Tag: Cost Drivers
CalChamber Issues Statement on Assembly Passage of AB 1776
For Immediate Release
Contact: John Myers
john.myers@calchamber.com | press@calchamber.com
(May 27, 2026) Sacramento, CA — The California Chamber of Commerce today issued the following statement in response...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
CalChamber-Opposed Bills Miss Last Chance to Move
Legislation that failed to pass the house in which it was introduced last year had one last chance this month to continue moving.
The following...
Business Organizations Applaud Decision to Sideline Senate Bill 310
For Immediate Release
Contact: John Myers
john.myers@calchamber.com | press@calchamber.com
(Jan. 29, 2026) SACRAMENTO, CA – The coalition of business advocacy organizations that came together almost two years...
Assembly Committee Passes Cost Driver Health Care Bill
A California Chamber of Commerce- opposed Cost Driver bill passed the Assembly Health Committee this week despite warnings that it would hinder the affordability of health...
CalChamber Applauds Veto of Problematic SB 7
Prevents Overzealous Approach to Regulating Automated Decision Systems
For Immediate Release
Contact: John Myers
john.myers@calchamber.com | press@calchamber.com
(Oct. 13, 2025) Sacramento, CA — The California Chamber of Commerce...
Employment-Related Legislation Headed to the Governor
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts and CalChamber Senior Policy Advocate Ashley Hoffman discuss several employment-related bills...
CalChamber Highlights Success on its Affordability Agenda
Lawmakers embraced Cost Cutter bills and rejected almost all Cost Driver bills
(September 16, 2025) Sacramento, CA - The California Chamber of Commerce announced today...
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...
Stopped: New Employer Penalty, Burdensome Changes to Claims Process
A CalChamber-led coalition of business groups, including local chambers of commerce, has stopped a Cost Driver bill that would have exposed employers to a...
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...
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...
Pending Automated Decision-Making Systems Legislation, Regulations
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber General Counsel, Labor and Employment Bianca Saad and CalChamber Senior Policy Advocate Ashley Hoffman discuss recent...
CalChamber Priority Labor/Employment Bills Set for Hearing Today
California Chamber of Commerce priority legislation scheduled to be considered today includes the following bills on the agenda of the Senate Labor, Public Employment...
Assembly Labor Committee to Consider CalChamber Priority Bills
Among California Chamber of Commerce priority bills scheduled to be considered by the Assembly Labor and Employment Committee tomorrow are the following:
SB 7 (McNerney;...
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...