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Businesses, schools, hospitals, community centers, places of worship and a host of other entities across the state could face huge new costs if legislation now pending in the Assembly is adopted.
The U.S. House of Representatives voted 340-54 on January 12 to extend a trade preference program that has been the model behind U.S.-African trade and investment since it was enacted in 2000.
2026 Annual CalChamber Webinar: A Closer Look at California’s Budget CalChamber, January 12, 2026
For Immediate Release Contact: John Myers john.myers@calchamber.com | press@calchamber.com
Local chambers of commerce and regional networks have been strong supporters of the California Chamber of Commerce efforts to advance policies that promote good-paying jobs and improve affordability for all Californians.
On December 26, 2025, a federal court temporarily blocked major provisions of a new California labor law that would have given the California Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) — the state agency within the Labor and Workforce Development Agency that is responsible for overseeing government employer/employee labor relations — authority to handle private-sector labor disputes, which traditionally have been under the exclusive jurisdiction of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
2026 Legislative Information
California is one of the 10 largest economies in the world with a gross state product of over $4 trillion. International trade and investment are major parts of our economic engine that broadly benefit businesses, communities, consumers and state government. California’s economy is diverse, and the state’s prosperity is tied to exports and imports of both goods and services by California-based companies, to exports and imports through California’s transportation gateways, and to movement of human and capital resources.
For Immediate Release Contact: John Myers john.myers@calchamber.com | press@calchamber.com
New analyses of the California Chamber of Commerce ballot measure to streamline and modernize the construction of essential projects find it could result in a multibillion-dollar boost to the state’s economy and, in turn, add new jobs and revenues to help pay for vital government programs.
Ronak Daylami, CalChamber vice president for advocacy, privacy, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies, has been named to the newly formed California Innovation Council.