Affordability Agenda
Closing Days of Legislative Session Produce Strong Results for Business Community
A review of the status of CalChamber Affordability Agenda bills when the Senate and Assembly adjourned on Sept. 1 shows much good news for...
Cost Driver Surveillance Pricing Ban Fails to Advance in State Legislature
A sweeping surveillance pricing ban identified by the California Chamber of Commerce as a Cost Driver bill that would have threatened personalized discounts and...
Affordability Agenda Recap Following Key Fiscal Hurdle
The California Senate and Assembly Appropriations committees took final action last week on hundreds of bills as part of the Legislature’s biannual clearing of...
Budget Writers: AB 1776 Will Worsen State Deficit
Two new estimates — including one from the California Department of Finance — affirm what experts have been saying for months: legislation to rewrite...
Chamber Urges Committee: Reject Risky Antitrust Plan
The California Chamber of Commerce, along with a large and diverse coalition representing key parts of the state’s economy, is urging the state Senate...
Setting the Record Straight on AB 2564: Myths vs. Facts
As California’s legislative session nears its conclusion at the end of the month, CalChamber continues to oppose AB 2564 (Ward; D-San Diego), a bill...
State Lawmakers to Consider Cost Cutter Bill
When legislators return on Monday, they are scheduled to consider a priority bill for the California Chamber of Commerce that would provide state lawmakers...
Chamber Efforts Yield Success on Cost Drivers
A review of legislative actions before the summer break shows that opposition from the California Chamber of Commerce, local chambers of commerce and allied...
Cost Drivers Fail to Move; Cost Cutters Still Alive
Strong opposition from the California Chamber of Commerce and allied groups stopped several Cost Driver bills from advancing beyond the house in which they...
Assembly Approves Cost Driver Bill Rewriting California’s Antitrust Law
Last week, the California Assembly passed a California Chamber of Commerce- opposed bill to rewrite the state’s antitrust law.
CalChamber identified the bill, AB 1776...
