Summary of CalChamber Priority Bills Still Awaiting Action by Governor
Twenty-four California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bills, including one job killer bill, are currently on the Governor’s desk awaiting action. CalChamber job killer bill SB 1 (Atkins; D-San Diego) was vetoed by Governor Gavin Newsom on
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Governor Signs CalChamber-Backed Bill on Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund
Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a California Chamber of Commerce-supported bill that will improve accessibility of Greenhouse Gas Fund-eligible projects. The bill, AB 1237 (Aguiar-Curry; D-Winters), improves accessibility to Greenhouse Gas Fund-eligible projects and
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CalChamber-Sponsored Bill to Protect Businesses from Predatory Lawsuits Passes
Legislation sponsored by the California Chamber of Commerce to help educate businesses and protect them from predatory lawsuits passed an Assembly committee last week with unanimous support. AB 1607 (Boerner Horvath; D-Encinitas) will provide notice about the
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CalChamber-Backed Bill Helps Minimize California Waste
An Assembly policy committee gave near-unanimous approval this week to a California Chamber of Commerce-supported bill that will reduce the number of surplus household consumer products unnecessarily managed as hazardous waste. Consumers and the
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CalChamber-Backed Employment Bills to be Heard in Assembly Policy Committee
On Thursday, the Assembly Labor and Employment Committee will consider two California Chamber of Commerce-supported bills that could help to reduce employers’ costs and accommodate employees’ needs. The CalChamber supports AB 281 (Salas; D-Bakersfield) because
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CalChamber-Supported Job Creator Bill Reduces Costly Employment Class Action Litigation
The California Chamber of Commerce has identified a “job creator” bill that will address a loophole in state law and help limit frivolous class action litigation against California employers that are creating highly paid
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CalChamber-Supported Bill Gives Opportunity to Cure Minor Air Violations
A California Chamber of Commerce-supported bill that gives businesses the opportunity to cure minor air violations before being fined will be considered by the Assembly Natural Resources Committee today. AB 335 (Patterson; R-Fresno) reinstates
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CalChamber Backs Bill to Reduce Overwarning Under Proposition 65
The California Chamber of Commerce and large coalition of small businesses, trade associations and local chambers are supporting a bill that promotes using a scientific exposure assessment when deciding whether to warn under Proposition
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CalChamber-Supported Community College Education Bill Signed by Governor
A California Chamber of Commerce-supported bill that establishes baccalaureate degree pilot programs at up to 20 community college districts to help meet regional workforce needs has been signed by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr.
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