Issues
Opposition Stops Retroactive Liability for Product Manufacturers, Distributors
A coalition led by the California Chamber of Commerce has stopped legislation that would have created an extraordinary new scheme of product liability resulting...
CalChamber-Backed Bills to Help Ease Housing Crisis Pass
Both houses of the Legislature last week approved California Chamber of Commerce-supported bills that will help ease the state’s housing crisis.
Moving from the Assembly...
CalChamber Opposition Stops Mandate on Beverage Container Caps
Strong opposition from the California Chamber of Commerce and a large coalition of employer groups, industry associations and local chambers of commerce stopped a...
Costly Labeling Mandate for Microfiber Products Fails to Move
Opposition from the California Chamber of Commerce and industry groups has stopped an attempt to impose new and costly labeling requirements on polyester microfiber...
CalChamber Opposition Stops Job Killers
Strong opposition from the California Chamber of Commerce helped stop three more job killer bills from continuing past the Assembly Appropriations Committee last week.
Held...
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...
CalChamber Secures Amendments to Remove Job Killer Tag
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer has been amended to remove the job killer tag.
Before AB 1761 (Muratsuchi; D-Torrance) was amended on May...
Capitol Insider Blog Posts Examine Styrofoam, Corporate Board Quotas
Two recent posts, reprinted below, examine the politics behind styrofoam container legislation and a proposal to set a quota of women members for the...
Governor’s Revised Budget Plan Saves Money for Rainy Day; No New Taxes
Last week, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. released a revised version of his state budget proposal for 2018–19. The Governor’s final budget continues to...
