Multiple Entities Could Gain Power to Increase Property Taxes with Just 55% Vote of Approval
Hundreds of local special districts could gain the ability to increase property taxes with just a 55% majority vote if a proposed constitutional amendment...
Effort to Make Property Tax Increases Easier to Pass Falls Short in Assembly
A proposed constitutional amendment to make it easier for local governments to increase property taxes failed to secure enough votes to pass the Assembly...
Reasonable Privacy Act Cleanup Bills Thwarted; Future of Act Uncertain
Sure, California was the first state in the nation to pass a massive privacy bill, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). But how can...
Coalition-Backed Fixes to Privacy Law ‘Stayin’ Alive’
California Chamber of Commerce Policy Advocate Sarah Boot penned the following update on the CalChamber-supported privacy bills for the Capitol Insider blog.
Well, you can...
Making State Privacy Law Work: Aim of CalChamber-Led Coalition
Ever since the adoption of California’s far-reaching privacy law last June, a coalition led by the California Chamber of Commerce has been working diligently...
Job Killer Bills Imposing Targeted Taxes Pass Policy Committees
Three California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bills that seek to impose unfair targeted taxes passed Assembly policy committees this week.
Sweetened Beverages Tax
AB 138...
Film/TV Tax Credit Lures TV Series, Jobs to State
The next season of SHOWTIME’s “Penny Dreadful” will be relocating production to Los Angeles with help from the state’s film and television tax credit...
CalChamber Explains Changes Needed So New Privacy Law Will Protect Privacy
The privacy law passed last year applies to businesses of all sizes and needs changes to clarify that consumer loyalty and rewards programs can...
CalChamber Urges Education Focus as Better Way to Privacy Law Goals
Educational approaches to help businesses understand how to comply with the state’s new privacy law will be far more efficient than costly enforcement actions,...
CalChamber-Led Coalition Outlines Flaws Affecting Workability of State Privacy Law
The state privacy law passed by the Legislature last year contains multiple flaws that undermine consumer privacy and employee protections, a coalition led by...
A Different Kind of Carbon Tax
My primary policy areas at the California Chamber of Commerce are privacy and tax. Yet, when I heard there was going to be a...
Closer Look at Privacy Law
The following story first appeared as the Capitol Insider blog post on October 15.
Unlike Europe, with its recently implemented GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation),...
CalChamber Seeking Cleanup Suggestions on Newly Adopted Privacy Bill
The California Chamber of Commerce is seeking comments from members on the practical implications of the newly signed privacy legislation, enacted to avert a...
Action Needed to Stop Consumer Litigation Bill
The California Chamber of Commerce and a large coalition are working to stop a job killer proposal that will subject businesses and nonprofits to...
CalChamber Opposes Plan to Impose Tax on Services
A recently identified job killer bill that would impose a 3% tax on services purchased by businesses in California was discussed this week as...
Film Tax Credit Bills Pass Legislative Policy Committees
Four California Chamber of Commerce-supported job creator bills passed Assembly and Senate policy committees this week.
All four bills extend for another five years California’s...