Legislative Session Positions
Archive – 2019 Legislative Year
Archive – 2019 CA Vote Record
2020 Positions
GCVCC Board Oversight
Julio Figueroa, AT&T, Business Legislative Advocacy Chair
Jeff Levine, Asher & Asher, Business Legislative Advocacy Co-Chair
Staff
Diana Soto, Director of Public Policy
Patrick Swarthout, Policy Analyst
SUPPORT
Agriculture
No positions of support taken this legislative session to date.
Communications
STATE – AB 2421 (Quick, D-Fullerton) – Mobile Communication Backup GCVCC Position Sheet
Economic Development and Business Regulations
FEDERAL – United States-Canada-Mexico Trade Agreement (USMCA) GCVCC Position Sheet
FEDERAL – COVID-19 Relief Bill GCVCC Position Sheet
FEDERAL – Phase 3 COVID-19 Relief Bill (Nonprofit Inclusion) GCVCC Position Sheet
STATE – Insurance Coverage for Small Business GCVCC Position Sheet
FEDERAL – Recovery Fund – Save Small Business Coalition GCVCC Position Sheet
STATE – AB 3205 (Salas, D-Bakersfield) – Establish the Regions Rise Grant Program GCVCC Position Sheet
Education and Workforce Training
No positions of support taken this legislative session to date.
Energy and Utilities
No positions of support taken this legislative session to date.
STATE – SB 1352 (Hueso, D-El Centro) Renewable Natural Gas GCVCC Position Sheet
Environment
No positions of support taken this legislative session to date.
Health Care and Social Services
STATE – GCVCC Requests CA EDD to Support Contractors During COVID-19 GCVCC Position Sheet
FEDERAL – EFMLA & EPLSA Definitions to Include Health and Senior Living Employees GCVCC Position Sheet
Housing:
STATE – AB 1907 (Santiago, D-Los Angeles) – Affordable Housing CEQA Exemption GCVCC Position Sheet
Labor
No positions of support taken this legislative session to date.
Tourism
No positions of support taken this legislative session to date.
Transportation
No positions of support taken this legislative session to date.
Tribal
No positions of support taken this legislative session to date.
Veterans/Military
No positions of support taken this legislative session to date.
Unique (Issues not covered in Platform, approved by committee vote)
No positions of support taken this legislative session to date.
OPPOSED
Agriculture
No positions of opposition taken this legislative session to date.
Communications
No positions of opposition taken this legislative session to date.
Economic Development and Business Regulations
STATE – SB 37 (Skinner; D-Berkeley) Corporate Tax Hike GCVCC Position Sheet
STATE – SB 246 (Wieckowski; D-Fremont) Tax on Oil and Gas GCVCC Position Sheet
STATE – AB 628 (Bonta; D-Oakland) Expansion of Leave Time GCVCC Position Sheet
STATE – Coalition asking Governor Newsom to Oppose New Regulations GCVCC Position Sheet
Education and Workforce Training
No positions of opposition taken this legislative session to date.
Energy and Utilities
No positions of opposition taken this legislative session to date.
Environment
No positions of opposition taken this legislative session to date.
Health Care and Social Services
No positions of opposition taken this legislative session to date.
Housing
No positions of opposition taken this legislative session to date.
Labor
STATE – Paid Family Leave Trailer Bill (Budget), Require Small Business to Provide Leave GCVCC Position Sheet
STATE – Opposition to requiring private business to be safety net for COVID-19 related issues GCVCC Position Sheet
STATE – AB 2843 (Chu, D-San Francisco) Employee Head Tax GCVCC Position Sheet
STATE – SB 850 (Leyva, D-Chino) Shift 28-Day Advance Notice GCVCC Position Sheet
Tourism
No positions of opposition taken this legislative session to date.
Transportation
No positions of opposition taken this legislative session to date.
Tribal
No positions of opposition taken this legislative session to date.
Veterans/Military
No positions of opposition taken this legislative session to date.
Unique (Issues not covered in Platform, approved by committee vote)
No positions of opposition taken this legislative session to date.
