Category Archives: Legislative Updates
CFC Supports AB 2578 (Jones) – Regulating Insurance Rates
Unlike auto insurers who are required to seek prior approval from the Department of Insurance before increasing auto insurance rates, HMOs and health insurers have no similar requirement…AB 2578 will give the state a powerful tool to control unabated rate increases from HMOs and health insurers. Read More ›
CFC Supports AB 2720 (Perez) – Food Access
AB 2720 would require the Dep. of Food and Agriculture provide recommendations to the Legislature to promote food justice. Read More ›
CFC Supports AB 2654 (Hill) – Solicitations
AB 2654 would protect consumers from deceptive solicitations from non-governmental agencies posing as government fee notification letters. Read More ›
CFC Supports AB 2289 (Eng) – Smog Check Program
AB 2289 would reduce pollution through the use of new technologies that provide considerable time and cost savings to consumers. Read More ›
CFC Supports SB 1264 (Leno) – Commercial Airline Passenger Rights
SB 1264 would provide protections for passengers who are forced to remain on a plane for more than two hours by requiring airlines to provide water, food, fresh air, and functioning restrooms. Read More ›
CFC Supports SB 885 (Corbett) – Gift Certificate Redemption
SB 885 would allow consumers to redeem the remaining value of their gift card if the cash value is up to $20. Read More ›
CFC Supports SB 1106 (Yee) – Labeling of Free Drug Samples
As the use of sample prescription drugs continues to rise, the need for consumers to have basic health and safety information on those drugs has never been greater. Read More ›
CFC Supports SB 1268 (Simitian) – Protects Privacy of Electronic Toll Users
Action on the part of the legislature is necessary to ensure consumer privacy is respected, and transit agencies employing electronic toll collection systems are held responsible for their use of subscriber information. For these reasons, we support SB 1268. Read More ›
CFC Supports AB 2502 – Assisting Homeowners in Avoiding Foreclosure
By keeping more homes off the market, AB 2502’s consumer protections will also help ensure the future stability of the economy. For these reasons, we strongly support AB 2502. Read More ›
CFC Supports SB 1237 (Padilla) – Monitoring of Overradiation
One-time instances of overradiation may be difficult to detect without proper documentation of the dosage administered, and for this reason and others, it is critical that SB 1237 becomes law.
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CFC Supports SB 1291 (Leno) – Review of Fire Retardant Chemicals
No other agency is currently responsible to monitor or review the human health impacts of halogenated fire retardants and it is therefore critical that the Department of Toxics and Substance Control include them in the Green Chemistry Initiative. Read More ›
CFC is Sponsoring AB 2393 – private post-secondary proprietary school reform
AB 2393 insures that a private post-secondary proprietary school that reports or disseminates information on student success, job placement rates or graduates’ salaries in any apprenticeable occupation, bases that information on the standards for job duties and mastery of job training curriculum that the California Division of Apprenticeship Standards has developed. Read More ›
CFC Supports SB 1086 (Florez) – Corporate Subsidy Transparency
SB 1086 will increase the transparency and accountability of billions of dollars in tax subsidies California grants to corporations every year. Read More ›