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Cancelled Appropriations Meeting, Budget Discussions Adds to Delays of Pending Legislation

June 2, 2020 2:17 pmJune 2, 2020 2:31 pm

On Monday, due to escalating George Floyd riots and protests in Sacramento, the state Senate cancelled all meetings and hearings, with Governor Gavin Newsom ordering all government buildings in the downtown to shut down. The delay, compounded by Sacramento Mayor...

Emergency Generator Bill to Face Divisive Appropriations Committee

June 1, 2020 2:17 pm

After passing a major Committee vote last week, a bill that would allow critical facilities such as water pumps and fire stations to operate emergency backup generators during power outages will face a divisive Senate Appropriations Committee in the next...

Calif. Assembly: Constitutional Amendment to Cut Off Public From Legislative Process During Emergencies

June 1, 2020 2:05 amJune 1, 2020 7:20 am

ACA 25 puts the U.S. Constitution in a lockbox. Critical of Governor Gavin Newsom’s unchecked emergency powers during his declared State of Emergency and statewide lockdown, ostensibly for coronavirus, California Assembly members have authored a Constitutional Amendment to allow...

Contractors Facing New Licenses, Restrictions, and Punishments Under New Bill

May 30, 2020 8:29 am

Building contractors in California would face new licenses, greater contracting restrictions, and the addition of natural disaster destruction repair as home improvement under a new bill in the Senate. Under Senate Bill 1189, written by Senator Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg), a...

Assembly Bill Aims At Protecting Small Businesses, Reducing Power of AB 5

May 30, 2020 8:26 am

An Assembly bill that is designed to protect small businesses from lawsuits and penalties in unemployment claims by independent contractors and reduce the power of AB 5 is due to be heard in the Assembly Labor and Employment Committee in...

California Senate Releases State Budget Proposal Relying on Tax Increases and Reserves

May 28, 2020 4:15 pmMay 28, 2020 4:30 pm

On Wednesday, the California Senate unveiled their own budget, stopping cuts made in Governor Gavin Newsom’s budget proposal in favor of relying on reserves and tax increases. Increased Senate education funding The Senate followed the Assembly’s lead earlier this week...

Should California Enact an Employee ‘Headcount’ Tax On Employers?

May 28, 2020 1:07 pmMay 28, 2020 1:15 pm

On May 27, Assemblyman Kansen Chu (D-San Jose) gutted-and-amended his bill, AB 398, to provide for the “COVID-19 Local Government and School Recovery Relief Act.” The bill would impose a $275 per employee tax (aka a “headcount tax”) on businesses...