Asm. Jim Wood Receives Recognition as AARP’s 2019 Rx Price Fighter
SACRAMENTO–Tomorrow Assemblymember Jim Wood (D-Santa Rosa) will be honored as an AARP 2019 Rx Price Fighter.
Governor Signs Bill to Stop Dialysis Clinics from Reaping Excessive Profits at the Expense of Health Care Consumers
SACRAMENTO–Today Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 290, a bill that will stop large dialysis clinics from reaping excessive profits at the expense of health care consumers.
Governor Signs AB 824 to Prevent “Pay for Delay” Tactics of Drug Companies
SACRAMENTO–Today, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 824 by Assemblymember Jim Wood (D-Santa Rosa) and sponsored by Attorney General Xavier Becerra, which will provide the tools the Attorney General needs to prevent brand name and generic pharmaceutical companies from pocketing billions in profits by using a “pay-for-delay” practice.
Governor Signs AB 1088 (Wood) to Support of Vulnerable Seniors
SACRAMENTO–Today Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1088 by Assemblymember Jim Wood (D-Santa Rosa), a bill that will protect low-income seniors turning 65 and people with disabilities from a loophole in existing law that results in their losing access to Medi-Cal coverage.
Governor Signs Bills that Allocate $1.5 million for Flood Relief to Sonoma County
SACRAMENTO–Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed AB 109 and SB 109, which in part provides $1.5 million in aid to Sonoma County for the devastation left behind from the 2019 Russian River Flood.
Asm. Jim Wood’s Statement on AB 1054 to Stabilize California’s Utility Market & Support Wildfire Victims & Ratepayers
SACRAMENTO–Today Assemblymember Jim Wood (D-Santa Rosa) voted to support AB 1054, a bill to stabilize the utility markets which acknowledges the importance of ensuring reliable, affordable power to our communities, and facilitates compensation to victims of the 2017-18 wildfires and protects ratepayers.