Senator Bill Dodd

SACRAMENTO – Legislation advanced today from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, to help California hospitals respond to public health crises including pandemics and other emergencies by expanding insurance coverage and removing burdensome prior authorization requirements from insurance companies.

SACRAMENTO – Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, announced legislation today that would assist the creation of affordable housing in California by identifying excess state property that could be used for development, advancing earlier initiatives from Gov. Gavin Newsom to address the state housing crisis.

SACRAMENTO – Legislation from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, to improve liability coverage for California motorists, protecting people injured in crashes as well those who might be exposed to paying higher medical and vehicle repair bills, has cleared its first policy committee.

SACRAMENTO – Legislation written by Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins, D-San Diego, and Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, to add wine and distilled spirits bottles to California’s recycling program cleared a key committee hurdle today.

SACRAMENTO – With warmer weather hastening the arrival of mosquito season, posing a public health threat to California communities, Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, announced today he has introduced a resolution marking April 17- 23, 2022 as Mosquito Awareness Week.

ROHNERT PARK – Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, issued the following statement today regarding Sonoma State University President Judy Sakaki’s handling of sexual harassment and retaliation claims made by a former campus provost involving her husband, Patrick McCallum:

SONOMA – Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, will host a virtual town hall April 26 on the opioid and fentanyl crisis featuring California Attorney General Rob Bonta along with a panel of healthcare experts and community leaders.

SACRAMENTO – To focus awareness on California’s world-renowned wines and its leadership in bringing sustainability to the state’s $57 billion wine industry, Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, co-chair of the Senate Select Committee on Wine, today announced his proposal to designate the month of April as “California Wines: Down to Earth Month.”

CHICO – In recognition of his more than 20 years of leadership in state and local government as well as his success as a private business owner, Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, a 1978 graduate of Chico State University’s College of Business, has received this year’s Distinguished Alumni Award from the university.

SACRAMENTO – Legislation advanced today from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that would address the effects of climate change, including sea-level rise and wildfire, through creation of local resilience districts to undertake and promote conservation efforts.