
AB 815 (Wood) Support letter to Asm. Health 4.4.23 final
AB 1437 (Irwin) Medi-Cal: serious mental illness – Support
AB 1437 (Irwin) Support letter to Asm. Health 4.4.23 final
AB 456 (Maienschein) Public postsecondary education: campus mental health hotlines – Support
AB 456 (Maienschein) Support letter to Asm. Approps 4.5.23
AB 1241 (Weber) Medi-Cal: telehealth — Support as amended
AB 1241 (Weber) Support letter to Asm. Approps 4.5.23
AB 616 (Rodriguez) Medical Group Financial Transparency Act – Oppose
AB 616 (Rodriguez) oppose letter to Asm. Health 4.7.23
AB 1001 (Haney) Health facilities: behavioral health emergency services — Support
AB 1001 (Haney) Support letter to Asm. Health 4.7.23
AB 1085 (Maienschein) Medi-Cal: housing support services – Support
AB 1085 (Maienschein) Support letter to Asm. Approps 4.7.23
AB 564 (Villapudua) Medi-Cal enrollment — Support
AB 564 (Villapudua) Support letter to Asm. Health 4.7.23 final
AB 236 (Holden) Health care coverage: provider directories — Oppose Unless Amended
AB 236 (Holden) Oppose Unless amended to Asm. Approps 4.7.23
SENATE BILLS
SB 43 (Eggman) Behavioral Health — Co-sponsor
SB 43 (Eggman) CSAP Co-Sponsor Letter 4.7.23
SB 363 (Eggman) Facilities for Mental Health or Substance Use Disorder Crisis: Database — Co-Sponsor
SB 363 Co-Sponsor Letter to Sen Jud Chair 2.16.23
SB 372 (Menjivar): The Respect for Names Act — Co-Sponsor
SB 372 cosponsor ltr Sen BP FINAL
SB 598 (Skinner) Health care coverage: prior authorization — Support
SB 598 (Skinner) CSAP Support Letter 4.7.23
SB 238 (Wiener) Health care coverage: independent medical review — Support
SB 238 (Wiener) Support letter to Sen. Health 3.22.23
SB 513 (Wiener) Incarcerated persons: mental health — Support
SB 513 (Wiener) Support letter to Sen. Public Safety 3.22.23
SB 487 (Atkins) Abortion: provider protections – Support as amended
SB 487 (Atkins) Support letter to Sen. Judiciary 3.23.23 (002)etw
SB 45 (Roth) California Acute Care Psychiatric Hospital Loan Fund — Support
SB 45 (Roth) Support letter to Sen. Appropriations 4.4.23 final
SB 456 (Menjivar) Multifamily Housing Program: nonprofit corporations: homeless or at-risk youth — Support
SB 456 (Menjivar) Support letter to Sen. Human Services 4.4.23 final
SB 350 (Ashby) Pupil attendance: excused absences – Support
SB 350 (Ashby) Support letter to Sen. Education 4.4.23 final
SB 582 (Becker) Health records: EHR vendors – Support
SB 582 (Becker) Support letter to Sen. Health 4.4.23 final
SB 11 (Menjivar) California State University: mental health counseling – Support as amended
SB 11 (Menjivar) Support letter to Sen. Health 4.4.23 final
SB 282 (Eggman) Medi-Cal: federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics – Support
SB 282 (Eggman) Support letter to Sen. Approps 4.7.23
SB 70 (Wiener) Prescription drug coverage — Support
SB 70 (Wiener) Support letter to Sen. Health 4.5.23
SB 65 (Ochoa Bogh) Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program — Support
SB 65 (Ochoa Bogh) Support letter to Sen. Appropriations 4.6.23
2021 - 2022 CSAP Bill Position Letters
ASSEMBLY BILLS
AB 32 – Telehealth
AB 541 – Tobacco assessment
AB 562 – Frontline COVID-19 Provider Mental Health Resiliency Act of 2021: health care providers: mental health services
AB 1094 – Sexual orientation and gender identity data collection pilot project
AB 118 – Emergency services: community response: grant program
AB 58 – Pupil health: suicide prevention policies and training: school-based health programs: pilot program
AB 681 – Mental health: information sharing
AB 988 – Mental health: mobile crisis support teams: 988 crisis hotline
AB 1178 – Medi-Cal: serious mental illness: drugs
383 – Behavioral health: older adults
AB 638 – MHSA: early intervention and prevention programs
AB 998 – Incarcerated persons: health records
AB 1038 – California Health Equity Program
AB 562 – Frontline COVID-19 Provider Mental Health Resiliency Act of 2021
AB 1357 – Perinatal services: maternal mental health
AB 748 (Carrillo) Pupil mental health: mental health assistance posters
AB 738 (Nguyen) Community mental health services: mental health boards
AB 1618 (Aguiar-Curry) Alzheimer’s disease
AB 1630 (Weber) Competence to stand trial
AB 2032 (E. Garcia) Ending Military and Veteran Suicide Task Force
SENATE BILLS
SB 21 – Specialized license plates: mental health awareness
SB 221 – Health care coverage: timely access to care
SB 316 – Medi-Cal: federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics
SB 507 – Mental health services: assisted outpatient treatment
SB 516 – Certification for intensive treatment: review hearing
SB 528 – Juveniles: health information summary: psychotropic medication
SB 428 – Adverse childhood experiences screenings
SB 387 (Portantino) School employee and pupil training: youth mental and behavioral health
SB 858 (Wiener) Health care service plans: discipline: civil penalties
SB 861 (Limon) Dementia Care Navigator Grant Program
SB 877 (Eggman) California Victim Compensation Board: mental health services: reimbursement
SB 1019 (Gonzalez) Medi-Cal managed care plans: mental health benefits
FEDERAL BILLS
H.R. 5218 (Ruis) Collaborate in an Orderly and Cohesive Manner Act
H.R. 7116 – 9-8-8 Implementation Act of 2022 – SUPPORT
LETTERS TO THE GOVERNOR
AB 118 (Kamlager) – SUPPORT
AB 653 (Waldron) – SUPPORT
AB 1357 (Cervantes) – SUPPORT
AB 1357 Support Letter 9.17.21
AB 570 (Santiago) – SUPPORT
AB 359 (Cooper) – SUPPORT
SB 48 (Limon) – SUPPORT
SB 221 (Weiner) – SUPPORT
SB 365 (Caballero) – SUPPORT
SB 365 Support Letter 9.17.21
SB 428 (Hurtado) – SUPPORT
SB 465 (Eggman) – SUPPORT
CSAP SB 465 Support Letter 9.17.21