The Governor acted on the following CLFP priority opposed bills:

AB 418 (Gabriel; D-Woodland Hills) Chemical Ban.  Prior to amendments striking titanium dioxide from the bill, the bill banned five food chemical additives found to be safe by the federal Food and Drug Administration. SIGNED

AB 524 (Wicks; D-Oakland) Expansion of Litigation Under FEHA. Exposes employers to costly litigation under the Fair Employment and Housing Act by asserting that any adverse employment action was in relation to the employee’s family caregiver status, which is broadly defined to include any employee who provides direct care of any person of their choosing, and creates a de facto accommodation requirement that will burden small businesses. VETOED

SB 253 (Wiener; D-San Francisco) Corporate Climate Accountability Act.  Imposes a mandatory climate tracking, and auditing on climate emissions that will fall heavily on all California businesses, impacting competitiveness and increasing costs. SIGNED

SB 261 (Stern; D-Canoga Park) Climate-Related Financial Risk.  Requires any business with revenues over $500 million annually to prepare a climate financial risk assessment on its holdings including any supply chain assets. SIGNED

SB 365 (Wiener: D-San Francisco) Undermines Arbitration. Discriminates against use of arbitration agreements by allowing trial courts to continue trial proceedings during any appeal regarding the denial of a motion to compel. SIGNED

SB 616 (Gonzalez; D-Long Beach) Costly Sick Leave Expansion on All Employers. Imposes new costs and leave requirements on employers of all sizes, which is in addition to all other enacted leave mandates that small employers throughout the state are already struggling with to implement and comply. SIGNED