Affordability Agenda
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...
Cost Drivers Held in Assembly Appropriations
A number of bills identified by the California Chamber of Commerce as Cost Drivers that would have made the state less affordable for businesses...
CalChamber Adds Bills to ‘Cost Cutters’ List
Four legislative proposals that would take aim at the kind of business costs that deepen California’s affordability crisis have been added to CalChamber’s list...
Flawed Effort to Rewrite Antitrust Law Rejected
A California Senate committee has rejected a deeply flawed plan to change the state’s antitrust laws, one that would trigger sweeping consequences for businesses...
Chamber-Opposed Bill Seeks to Harm Int’l Businesses
The California Chamber of Commerce is opposing legislation that will increase taxes for international businesses.
AB 1790 by Assemblymember Damon Connolly (D-San Rafael) would eliminate...
Cost Cutter Regulatory Reform Bill Clears First Committee Hurdle
State agencies will be required to consider the fiscal impacts of regulatory proposals on the cost of living before moving them forward if a...
Affordability Agenda: Costly Anti-AI Bills Added to List
Five proposals that would overregulate and possibly ban the use of cost-effective, beneficial artificial intelligence tools by California businesses were added this week to...
Assembly Committee Passes Cost Driver Air Legislation
A Cost Driver proposal to expand the state air board’s authority to regulate certain sources of emissions passed the Assembly Natural Resources Committee this...
CalChamber Releases 2026 Affordability Agenda
The California Chamber of Commerce this week released its annual Affordability Agenda, highlighting legislation that will either help businesses and consumers by cutting costs...
