Press Release

SACRAMENTO – A bill by Assemblymember Bill Dodd (D-Napa) to provide assistance to the communities impacted by the South Napa Earthquake got one step closer to passage on Wednesday, when it cleared the Assembly Governmental Organization Committee with unanimous bipartisan support.

SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Bill Dodd’s resolution urging President Obama to create the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument passed the Senate on Monday and is on its way to the President’s desk. The establishment of the Berryessa Snow Mountain region as a national monument would help safeguard the area, enhance visitation, and provide an economic boost to the surrounding communities.

SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Bill Dodd (D-Napa) was appointed by Assembly Speaker Toni G. Atkins to serve on five key committees for the 2015-16 Regular Session. Assemblymember Dodd will serve on the Agriculture Committee, Business and Professions Committee, Rules Committee, Transportation Committee, and the Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee.  Speaker Atkins also appointed Assemblymember Dodd to serve on the Joint Committee on Fairs, Allocation and Classification.

SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Bill Dodd (D-Napa) issued the following statement today on the Governor’s Inaugural Address:

“I appreciate Governor Brown’s readiness to work with the Legislature to meet the challenges facing our state as he embarks on his unprecedented fourth term.

SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Bill Dodd (D-Napa) introduced a resolution today petitioning President Obama to create the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument. The establishment of the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument would help safeguard the area that stretches from the shores of Lake Berryessa in Napa County to the flanks of Snow Mountain, and includes portions of Lake, Mendocino, Solano, and Yolo Counties.

SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Bill Dodd (D-Napa) has been appointed Chair of the Assembly Select Committee on Wine by Assembly Speaker Toni G. Atkins. The Select Committee on Wine is a bipartisan committee that examines the diverse issues affecting California’s wine industry.

SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Bill Dodd (D-Napa) announced the introduction of new legislation that will help repair and revitalize Clear Lake, California’s largest natural body of fresh water. The bill, AB 367, would allocate $2.4 million for the purposes of restoring Clear Lake’s wetlands, maintaining its water quality, and preserving its ecosystem.

SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Bill Dodd (D-Napa) announced the introduction of Assembly Bill 401, which calls on the Department of Community Services and Development (CSD) to develop a plan for a statewide Low-Income Water Rate Assistance Program.

“The time has come to develop a comprehensive program to help relieve the financial burden on low-income households dealing with significant increases in the cost of water,” Assemblymember Bill Dodd said.

SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblymember Bill Dodd (D-Napa) today introduced legislation requiring companies that do business with the state of California to provide the state with data on employee income by gender and race. With the introduction of Assembly Bill 1354, Assemblymember Dodd is taking an important step towards gender pay equity in California.

SACRAMENTO, CA – Former Lake County Supervisor Denise Rushing was honored Monday in the state Capitol as the 2015 Woman of the Year for the 4th Assembly District. Every year, the state Assembly honors one woman from each of the state’s Assembly Districts who has significantly contributed to her local communities.