[Source: CalChamber] The California Chamber of Commerce today released its annual Job Killer list, which includes 24 bills that would harm California’s economic growth and job creation should they become law. “These bills represent some of the worst policy proposals affecting California employers and our economy currently being considered by Legislature,” said CalChamber President Allan Read More…
Category: Legislative Issues
Lawmakers already killed measure supporting transparency at the pump
[Source: Ronald Stein, P.E.] California lawmakers are at it again. A 2018 bill, SB 1074, sponsored by State Senator John Moorlach (R) from Costa Mesa and championed by the minority party in the State was effectively bottom drawered by the ruling party, the Democrats. They are now fueling the idea, pun intended, that the oil Read More…
Dems aim to bring big-government programs to floor vote with 2019 House takeover
[Source: By Fred Lucas | Fox News] Expect to hear the words “free,” “guaranteed” and “for all” a whole lot more in the new year as Democrats prepare an arsenal of big-government bills that could actually see a floor vote once they take control of the House. Come January, proposals like “Medicare for all” and Read More…
Congress approves policy to make lawmakers personally liable for sexual harassment claims
[Source: Los Angeles Times] Members of Congress will have to pay out of their own pockets to settle sexual and other harassment claims made against them under a compromise approved Thursday by the Senate and House. Currently taxpayers cover the cost of settling harassment claims made against elected officials. The new policy is a bipartisan Read More…
Environmental groups on styrofoam containers: ban or bust
[Source: CalChamber] A number of California bills (SB 568, SB 705, SB 1335) have been introduced over the years targeting non-recyclable polystyrene single-use containers, commonly known by the brand name Styrofoam. Proponents of these bills consistently argue non-recyclable, single-use Styrofoam containers pollute the environment and fill California landfills. It is surprising then, a bill introduced Read More…
California House races: the action for 2018
[Source: California Target Book/Tony Quinn, Editor] California’s filing deadline is now past and the contours of the 2018 election are slowly coming into view. The biggest action in California, even bigger than the governor’s race, may be the race for congressional seats, since California will almost certainly decide if Democrats can win back the House Read More…
Will 2018 bring more employment mandates on California’s business community?
[Source: Fox & Hounds] As the 2018 California Legislative Session commences on January 3, the business community must remain vigilant about those bills that could present new, burdensome changes in state labor and employment laws. The 2017 Session saw a large number of significant labor and employment laws get enacted that impose significant burdens upon Read More…
Three resignations have cost Democrats their supermajority
[Source: Los Angeles Times] Both houses of the California Legislature will convene Wednesday afternoon for the formal beginning of an eight-month session to craft a state budget and consider hundreds of proposed laws. And they will do so with three fewer lawmakers, two having resigned after being accused of sexual harassment. The national conversation over Read More…
A California lawmaker is trying to ban all gasoline-powered cars in the state by 2040
[ Source: Fortune] California drivers could see tremendous changes to their commute in the not-too-distant future if a California lawmaker gets his way. Assemblymember Phil Ting says he plans to introduce a bill to prohibit vehicles that use fossil fuels from driving on the state’s roads. If passed, the legislation would go into effect in Read More…