Amendments Narrow Coverage of Cost Driver; Author Delays Action Until January
Legislation that would have limited cost-cutting discounts for California consumers has been delayed to 2026 after it faced opposition from several groups including CalChamber...
CalChamber, Business Leaders: Legislature Has Waited Too Late to Extend Cap-and-Trade
California business leaders expressed disappointment yesterday that no comprehensive, economically viable plan to extend California’s cap-and-trade climate program has emerged at the State Capitol.
In...
Cost Driver Bill Banning Tech to Help Set Prices Fails to Move
A Cost Driver bill that in effect would have banned the use of technology to help set prices or manage supply levels was held...
Vague, Broad Definitions Plague Bills to Regulate AI
As California legislators enter the home stretch of the 2025 legislative session, they are facing a handful of bills that seek to regulate the...
Positive Bills Clear Legislative Fiscal Committees
Members of the Senate and Assembly fiscal committees took final action last week on hundreds of bills during the biannual clearing of the “suspense...
Barrera: California Needs ‘Thoughtful’ Regulation of AI
California lawmakers should carefully balance efforts to regulate the state’s growing AI industry with ways to support its sweeping potential for economic growth, CalChamber’s...
State High Court Rules on Arbitration Fee Payments
Narrow Interpretation of Law
Earlier this month, the California Supreme Court decided a case that determines whether federal law preempts a California law enacted in...
CalChamber Launches Statewide ‘Keep California Leading the AI Race’ Campaign
The California Chamber of Commerce today launched a broad public awareness campaign urging state officials to ensure that California remains the global leader in...
Legislature Returns for Busy Final Month
California legislators return to the State Capitol today to face a busy agenda with just four weeks left before their interim recess.
Hearing schedules for...
Report Concludes AB 566 Threatens California’s Economy, Consumers, and Small Businesses
A recent report by Capitol Matrix Consulting, commissioned by the California Chamber of Commerce, concludes that Assembly Bill 566 (AB 566) poses a significant...
CalChamber Names New Policy Advocate for Health Care, Taxation
Last week, Alexis Rodriguez joined the California Chamber of Commerce as a policy advocate specializing in health care and taxation issues.
She joined the CalChamber...
CalChamber Disappointed by Automated Decision-Making Technology Regulations
The California Chamber of Commerce voiced disappointment last week after the California Privacy Protection Agency approved sweeping regulations covering the use of automated decision-making...
Governor Signs Cost Cutter Film Tax Credit Bill
A California Chamber of Commerce-supported bill to help grow and retain jobs in one of California’s signature industries has been signed into law.
AB 1138...
California’s Budget for 2025–26: What’s In, What’s Out
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a series of bills to enact the state budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, a $321...
Foundation Co-Hosts Briefing on Complexities of Insurance Crisis
Insurance and risk management basics and the factors contributing to the insurance crisis were the focus of a briefing for legislators and staff members...
CalChamber Analysis: Up to $1 Billion in Costs from Legislation to Limit Workplace Automation...
California business owners could be saddled with more than $1 billion in new costs under state legislation seeking sweeping regulation of so-called “automation decision...
Legislators Embrace CalChamber’s Call for Affordability in House of Origin Actions
In acting to set aside costly policy proposals and mitigate the burdensome costs in others, members of the California Legislature agreed last week to...
Four Small Businesses Receive $5,000 Grants at California Business Outlook Dinner
Four small businesses — two hurt by January’s Eaton Fire — were presented with $5,000 grants at the California Business Outlook dinner on June...
12 Local Chambers Receive 2025 President’s Circle Award
The California Chamber of Commerce has named 12 local chambers of commerce as recipients of the 2025 President’s Circle Award.
The award, first presented in...
California Business Outlook Hosts Candidates for California Governor
California Business Outlook dinner attendees had the opportunity to compare the views of six candidates for California Governor participating in a June 4 panel...