Issues
CalChamber Wins Veto of Overly Broad Bill, Leads Opposition to Misguided Regulations
A quiet legislative year on workplace safety issues still ended in a victory for the California Chamber of Commerce, which also kept busy leading...
CalChamber Vote Record: Major Bills 2015
This report for the first year of the 2015–2016 legislative session focuses on California legislators’ floor votes on California Chamber of Commerce priority bills.
This...
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...
CalChamber Steers Helpful Bills into Law, Stops Costly Mandates, Secures Changes
The 2015 legislative year was very active in the labor and employment policy arena. Overall, the California Chamber of Commerce was very successful with...
CalChamber Stops/Delays/Amends All But 2 Misguided Bills; Backs 1 Signed into Law
Increasing access to health care and prescription drugs was the main priority for state policymakers in 2015. While a number of measures that would...
CalChamber Stops 18 of 19 Job Killer Bills in 2015
Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. vetoed the two California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bills on his desk this week. In 2015, CalChamber identified...
Governor Acts to Limit Litigation, Maintain Fiscal Prudence
A California Chamber of Commerce-supported job creator bill that will help limit frivolous, costly litigation against employers was signed by the Governor this month.
The...
Final Status Report on Major Business Bills
The following list summarizes the final status of priority bills for the California Chamber of Commerce that were sent to the Governor this year,...
Gender Equity Pay Bill Signed into Law
A California Chamber of Commerce-supported bill that seeks to eliminate pay disparity based on gender was signed by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. on...
Road Repair Bill Gets OK; Foundation Laid for Mining Act Reform; Housing Bills Pass
With the exception of the signing of a job creator bill streamlining some infrastructure development, 2015 was quiet on most California Environmental Quality Act...
