California Policy Statements

Browse the full list of our regulatory comments and legislative testimony below.

martes, mayo 27, 2025 | CA
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Small Business Majority sumbitted a letter of request to the Assembly Appropriations Committee for AB 801, legislation that will establish a state-level Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) to encourage financial institutions to meet the credit needs of all communities, including entrepreneurs in underserved communities.

viernes, mayo 23, 2025 | CA
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Small Business Majority submitted a letter to the California Senate Appropriations Committee in support of SB 590, which would allow qualifying workers to receive paid family leave (PFL) benefits to care for a designated person who is a member of their chosen or extended family. 

jueves, mayo 22, 2025 | CA
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On May 22, Small Business Majority submitted a letter of support to California's Assembly Appropriations Committee for AB 325, which updates California’s antitrust laws to combat the growing use of digital pricing algorithms for illegal price fixing, ensuring that modern technology does not become a tool for anti-competitive behavior that harms consumers and small businesses.

miércoles, mayo 21, 2025 | CA
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Small Business Majority submitted a letter to the California Senate Appropriations Committee in support of SB 81, which revises the definition of “medical information” to include immigration status under the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA).   

miércoles, mayo 14, 2025 | CA
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Small Business Majority sent a letter to the California Senate Appropriations Committee in supprot of Senate Bill 635, the Street Vendor Business Protection Act, which prohibits permitters from inquiring about a person’s immigration or citizenship status and prevents fingerprinting or the disclosure of past criminal history for permitting purposes.

martes, abril 15, 2025 | CA
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CAMEO Network, The Responsible Business Lending Coalition and Small Business Majority submitted a letter to the California Senate Judiciary Committee in support for Senate Bill 825 (Limón/Grayson). This bill clarifies that the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) retains the authority under the California Consumer Financial Protection Law (CCFPL) to enforce protections against deceptive or abusive practices, even for individuals or entities otherwise exempt from the CCFPL due to holding certain licenses.

martes, abril 15, 2025 | CA
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Small Business Majority sent a letter to the California Senate Rules Committee in support of AB 1415, which strengthens the Office of Health Care Affordability’s (OHCA) ability to keep up with trends in the healthcare market and address rising healthcare costs. We thank you for championing this legislation.

martes, abril 15, 2025 | CA
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Small Business Majority wrote to the California Assembly Appropriations Committee in support of AB 265, the California Small Business Recovery Fund Act. This legislation addresses a critical gap in disaster recovery assistance for small businesses and nonprofit organizations that are disproportionately affected by severe weather events and other declared states of emergency

miércoles, abril 2, 2025 | CA
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On April 2, 2025, California Director Bianca Blomquist testified to underscore the importance SB 362, a bill introduced by Chair Grayson that would strengthen California’s truth in lending laws by creating a more coherent disclosure framework resulting in small businesses receiving better information as they shop for loans.

martes, marzo 25, 2025 | CA
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Small Business Majority is pleased to support AB 280 (Aguiar-Curry), which requires provider directories to be accurate, mandates verification of accuracy, and ties existing provider directory requirements to accuracy benchmarks for health plans to serve as an enforcement mechanism. AB 280 streamlines the process of updating and verifying provider information and grants the Departments of Managed Health Care and Insurance the authority to require health plans to use a central utility or utilities. This will ensure small business owners and employees who are 

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