Advocacy Alerts

Two employer representatives were named by the Governor last week to the commission charged with examining the health and safety and workers’ compensation systems in California.

Increasing foreign direct investment (FDI) into New Zealand was one of the points of discussion recently when the New Zealand ambassador visited the California Chamber of Commerce.

The California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) recently published Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) and its recent reforms, providing an overview of how those reforms modify PAGA claims and procedures.

In compliance with Article III of the bylaws, notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the members of the California Chamber of Commerce, a mutual benefit corporation operating under the laws of the State of California, will be held on Friday, December 13, 2024 at 9 a.m. in the Cypress Ballroom at the Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa, 400 Cannery Row, Monterey, California, for the transaction of whatever business may be necessary.

Legislators are listed in descending order according to how often they voted in accord with the California Chamber of Commerce position (first number) versus how often their votes were not in accord with the CalChamber position (second number) in 2024. Total votes may not match the vote record chart because the tally for absences is not included in this list. Votes when a legislator was absent are not included in calculating percentages.

This report for the second year of the 2023–2024 legislative session focuses on California legislators’ votes on California Chamber of Commerce priority bills.

As the California Law Revision Commission (CLRC) met earlier this month for another deep dive on competition issues, a newly released report has found that California’s motion picture and television industry (aka the “audiovisual industry”) is robustly competitive.

On September 30, Governor Gavin Newsom concluded review and action on more than 1,200 bills sent to his desk as part of the 2024 regular legislative session. This year represented many major legislative wins for the California Chamber of Commerce working on behalf of California employers and I want to thank our members for their partnership in working to secure so many achievements for the business community.

Legislation authorizing the California Energy Commission (CEC) to require refineries to maintain minimum transportation fuel inventories was signed into law this week.

The following list summarizes the final status of top priority bills for the California Chamber of Commerce.

Proposition 2 K-12 public schools, community college bond Support

This edition of Alert includes a report summarizing final action on the many bills tracked and acted upon by the California Chamber of Commerce on behalf of the business community.