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CBPA STAFF



Matthew Hargrove

President & CEO

Rex W. Hime

VP Strategic Communications

Crystal Whitfield

Executive Assistant

Rex S. Hime

Senior Advisor

CBPA

Weekly Update

August 26, 2022

• LAST WEEK OF LEGISLATIVE SESSION - DON'T CHANGE THE CHANNEL

• GOVERNOR'S LATE-SESSION CLIMATE PACKAGE - BILLS INTRODUCED

• GOVERNOR'S LATE-SESSION CLIMATE PACKAGE - BUSINESS COMMUNITY RESPONDS

• MORE CLIMATE CHANGE LEGISLATION - GHG EMISSION REPORTING

• CALIFORNIA RESTAURANT DISRUPTOR

• FEATURE STORY: CAL MATTERS - "LABOR UNIONS HAVE A WEEK TO AGREE ON HOUSING BILLS. CAN THEY DO IT?"

• FEATURE STORY: LA TIMES - "COLUMN: NEWSOM TRIES TO HAVE IT BOTH WAYS ON FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE AND CALIFORNIA’S HOUSING SHORTAGE"



• 2022 CBPA CALENDAR

Last Week of Legislative Session -

Don't Change the Channel

The California State Legislative Session has just one week to go, and a tidal wave of bills are being heard on the two Floors in the next couple of days before they officially adjourn at Midnight on August 31.

Stay tuned for updates on priority legislation as we learn what bills get sent to the Governor and which ones are dead for the year.  Bills impacting commercial and mixed-use construction, the Governor’s GHG package, a major change to franchisee operations, and bills that might drive corporate headquarters out of state, and many more are all yet to be decided.

With surprises being a staple of this time of year, stay tuned and watch closely. Below you will even find a late play by the Governor that would have huge implications on commercial real estate. The final sprint is here!

Governor's Late-Session Climate Package - 

Bills Introduced

Governor Newsom unveiled his late-session package of bills to advance Climate Change policy. Over the next week these ambitious proposals will be introduced and go through a very accelerated legislative process. Read below to find more details on policy and bills in print at the moment.

AB 1395 (Muratsuchi) - Climate Package Bill - OPPOSE

• Establishes a clear, legally binding, and achievable goal for California to achieve statewide carbon neutrality as soon as possible, and no later than 2045.

AB 2133 (Quirk) – Climate Package Bill - OPPOSE

• Adopts a more aggressive 2030 greenhouse gas emissions reduction target – going from 40% to 55% below the 1990 level.

SB 1137 (Gonzalez) - Climate Package Bill - OPPOSE

• Establishes a setback distance of 3,200 feet between any new oil well and homes, schools, or parks.
• Ensures comprehensive pollution controls for existing oil wells within 3,200 feet of these facilities.

Establishing pathway toward state’s clean energy future

• Creates clean electricity targets of 90% by 2035 and 95% by 2040 with the intent of advancing the state’s trajectory to the existing 100% clean electricity retail sales by 2045 goal.

Advancing natural and engineered technologies to remove carbon pollution

• Establishes a clear regulatory framework for carbon removal and carbon capture, utilization and sequestration.
• Requires the state to develop an achievable carbon removal target for natural and working lands.

Governor's Late-Session Climate Package - 

Business Community Responds

California Business Community Responds to Proposed End-of-Session Climate Proposals 

For Immediate Release

Contact: Brooke Armour

916-553-4093

SACRAMENTO—The broad state and regional business community today responded to the introduction of AB 2133 (Quirk) and other end-of-session climate change proposals presented by the governor earlier this month:

“Our organizations have been actively engaged in the yearlong Air Resources Board Scoping Plan process, helping the state craft a pathway that achieves our goals of an equitable and reliable energy future. As supporters of the state’s climate goals since AB 32 was initially passed in 2006, the Legislature and all previous administrations have engaged with us and other key stakeholders – until today. Rushing policies that will impact every aspect of California's trillion-dollar economy through the Legislature at the end of session and without time for a thorough debate addressing reliability, affordability and equity is the wrong approach. We have more than a decade of data demonstrating how lower-income Californians are paying disproportionately for our existing policies. This approach is not sustainable or equitable, and creating a better path forward will require significant feedback from business, environmental and civil rights advocates. We strongly encourage the Legislature to reject these last-minute proposals.”

Signatories to this statement include:

• California Business Roundtable 
• California Chamber of Commerce
• California Manufacturers and Technology Association
• California Restaurant Association
• California Retailers Association
• California Business Properties Association
• National Federation of Independent Business, California
• California Building Industry Association
• Los Angeles County Business Federation
• Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
• Inland Empire Economic Partnership
• Orange County Business Council
• Southern California Leadership Council  

More Climate Change Legislation -

GHG Emission Reporting

We are part of a large coalition led by the CalChamber in strong opposition to SB 260 (Wiener).

This bill would require the California Air Resources Board to adopt regulations requiring the reporting of GHG emission data throughout the entire supply chain to include activities such as business travel, employee commutes, procurement, waste, and water usage.

This bill puts a burdensome GHG reporting law on large California companies that is a federal regulatory responsibility. California independently regulating national/international corporations in such a manner will drive company headquarters and operations out of the state. The measure also inappropriately assigns greenhouse gas emissions to commercial buildings, such as vehicle miles traveled, that are not connected to the operations or maintenance of the buildings.

CLICK HERE to read the latest Coalition Floor Alert.

California Restaurant Disruptor

We are part of a large coalition led by The California Restaurant Association, International Franchise Association, and the California Chamber of Commerce in strong opposition to AB 257 (Holden). It was just amended in the legislature, but we remain vigorously opposed to this proposed legislation.

AB 257 has two main focal points of concern for us, among many others. The amendments from today remove the section on joint employer liability for franchise restaurants but they keep the concerning unelected council to set workplace law for large counter service restaurants

Click here to take action to Stop the Food Tax!  

Feature Story: Cal Matters -

Labor Unions Have a Week to Agree on Housing Bills. Can They Do It?

SB 6 (Caballero) and AB 2011 (Wicks) are days away from their fate being decided. Although we like the intent of both bills, we remain without a position on the package due to some of the potentially onerous requirements necessary to get the benefits of the bill; and although the programs are voluntary there is concern with statutory precedents.  

There are brand new amendments that have gone into print for both proposed pieces of legislation. We are actively reviewing these changes to evaluate an updated position.

Below, please find a story published by Cal Matters this week recapping the journey of these bills through the legislative session.

Feature Story: LA Times -

Column: Newsom Tries to Have it Both Ways on Fighting Climate Change and California's Housing Shortage

2022 CBPA Calendar

Tuesday, November 15

CBPA Board Meeting 

Sacramento

For more information on any of our events, please contact Crystal Whitfield at 916-443-4676 or cwhitfield@cbpa.com.