Issues
Background Check Job Killer Dead for Year
A job killer bill that effectively prohibited consideration of conviction history in employment has been stopped this year after missing a key deadline last...
Tax on Digital Advertisements Stalls
A job killer bill that sought to tax digital advertising revenue has stalled and is likely dead for the year, as tax-related proposals are...
CalChamber Challenges Proposed Antitrust Overhaul
The California Chamber of Commerce made the case this week that California’s antitrust and competition laws do not need to be radically changed to...
Bill Increasing Housing Costs Likely Dead for the Year
A California Chamber of Commerce job killer bill that would have exacerbated the state’s housing shortage, raised residential housing prices across the board, and...
CalChamber-Opposed Bill Raising Internet Costs Stalls
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill that would have raised internet service costs has stalled in the California Legislature and is likely dead for...
Senate Committee OKs Job Killer Bill Increasing UI Taxes to Pay Striking Workers
A California Chamber of Commerce job killer bill that will increase unemployment insurance (UI) taxes to subsidize striking workers passed a Senate committee this...
Burdensome Utility Ratepayer Bill Fails Again in Senate Committee
California Chamber of Commerce-opposed legislation imposing burdensome and redundant reporting requirements that could lead to privacy concerns for employees failed to pass a Senate...
CalChamber Adds Bills to 2024 Job Killer List
This week the California Chamber of Commerce added four bills to its 2024 Job Killer List.
They are:
• AB 2230 (Bennett; D-Ventura) Worsens Housing Crisis....
CalChamber-Led Coalition Opposing State-Run Health Care System
A large and diverse coalition of 150 California business representatives have joined a CalChamber-led coalition in strong opposition to AB 2200 (Kalra; D-San Jose),...
New Paper Raises Concerns with Proposal to Tax Internet Links
Proposed legislation to tax internet providers for sharing news stories will create new barriers to access information and “break the fundamental structure of the...
