SFMMS Supports Slate of 2021 State Bills April 9, 2021 Advocacy 0 The San Francisco Marin Medical Society (SFMMS) has issued letters in support of a slate of state bills, advancing our positions on a diverse range of policy issues that affect the health and wellbeing of communities in San Francisco and Marin counties. These include overdose prevention, housing security, food security, transparency in the management of skilled nursing facilities, traffic calming measures to reduce pedestrian injuries and deaths, and ensuring private detention facilities adhere to public health orders. SFMMS reviews all legislation advanced by San Francisco and Marin County members of the state Assembly and Senate, and receives requests to support bills from a variety of sources, including local community benefit organizations. SFMMS’ positions on bills are determined by the SFMMS Executive Committee of the Board of Directors. Our deliberations follow the California Medical Association’s Council on Legislation (in which our representatives also participate) to ensure we are not contradicting positions on bills taken by our state medical association. In 2021, SFMMS is supporting the following bills: SB 57 (Wiener) Controlled substances: overdose prevention program SB 467 (Wiener) Oil and gas: hydraulic fracturing, acid well stimulation treatments, steam flooding, water flooding, or cyclic steaming: prohibition: job relocation AB 263 (Bonta) Private detention facilities AB 368 (Bonta) Food prescriptions SB 650 (Stern): Skilled Nursing Facilities SB 735 (Rubio) School zone safety: speed safety cameras AB 15 (Chiu) COVID-19 relief: tenancy: Tenant Stabilization Act of 2021 AB 16 (Chiu) Tenancies: COVID-19 Tenant, Small Landlord, and Affordable Housing Provider Stabilization Act of 2021 AB-328 (Chiu) Reentry Housing and Workforce Development Program AB-550 (Chiu) Vehicles: speed safety system pilot program AB 10 (Ting) Pupil instruction: in-person instruction: distance learning AB 1238 (Ting) Pedestrian Access AB 43 (Boerner Horvath) Traffic Safety Comments are closed.
