Advocacy
2026 AAP-CA2 Advocacy Day + Prioritiy Bills
At the start of May, members of the AAP-CA2 travelled to Sacramento for the AAP-CA Advocacy Day. This event allowed all California AAP chapters to connect and meet with legislators to discuss and promote the bills being advocated for by AAP-CA. Each of the bills discussed during the legislative visits are listed below with more details on how each measure addresses dangerous trends impacting the health and well-being of our patients. You can click on the images of each bill to learn more.
AB 2346
AB 2346 (Wilson) Vehicles: electric bicycles and speed limits.
- Implements commonsense policies recommended by the Mineta Transportation Institute at San Jose State to modernize California’s e-bike safety standards, protect children and ensure our streets remain safe for everyone.
- Gives local communities tools to enforce safe speeds and consumers the information they need to safely use e-bikes.
- Requires retailers to clearly disclose the e-bike’s classification, maximum speed and age restrictions of the e-bikes, and notify buyers that it is against the law to modify their e-bikes to unlock faster speeds.
- Limits speeds at which children 15 years or younger can ride (max 15 mph, and on sidewalks a 10-mph limit). Also allows local jurisdictions to set appropriate speed limits for e-bikes on bicycle and multi-use paths.
- Requires new e-bikes to have speedometers and front and rear lamps.
- Additional Talking Points & Information.
- E-bikes Fact Sheet.
AB 1557
AB 1557 (Papan) Vehicles: electric bicycles
- Restricts class 1 and class 2 e-bikes from providing motor assistance when the bike reaches the speed of 16 miles per hour.
- Prohibits a manufacturer from equipping, and a retailer from offering for sale or advertising, any device labeled as an e-bike with a motor that can exceed 750 watts of peak power.
- Prohibits children under 16 years old from operating an e-bike with a motor that can exceed 250 watts of continuous power.
- Pediatricians see firsthand the devastating injuries (fractures, concussions, internal organ injuries) caused by high-speed e-bike crashes.
- The energy impact of a collision is directly related to mass (e-bikes are heavier) and speed (e-bikes are much faster than regular bicycles).
- Reducing the speed and power of e-bike riding will reduce severe injuries and death in children.
- Additional Talking Points & Information.
SB 936
SB 936 (Blakespear and Umberg) Nitrous Oxide: Sales
- Bans the sale/distribution of N2O containers holding more than 8 grams.
- Bans the sale/distribution of containers designed for direct inhalation.
- Bans the sale/distribution of flavored N2O (fruit, candy, dessert, alcoholic beverage, herb, or spice flavors).
- Bans knowingly selling devices that enable inhalation from N2O containers.
- Applies to in-person sales, internet sales, and all electronic/digital transactions.
- Exemptions for industrial/manufacturing use, licensed medical/veterinary/dental practitioners, food-grade N2O <9 gm in restaurant/food service.
- Additional Talking Points & Information.
- Nitrous Oxide Fact Sheet.
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Press Releases
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Legislative Priorities
Learn more about the AAP-CA2’s yearly legislative priorities, along with links to bills and other legislative information.
AAP Resolutions Writing Workshop
A recording of the recent AAP Resolutions Writing Webinar is now available! This video is a great resource for those looking to get involved with resolution writing and to learn more about how to draft and submit resolutions. Make sure to check out this resource!
Symposium Featured Lecture
Check out Dr. Richard Pan’s lecture on Voting as a Social Determinant of Health from our 2024 Advances in Pediatrics Symposium!
Kim Petko, MD, MPH, FAAP
Chair, Advocacy Committee
