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The California Chamber of Commerce is the largest, broad-based business advocate to government in California, working at the state and federal levels to influence government actions affecting all California business. As a not-for-profit, we leverage our front-line knowledge of laws and regulations to provide affordable and easy-to-use compliance products and services.
Cost Drivers

Cost Drivers Held in Assembly Appropriations

A number of bills identified by the California Chamber of Commerce as Cost Drivers that would have made the state less affordable for businesses...
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CalChamber Advocacy

CalChamber Issues Statement on Release of Revised State Budget

For Immediate Release Contact: John Myers john.myers@calchamber.com | press@calchamber.com (May 14, 2026) Sacramento, CA – The California Chamber of Commerce today issued the following statement in response to...

Academic Experts Warn of Dangers in Rewriting California Antitrust Law

Twenty-five professors at California universities are urging legislators to reject a sweeping change to the state's antitrust law, warning that pending legislation is a...
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100+ Organizations Join Coalition Backing the Building an Affordable California Act

For Immediate Release Contact: John Myers john.myers@calchamber.com | press@calchamber.com Rapidly growing coalition of civil rights leaders, healthcare providers, affordable housing advocates, clean energy builders, water providers, agricultural...
Cost Cutters

CalChamber Adds Bills to ’Cost Cutters‘ List

Four legislative proposals that would take aim at the kind of business costs that deepen California’s affordability crisis have been added to CalChamber’s list...

Trade Update – May 5, 2026

Trade Prosperity in Uncertain Times Depends on Cross-Border Partnerships, CalChamber Asks State Representatives in Congress to Support Deadline, Here's when businesses will start getting refunds for Trump's IEEPA tariffs, USTR Seeks Public Comment on the Modernization of the African Growth and Opportunity Act, Request for Comments on the Modernization of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), Southern California Ports Have Regained Their Growth Footing, But West Coast Gateways Still Have a Heavy Lift to Full Recovery, USA-Eurasia Transportation Forum 

Trade Update – April 28, 2026

It’s Time to Build an Affordable California., Building an Affordable California Act (BACA), President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump to Welcome His Majesty King Charles the III of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Her Majesty Queen Camilla for a State Visit, Donna Lucas to Lead CalChamber Board for Rest of 2026, California Travel Industry Continues as Economic Mainstay, Procedures for Submissions by Certain Steel and Aluminum Producers Committing to New U.S. Steel or Aluminum Production To Obtain Tariff Adjustments Under Proclamation 10984
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Affordable CA Campaign Submits Nearly 1 Million Voter Signatures to Qualify for November 2026...

For Immediate Release Contact: John Myers john.myers@calchamber.com | press@calchamber.com Statewide effort signals strong support for faster, more affordable essential infrastructure improvements (April 27, 2026) Sacramento, CA—The campaign in...
CalChamber Advocacy

Donna Lucas to Lead CalChamber Board of Directors for Remainder of 2026

For Immediate Release Contact: John Myers john.myers@calchamber.com | press@calchamber.com Interim Appointment Follows Departure of Former Board Chair Maryam Brown (April 24, 2026) Sacramento, CA – Public affairs executive...
Cost Drivers

Lawmakers Reject Flawed Effort to Rewrite California’s Antitrust Law

A California Senate committee has rejected a deeply flawed plan to change the state's antitrust laws, one that would trigger sweeping consequences for businesses...
The Workplace Podcast

Navigating Drug Testing, Substance Use in Today’s Workplace

In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel for Labor and Employment Matthew Roberts and CalChamber General Counsel for Labor and...

Trade Update – April 7, 2026

Canada Day Luncheon Attendees Tout Subnational Diplomacy Efforts, USTR Releases 2026 National Trade Estimate Report, USTR highlights China’s stranglehold on critical minerals in annual trade estimate report, MC14 concludes with adopted decisions, progress on key outstanding issues, As the WTO flounders, the world’s middle powers go their own way, WTO talks end with no deal to extend e-commerce tariff, Trump budget seeks $1.5T in defense spending alongside cuts in domestic programs ban, Budget of the Government – FY 2027, Costly Anti-AI Proposals Added to CalChamber’s Affordability Agenda, EU Entry/Exit System Full Implementation Still April 9, with Flexibility
CalChamber Advocacy

Costly Anti-AI Proposals Added to CalChamber’s Affordability Agenda

For Immediate Release Contact: John Myers john.myers@calchamber.com | press@calchamber.com Additional Legislation Also Added to ‘Cost Drivers’ List (April 6, 2026) Sacramento, CA — Five proposals that would overregulate...
The Workplace Podcast

Workplace Violence Prevention Standards: Correcting Misconceptions

In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel for Labor and Employment Matthew Roberts and CalChamber Employment Law Counsel Vanessa Greene...
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Clean Energy Leaders Unite Behind Building an Affordable California Act

For Immediate Release john.myers@calchamber.com | press@calchamber.com Broad coalition says measure will accelerate clean energy projects statewide, lower costs, and help California meet climate goals (March 26, 2026)...

Trade Update – March 24, 2026

Canadian Consul General: ‘People Trade’ Moves Economy, US readies for WTO summit, USTR Issues Report on WTO Reform on Eve of Ministerial Conference, AI investment and Middle East conflict shape outlook for global trade, The United States and Mexico Announce Next Steps in Bilateral Discussions in Advance of the USMCA Joint Review, CalChamber Releases 2026 Affordability Agenda, President Donald J. Trump Unveils National AI Legislative Framework, U.S. Leaders Need to See What’s Happening in China
CalChamber Advocacy

CalChamber Releases 2026 Affordability Agenda

For Immediate Release Contact: John Myers john.myers@calchamber.com | press@calchamber.com The annual list calls out legislation as ‘Cost Drivers’ or ‘Cost Cutters’ (March 19, 2026) Sacramento, CA – The...
The Workplace Podcast

What to Consider When Terminating an Employee in California

In California, managing a workforce and making personnel decisions can be a complex task that, if not done with care and due diligence, is...

Trade Update – March 17, 2026

A Partnership that Delivers - U.S. Ireland Business Report 2026, Trump’s latest tariffs face a fresh set of legal hurdles, US customs agency says building system for tariff refunds is 40% to 80% complete, Executive Director Gene Seroka on Bloomberg Surveillance - What Strait of Hormuz Disruptions Mean to Global Shipping - VIDEO, Port of Los Angeles February cargo Volume Second Best on Record, US Commerce Department withdraws planned rule on AI chip exports, government website shows