CalChamber-Backed Regulatory Reform Bills Pass Assembly Committee
Three California Chamber of Commerce-supported regulatory reform bills passed the Assembly Accountability and Administrative Review Committee this week with bipartisan support.
• AB 2087 (Waldron;...
CalChamber Fighting Unlimited Access to Employer Documents
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill that allows organizations unaffiliated with the employer to access an undefined and potentially unlimited scope of employer internal...
Coalition Rally Participants Urge Legislators to Protect Independent Contractors
Hundreds of independent contractors gathered at the State Capitol on August 15 to urge policymakers to suspend any application of a recent court ruling...
Senate to Consider Expanding Authority for Labor Commissioner Investigations
Legislation expanding the authority of the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement to investigate and cite an employer for alleged retaliation, even without an employee...
Stalled, Moving Employment Law Proposals in Current Legislative Cycle
A number of bills that would have hindered employers in the state have been stopped for the year, but a few others remain. In...
Assembly Committee Rejects Bills to Expedite Water Supply Solutions
Legislation that aimed to speed construction of a project to expand the state’s ability to store water in wet times for use in dry...
CalChamber Backs Renewed Effort on Federal Water Bill
U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein has introduced an updated proposal to provide long-term and short-term solutions to the state’s historic drought. The California Chamber of...
CalChamber Status Update Report on Major Legislation for Business
The following list summarizes top priority bills for the California Chamber of Commerce and their status as of August 31, when the Legislature adjourned...
Senate Passes Bills Increasing Fuel Costs, Regulatory Burden
The Senate this week passed two California Chamber of Commerce-opposed “job killer” bills that, if signed into law, may increase costs for California businesses...
Legislature Sends Anti-Arbitration Job Killer Bill to Governor
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bill that if enacted could significantly drive up litigation costs for all California employers passed both houses...
Independent Contractor Price Setting Bill Stopped
The author of a California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bill that would increase prices for consumers and businesses who utilize the services of...
Legislators Advance Proposal to Restore Tax Credit Funding
California Chamber of Commerce-supported job creator legislation to restore full funding to the California Competes Tax Credit program is moving through the Legislature.
AB 1560...
CalChamber Best Business Votes
Legislators are listed in descending order according to how often they voted in accord with the California Chamber of Commerce position (first number) versus...
SB 1300 Expands FEHA Litigation
Last fall, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed SB 1300 (Jackson; D-Santa Barbara), a comprehensive bill that makes several changes in the law for...
GOP Lawmakers Release U.S. Tax Code Revamp
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives this week released their plan for rewriting the federal tax code.
Depending on one’s business or personal situation,...
Translating Attitudes: CalChamber Poll Finds Voters Open to a Middle Lane
The Third Annual California Chamber of Commerce Poll (see November 3 Alert) found California voters generally anxious about the future. Voters are very concerned...
Task Force Recommends Pilot Program to Test Components of Highway User Fee
One of the few recent initiatives to improve California’s economic base was left undone when the Legislature recessed this fall without addressing transportation finance.
Governor...
