Committee Jurisdiction: Primary jurisdictions are the Emergency Services Act including emergency declarations, homeland security and victim services programs administered by Cal OES, earthquake mitigation, seismic safety, State Fire Marshal, fire prevention and suppression programs, mutual aid systems, Statewide and local government emergency or disaster response, emergency medical services, and emergency communications and evacuations.
Assembly Member Freddie Rodriguez,
Chair of the Emergency Management Committee
Assembly Member Kelly Seyarto
Vice Chair of the Committee on Emergency Management
The deadline to submit position letters is one week prior to the hearing date.
For information on how to submit a position letter please see the
Advocacy Quick Reference Guide
For information on how to submit a position letter please see the
Advocacy Quick Reference Guide
Important COVID-19 Information
The public will have the ability to participate in committee hearings by offering comment in the following ways:
- The Capitol will be open for attendance of this hearing; however, due to guidance on physical distancing, seating for the hearings will be minimal for the press and public. In-person attendance is not recommended. All are encouraged to watch the hearings from their livestream on the Assembly’s website at https://www.assembly.ca.gov/todaysevents.
- Written testimony before the hearing via email. Please note that any written testimony submitted to the committee is considered public comment and may be read into the record or reprinted.
