March 2026 Legislative Updates
March Legislative Updates February 20th was the bill introduction for the second year of the 2025-26 legislative session. Bills are now moving to policy committees for debate and public comment, and SBC is closely tracking legislation and identifying key bills for the year. So far, these include: AB 35 (Alvarez): Would provide an Administrative Procedures […]
Feb. Leg Updates
SBC’s Government Affairs team provides an update on California’s legislative and budget developments.
January 2026 Legislative Updates
January Legislative Updates Budget Updates The second year of the two-year legislative session kicked off last week with the release of the Governor’s $349 billion draft budget for 2026-27. Reports from the Legislative Analysts’ Office (LAO) of a potential $18 billion deficit raised concerns about the state’s fiscal outlook in 2026 and beyond. The Governor […]
Dec. 2025 Leg Update
Your most recent update on the California Legislator and our Government Affairs team’s activity.
September Legislative Update
September legislative updates from SBC’s Government Affairs team, including a recap of the first year of the two-year legislative session.
August Legislative Update
August legislative updates from Sierra Business Council’s Government Affairs team, including what’s ahead as the Legislature returns for its final month of the legislative session.
July Legislative Update
July legislative updates from Sierra Business Council’s Government Affairs team, including a recap of the last month of policy committee hearings prior to the legislature’s adjournment for the summer recess.
June Legislative Update
June legislative updates from the Sierra Business Council Government Affairs team, including the recently announced budget deal between Governor Newsom and the Legislature.
May Legislative Updates
May legislative updates from Sierra Business Council’s Government Affairs team, including Governor Newsom’s revised budget and Cap-and-Trade reauthorization proposal.
April Legislative Updates
April legislative updates from the SBC Government Affairs team, including news about relevant bills that are currently moving through policy committees.