CEQA Relief for Housing in Budget Trailer Bills
A package of budget-related bills that include changes to how environmental laws are applied to some types of housing in urban areas was signed...
CalRecycle Delays Draft Plastic Recycling Rules
Responding to concerns about the cost and workability of draft plastic recycling regulations, Governor Gavin Newsom directed CalRecycle to redo the rules and the...
Bill Increasing Housing Costs Likely Dead for the Year
A California Chamber of Commerce job killer bill that would have exacerbated the state’s housing shortage, raised residential housing prices across the board, and...
Product Regulation Job Killer Bill Moving in California Senate
Legislation that will lead to a ban on critically important products and make many products less safe is moving in the California Senate.
The California...
Job Killer Bills Die Early in New Legislative Year
As the new legislative year began, several job killer bills were laid to rest again following continued strong opposition from the California Chamber of...
CalChamber Backs Circular Action Alliance
The California Chamber of Commerce has announced its support for the Circular Action Alliance (CAA) to become California’s Producer Responsibility Organization in accordance with SB 54 (Allen; D-Santa Monica).
Assembly Bill’s Paper Receipt Rules Present Challenges to Deterring Retail Theft
A problematic Assembly bill that imposes onerous rules on the use of paper receipts will be acted upon in the Senate Appropriations Committee when...
Coalition Opposition Stops Warehouse Setback Rules Bill in Second Assembly Committee
Strong opposition by a California Chamber of Commerce-led coalition this week stopped a job killer bill that would have created a de facto ban...
De Facto Warehouses Ban Passes First Committee
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bill that creates a de facto ban of warehouses passed an Assembly committee this week.
AB 1000 (Reyes;...
Agencies Grant More Time to Review Fire Hazard Zones
At the urging of a California Chamber of Commerce-led coalition, state agencies have extended the time they will take comments on a recently released...
Years of Discussions Yield Far-Reaching Packaging Deal
A workable compromise on a circular economy policy for California was reached in the final days before the Legislature left for summer recess and...
Industry Opposition Causes Agency to Restart Prop. 65 Warning Proposal
A regulatory proposal to upend how businesses present Proposition 65 warnings has been dropped by the state agency in charge so it can come...
Appeals Court Sides with CalChamber in Prop. 65 Ruling on Acrylamide in Food
Last week, California businesses won another victory in the continuing debate over whether the Proposition 65 warning requirement applies to acrylamide in food and...
Environmental Law Abuse Hurts Students
If an investment in knowledge pays the best interest, California is failing to maximize its returns.
On March 3, the California Supreme Court rejected the...
California Assembly Voted to Expand CEQA and Make Housing Crisis Worse
The last thing the California Legislature should be doing during an ongoing housing crisis is voting to pass laws that make constructing any new...
Newest Job Killer Bill Will Worsen Housing Crisis
Legislation that expands a broken California environmental law and hurts the ability to build more housing was tagged by the California Chamber of Commerce...
CalChamber, Coalition Gain Some Changes to Flawed Prop. 65 Warning Rulemaking
A year ago, on January 8, 2021, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) proposed changes to how businesses warn under Proposition 65.
A...