ENSURE SAFE BRAKES, QUALITY PARTS AND SATISFIED CUSTOMERS

Help Defeat SB 346 (Kehoe)

Attention Manufacturers, Distributors, Wholesalers,

Retailers, Shop Owners & Technicians

A bill is moving through the California Legislature that will restrict the industry's ability to manufacture, sell and install motor vehicle brake pads.

SB 346 by Senator Christine Kehoe aims to reduce the amount of copper used in brake pads so that there is less copper dust runoff into urban streams and water bodies. The industry supports that goal, but the bill ignores the fact that it will take time to create copper free brake pads that are safe and ensure customer satisfaction for all the vehicles on California' s roads.    

We want AND need our brakes to work correctly every time - all the time!

We all will be affected. 

•        The bill mandates unworkable bureaucratic processes. 
• The bill demands unrealistic timelines. 
• The bill will drive up costs throughout the industry. 

         WE NEED YOUR IMMEDIATE HELP AND ACTION TODAY!

Please write, fax, phone or email your Assembly Member today

asking that they oppose SB 346 (Kehoe).

A list of targeted legislators is below and a sample letter is attached (Word format).  Please use the attached message to reach out to these legislators letting them know that SB 346 poses a safety risk to all Californians on our roads - after all, we're talking about the most fundamental safety component in a vehicle. 

As SB 346 is currently written, it does not provide the necessary flexibility to ensure that safe, commercially viable alternatives will be found for every single make, model and class of vehicle on our roads.    

If you have a business or live in one of the districts/cities/areas listed here, please take action IMMEDIATELY by contacting your legislator and urging they vote NO on SB 346.

Thank you for your prompt action. 

Your actions go a long way toward helping the industry fight this ill-conceived legislation.

For more information contact Jennifer Zins at 916-871-0603 or Jennifer@pzallc.com

Current Legislative Targets

Members, Assembly Appropriations Committee

Please fax a copy of all letters to 916-781-3749 so we can track our impact!!!

Assemblymember Felipe Fuentes (D-39)

Represents:       Sylmar, San Fernando, Pacoima, Arleta, Mission Hills, Panorama City, North Hills, Sun Valley and portions of Lakeview Terrace, Van Nuys, and North Hollywood .

Address:           State Capitol, Sacramento , CA 95814

Phone:              916-319-2039

Fax:                  916-319-2139

Email:               Assemblymember.Fuentes@assembly.ca.gov

Assemblymember Steven Bradford (D-51)

Represents:       Alondra Park, Del Aire, Gardena, Hawthorne, Inglewood, Lawndale, Lennox, West Athens, and West Compton, and portions of Ladera Heights, Los Angeles, View Park-Windsor Hills, and Willlowbrook.

Address:           State Capitol, Sacramento , CA 95814

Phone:              916-319-2051

Fax:                  916-319-2151

Email:               Assemblymember.Bradford@assembly.ca.gov

Assemblymember Charles Calderon (D-58)

Represents:       Montebello, Pico Rivera, Whittier, Downey, Rowland Heights, Hacienda Heights, La Mirada, City of Industry, S. San Gabriel, S. San Jose Hills, and Valinda.

Address:           State Capitol, Sacramento , CA 95814

Phone:              916-319-2058

Fax:                  916-319-2158

Email:               Assemblymember.Calderon@assembly.ca.gov

Assemblymember Mike Davis (D-48)

Represents:       parts of South Los Angeles (From the North Beverly Blvd. to El Segundo on South and Hoover Blvd. to the 110 Freeway) parts of Inglewood and Hawthorne

Address:           State Capitol, Sacramento , CA 95814

Phone:              916-319-2048

Fax:                  916-319-2148

Email:               Assemblymember.Davis@assembly.ca.gov

Assemblymember Isadore Hall III (D-52)

Represents:       Compton, Paramount, North Long Beach, parts of LA.

Address:           State Capitol, Sacramento , CA 95814

Phone:              916-319-2052

Fax:                  916-319-2152

Email:               Assemblymember.Hall@assembly.ca.gov

Assemblymember Jose Solorio (D-69)

Represents:       Santa Ana and parts of Anaheim and Garden Grove .

Address:           State Capitol, Sacramento , CA 95814

Phone:              916-319-2069

Fax:                  916-319-2169