2020 Business Issues and Legislative Guide

The CalChamber prepares this guide annually to provide comprehensive overviews of our priorities and the data to support our positions.

To work toward keeping the California Promise: Opportunity for All, the state should pursue: steps to moderate the supply-induced housing affordability squeeze and improve highway and transit capacity; developing in-state energy sources to moderate rapid growth in energy costs; and maintaining fiscal discipline in anticipation of an eventual economic downturn.

Gold Sponsor: Automobile Club of Southern California

Silver Sponsors: CSAA Insurance Group, Enterprise

Bronze Sponsors: Suburban Water Systems, Frontier Communications

Special thanks to our CalChamber Cornerstone Members: Albertsons, AT&T, Automobile Club of Southern California, Bank of America, Chevron, CSAA Insurance Group, Edison International, Kaiser Permanente, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Sempra Energy, Verizon, and Wells Fargo Bank

Climate Change/Energy

• Choosing Winners and Losers
• Energy Policy
• Greenhouse Gas Regulation

Education

• Skilled Workforce Is Key to Growth

Environmental Regulation

• Endangered Species
• Hazardous Waste Operations

Health Care

• Rate Review Mandate
• Single-Payer Health Care
• Universal Health Care

Housing

• California Housing Crisis

International Trade

• Export-Import Bank of the U.S.
• Indo-Pacific Initiative
• U.S.-China Relations
• U.S.–E.U. Free Trade Agreement
• U.S.-Japan Free Trade Agreement
• U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement
• U.S.-U.K. Free Trade Agreement
• World Trade Organization

Labor and Employment

• Assembly Bill 5
• Paid Family Leave
• Paid Sick Leave
• Private Attorneys General Act
• Workplace Flexibility

Natural Resources

• Forest Management

Privacy and Cybersecurity

• California Consumer Privacy Act

Product Regulation/Recycling

• Single-Use Packaging

Proposition 65

• Proposition 65 Landscape

Taxation

• Parcel Taxes
• Split Roll Battle
• Targeted Taxes

Tourism

• Tourism in California

Transportation

• Autonomous Vehicles
• Transportation and Infrastructure Funding

Unemployment Insurance

• Unemployment Insurance

Water

• Access to Water
• Groundwater: The New Frontier
• Long-Term Water Strategy
• New Water Future
• Voluntary Water Settlement Agreements

Workplace Safety

• Cal/OSHA Regulatory Roundup
• Marijuana in the Workplace

Campaign for California Jobs

• CalChamber Job Killer Tag Identifies Worst Proposals
• Job Creator Bills Help California Economy Grow

About CalChamber

• Policy/Executive Team (PDF)
• Policy Issues and Staff Index (PDF)
• California Foundation for Commerce and Education
• CalChamber Committees (PDF)
• Membership Profile (PDF)

Candidate Recruitment/Development

• Open Seats Provide Opportunity

Legislative Guide

• Contacting Your Legislators:Protocol (PDF)
• The Legislative Process (PDF)
• How to Write an Effective Lobbying Letter (PDF)
• Guide to Reading a Bill (PDF)
• California Government Glossary – (PDF)
• California State Government — The Executive Branch (PDF)