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Assemblymember Rodriguez Meets Significant Milestone with 2023-2024 Legislative Package

For immediate release:

(SACRAMENTO, CA)—Assemblymember Freddie Rodriguez (D-Pomona) achieved several legislative victories last week, moving key bills in his legislative package through the California State Assembly. Tackling significant issues — including public safety, workers’ rights, mental health, and emergency and disaster preparedness — Assemblymember Rodriguez received support from constituents throughout the 53rd Assembly District and the state.

“As a career first responder and public safety advocate for over 30 years, my legislative priorities reflect a common sense approach to improving the state’s changing landscape of public safety and emergency preparedness, which wouldn’t be possible without my constituents’ feedback, said Assemblymember Freddie Rodriguez. "As I near the end of my term in the State Assembly, I reflect back on my legislative achievements, and none would have been possible without the involvement and support of my constituents who I’ve been honored to serve.”

Here are a few of Assemblymember Rodriguez’s bills that are moving forward to the State Senate:

  • AB 1792 — Emergency Medical Services: Personal Protective Equipment — would require Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) to establish standards for minimum personal protective equipment for ambulance personnel and update those standards every five years.
  • AB 1809 — Recall and Resentencing — would prohibit an incarcerated person from being eligible for recall and resentencing under the general felony resentencing statute if they were convicted of first-degree murder of a peace officer.
  • AB 1843 — Emergency Ambulance Employee Safety and Preparedness Act — seeks to increase Employee Assistance Program (EAP) counselling sessions from 10 to 20 for employees of private ambulance companies, as well as require peer-to-peer support.
  • AB 2146 — Personal Floatation Devices — would prohibit the sale of personal floatation devices not approved by the United States Coast Guard.
  • AB 2776 — Rebuilding Communities Following Disasters — prioritizes grants to communities that suffered population and business losses following major disasters.

Assemblymember Rodriguez remains committed to addressing issues important to the assembly district. For additional information on legislation, please visit https://a53.asmdc.org/.

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