Take Note
The Senate and Assembly Appropriations committees convened today to vote on bills that were referred to the suspense file. Several key bills that were earmarked as priority issues for the industry were considered and passed, moving on to their respective floors for consideration by the entire body next week for votes by a May 30 deadline. Bills held in committee won’t move forward this year.
Suspense files are used by the committees in both houses of the legislature to temporarily hold bills containing expenditures to the state of $150,000 or more.
Top-priority bills for the California Restaurant Association (CRA) include:
AB 1522 (Gonzales): Paid Sick Leave
CRA Opposed – PASSED
Increases employer mandates by requiring all employers to provide all employees in California with as much as 24 hours of paid sick leave per year, and threatens employers with statutory penalties as well as litigation for alleged violations.
AB 1792 (Gomez): Report on Employers
CRA Opposed – PASSED
Requires the state to compile and publish a public list of employers who have employees utilizing public assistance programs and calculate the total cost to the state of the benefits provided for the employees of each employer.
AB 2416 (Stone): Wage Liens
CRA Opposed – PASSED
Allows employees to record liens against their employers’ real and personal property for alleged unpaid wages, other compensation and related penalties, and damages owed the employee.
SB 935 (Leno): Minimum Wage Increase
CRA Opposed – PASSED
Increases the minimum wage to $11 per hour in 2015, $12 per hour in 2016, $13 per hour in 2017 and beginning 2018, the state minimum wage would be adjusted annually with the rate of inflation.
SB 1000 (Monning): Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Warning Labels
CRA Opposed – PASSED
Requires all sugar sweetened beverages containing more than 75 calories per 12-ounce serving to display a warning label to consumers.
The CRA will continue to activate grassroots support for our positions with Action Alerts and letter-writing campaigns. CRA members are highly encouraged to participate. Continue the lobbying work within the Capitol in the critical week ahead.
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