Letters

CA: Advocates Supports Bill That Would Provide Basic Safety Guardrails for AVs

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July 1, 2026 Honorable Tasha Boerner Chair, California Assembly Committee on Communications and Conveyance 1021 O Street, Suite 6610 Sacramento, CA 95814 Re: SB 1246 (Cortese) as amended June 24, 2026 Autonomous Vehicle Safety: SUPPORT Dear Chair Boerner: Our organizations,…

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Advocates Leads Safety Group Letter Sharing Concerns with U.S. House Leadership About BUILD America 250 Act

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Advocates has led a group of safety organizations in a letter to Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) and  Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) to express opposition to anti-safety language in the Building Unrivaled Infrastructure and Long-term Development for…

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Groups Urge Trump Administration to Consider Transportation Safety Issues With Marijuana Rescheduling

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Advocates has joined with  trucking, aviation, rail, intermodal, hazardous materials, pipeline, and other critical highway safety stakeholders to express serious safety concerns regarding the Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) proposed action to transfer all marijuana products from Schedule I to Schedule…

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CA: Advocates Urges Two Senate Committees to Strengthen Law to Curb Drunk Driving

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In letters to the California Senate Transportation and Public Safety Committees, Advocates is supporting provisions in Assembly Bill (AB) 1830 to strengthen the ignition interlock device (IID) law to curb drunk driving. AB 1830 makes permanent the IID pilot program…

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