Tag Archives: 2025 Legislation
CONSUMER FEDERATION OF CALIFORNIA (CFC) ANNOUNCES 2025 LEGISLATIVE SUCCESSES
Six Sponsored or Co-Sponsored Bills Signed Into Law, along with Numerous Other Supported Bills; Key CFC-Opposed bills Vetoed or Fail in Legislature For Immediate Release: October 20, 2025 SACRAMENTO, CA – The Consumer Federation of California (CFC) celebrated having six of seven CFC sponsored or co-sponsored bills signed … Read More ›
Newsom vetoes car dealers’ bill to hike fees on buyers
Source: Cal Matters || By: Ryan Sabalow Senate Bill 791 by Senator Cortese was opposed by the Consumer Federation of California, Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety, Dolores Huerta Foundation, & many other groups.
New California law means big changes for car buyers. Here’s how it will work
Source: San Francisco Chronicle || By: Kathleen Pender
GOVERNOR NEWSOM SIGNS CONSUMER FEDERATION OF CALIFORNIA–SPONSORED BILL RESTORING CALIFORNIANS’ CONTROL OVER THEIR DATA AND SIMPLIFYING ACCOUNT CANCELLATIONS
CFC continues its work to ensure consumer can cancel unwanted subscriptions without the run-around! For Immediate Release: October 8, 2025 Sacramento, CA – Legislation sponsored by the Consumer Federation of California (CFC) that builds on consumer protections for online renewals was signed today by Governor Newsom. Assembly Bill 656, … Read More ›
OPINION: NEWSOM CAN HELP DISCOURAGE POLITICAL VIOLENCE
Source: Capitol Weekly || By: Robert Herrell, CFC’s Executive Director OPINION – Responding to our increasingly violent politics, Utah’s Republican Governor Spencer Cox recently called social media a “cancer on our society.” By signing SB 771, California Governor Gavin Newsom can prevent the cancer from spreading. Violence in our … Read More ›
Consumer Federation of California 2025 Legislative Agenda
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, May 20, 2025 Our package of 12 bills seeks to tackle an array of issues, including cracking down on deceptive practices such as junk and hidden fees, bolstering consumer protection agencies, ensuring equity and financial protection for consumers in the rental and homeownership space, … Read More ›
Legislation Co-Sponsored by Consumer Federation of California and the California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation Seeks to End Unfair Rent Fees for 17 Million Californians
AB 1248 seeks to protect tenants from unfair and unpredictable fees SACRAMENTO — The Consumer Federation of California, along with California Attorney General Rob Bonta, Assemblymember Matt Haney (D-San Francisco), the California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation, and various tenant protection organizations, unveiled Assembly Bill 1248 (AB 1248) today—a bill … Read More ›