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
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
STATE – AB 2905 (Ramos; D-San Bernardino) Local Workforce Development Boards GCVCC Position Sheet
Energy and Utilities
STATE – SB 1352 (Hueso, D-El Centro) Renewable Natural Gas GCVCC Position Sheet
Environment
STATE – AB 3279 (Friedman; D-Burbank): California Environmental Quality Act GCVCC Position Sheet
Health Care and Social Services
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
STATE – EDD Response (COVID-19) – Independent Contractors Being Denied Unemployment GCVCC Position Sheet
STATE – AB 3281 (Brough; R-Orange County) Independent Contractors Work Status GCVCC Position Sheet
Transportation
LOCAL – Coachella Build Grant Support GCVCC Position Sheet
Unique (Issues not covered in Platform, approved by committee vote)
STATE – CA Judicial Council Action Amending Emergency Rule No. 9 as Provided in SP20-01wa GCVCC Position Sheet
OPPOSED
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
STATE – SB 893 (Caballero; D-Salinas) Expands Costly Presumption of Injury GCVCC Position Sheet
STATE – AB 196 (Gonzalez; D-San Diego) Establishes Costly “Conclusive Presumption” of Injury GCVCC Position Sheet
STATE – AB 664 (Cooper; D-Sacramento) Establishes Costly “Conclusive Presumption” of Injury GCVCC Position Sheet
STATE – AB 2466 (Bloom; D-Beverly Hills) Tax on Distributing Bottled Sugary Drinks GCVCC Position Sheet
Environment
STATE – SB 950 (Jackson D-Santa Barbara) Expansion of CEQA GCVCC Position Sheet
STATE – AB 2737 (C. Garcia; D-Los Angeles) Community Emissions Reduction Programs GCVCC Position Sheet
STATE – SB 74 Request for Governor Line Item Veto ARB Rule Making Redo GCVCC Position Sheet
Health Care and Social Services
STATE – AB 648 (Nazarian; D-San Fernando) Wellness Programs GCVCC Position Sheet
Housing
STATE – AB 2843 (Chu; D-San Francisco)Local Employer Affordable Housing Fees GCVCC Position Sheet
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
STATE – AB 2992 (Weber; D-San Diego) Expanded Leaves of Absence GCVCC Position Sheet
STATE – AB 2999 (Low; D-Silicon Valley) Protected Leave and Threat of Litigation GCVCC Position Sheet
STATE – AB 3075 (Gonzalez; D-San Diego) Local Wage Payment Requirements GCVCC Position Sheet
STATE – AB 3216 (Kalra; D-San Jose) COVID-19 Employment Leave Mandate GCVCC Position Sheet
STATE – SB 1383 (Jackson; D-Santa Barbara) Unlawful Employment Practice: Family Leave GCVCC Position Sheet
STATE – AB 1947 (Karla; D-San Jose) Employment Violation Complaints GCVCC Position Sheet
Transportation
STATE – Testimony before CARB (Sacramento) on Proposed Advanced Clean Trucks Regulation GCVCC Position Sheet