Economy

Job Killer Update: Five Bills Pass to Second House

Friday was the deadline for bills to pass the house in which they were introduced. Only five job killer bills subject to the first...
Job Creators

Five CalChamber-Supported Job Creators Move to Floors

Five California Chamber of Commerce-supported job creator bills have advanced to the Senate and Assembly floors following the May 25 deadline to pass the...

Three Job Killer Bills Held in Appropriations; Six Move to Senate or Assembly Floors...

Strong opposition from the California Chamber of Commerce helped to stop three job killer bills from continuing past the Assembly Appropriations Committee on Friday...

CalChamber Board Chair, Governor Address 93rd Annual Host Breakfast

Business, civic and legislative leaders gathered in Sacramento this morning for the 93rd annual Sacramento Host Breakfast featuring remarks from CalChamber Board Chair Terry...

Video: SB 1121 – Increased Consumer Litigation – Job Killer

CalChamber Policy Advocate Sarah Boot provides the latest information on SB 1121 at the CalChamber Capitol Summit on May 23, 2018.

CalChamber Urging Fiscal Committees to Keep Job Killer Bills on Hold

The California Chamber of Commerce is asking legislative fiscal committees to stop a number of job killer bills from moving on in the legislative...

Job Killer Update: CalChamber Secures Amendments, Removes Job Killer Status

A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer has been amended to remove the job killer tag. Before AB 1761 (Muratsuchi; D-Torrance) was amended on May...

Services Tax Job Killer Bill in Committee Today

A recently identified job killer bill that would impose a 3% tax on services purchased by businesses in California will be considered as a...

Job Killer Update: CalChamber Identifies 28th Bill

The California Chamber of Commerce today added SB 993 (Hertzberg) to its job killer list, bringing the total number of job killers to 28....

CalChamber Joins Secretary of State in Unveiling Online Business Filing Tools

California Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Allan Zaremberg joined Secretary of State Alex Padilla at a CalChamber news conference on May 8 to...

Three Job Killers in Committees Today

The Assembly Labor and Employment Committee and the Assembly Appropriations Committee today will consider three California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bills. AB 1761 (Muratsuchi;...

Legislative Preview: Votes to be Cast Today on CalChamber-Sponsored Bill, CalChamber-Opposed Measures

Legislative committee hearings today will give lawmakers a chance to cast votes to protect sexual harassment victims and employers from being sued for defamation,...

Five CalChamber Members Creating Jobs with Help from Tax Credit

Five California Chamber of Commerce member companies have been selected by the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) as recipients of the...

CalChamber-Supported Regulatory Reform Bills Pass Committee

Three California Chamber of Commerce-supported regulatory reform bills passed the Assembly Accountability and Administrative Review Committee yesterday with bipartisan support. AB 2087 (Waldron; R-Escondido) enhances...

CalChamber Kills Targeted Tax Proposal in Assembly Committee

A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bill that would have imposed a tax on contractors for the privilege of doing business with the Department...

Job Killer Update: CalChamber Identifies Three Additional Bills

SACRAMENTO, CA — The California Chamber of Commerce today added three more bills to its job killer list, bringing the total number of job...

Job Killer Update: CalChamber Identifies Three Additional Bills

The California Chamber of Commerce today added three more bills to its job killer list, bringing the total number of job killers to 27. The...
Job Creators

CalChamber Releases 2018 Job Creator List

The California Chamber of Commerce has released its list of job creator bills, calling attention to 11 bills that will stimulate the economy and...

Assembly Tax Committee to Hear Job Killer Today

A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bill that would increase the personal income tax rate from 13.3% to 14.3% will be considered by...

Job Killer Update: CalChamber Identifies Three More Bills

The California Chamber of Commerce today added three more bills to its job killer list, bringing the total number of job killers to 24. The...