AB 1990 passed the Suspense Hearing in the California State Assembly Appropriations Committee today – and the next stop is the full Assembly, likely during the week of May 18 or 26. This bill is moving fast, and we want to pull back the curtain on what APC is doing to fight it.
AB 1990 is a Trojan Horse. It’s packaged as a patient safety bill, but what it actually does is impose new barriers on state-licensed compounding pharmacies – the regulated, lawful providers already operating within an established framework.
To make sure that message reaches the people who need to hear it most, APC is undertaking a more intensive, precision-targeted digital advocacy campaign aimed directly at key California legislators and their network. We've identified key decision-makers and the people around them – staff, donors, community figures, and others in their orbit – and we're making sure our message reaches that entire network.
We're not just knocking on the front door – we're making sure our message is visible where it matters.
Central to that effort is this video – a direct, 30-second case for why AB 1990 needs to be stopped. It makes the stakes clear: GLP-1s don't just improve lives, they save them. If passed, AB 1990 would force licensed pharmacies to stop making affordable GLP-1s – even during critical shortages, when patients have no other option. Who benefits? Big Pharma. Who pays? You.
If you serve California patients or prescribers, please ask them to act now. The most powerful thing they can do is send a message to their Assembly member urging them to oppose AB 1990. Every message matters – and time is running out.