Environment AB 914 (Garcia)
Western Growers played a very active role in opposition to this bill which would have given the California Air Resources Board (CARB) new regulatory fee authority to impose fees on businesses with no legislative oversight and would have likely led to the imposition of duplicative regulations. The bill did not move out of the Assembly this year and is now a two-year bill. SB 89 (Weber Pierson) This bill would have prohibited the sale of a product containing glyphosate, except to a person or business that has a valid license or certificate issued by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation. The bill did not move forward in the legislative process this year and is a two-year bill.
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Labor AB 1331 (Elhawary)
Water AB 1413 (Papan)
WG, along with a broad coalition, opposed this California Federation of Labor Unions-sponsored bill that would have jeopardized workplace safety and efficiency by restricting surveillance in private and public workplaces. AB 1331 was held in the Senate and is a two-year bill. AB 1336 (Addis) WG opposed this United Farm Worker-sponsored bill that was a reintroduction of SB 1299, which was vetoed last year. AB 1336 would have created a disputable workers’ compensation presumption for heat illness-related injuries that occur within the agricultural industry. Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed AB 1336. SB 310 (Wiener) WG helped lead opposition to this bill, which would have undermined the recent Private Attorney General Act (PAGA) reform by providing trial attorneys with a pathway to exploit penalties in meritless wage and hour cases. Our strong opposition resulted in the author not having enough votes to have the bill heard on the Senate Floor.
WG opposed this measure, which would limit a landowner from filing an adjudication and presenting evidence in court that the safe yield of a basin is different than the Groundwater Sustainability Agency’s sustainable yield determination. It is a two-year bill. AB 1466 (Hart) WG worked with the author on amendments that would allow a small groundwater pumper to file a request in court to be excused from an adjudication process yet retain their water right. Gov. Newsom signed the bill. SB 72 (Caballero) WG supported this bill requiring the California Department of Water Resources to develop targets identifying future water needs for all beneficial uses, which includes agriculture. This will include specified components, including a discussion of the estimated costs, benefits and impacts of any project type or action that is recommended by the Department within the California Water Plan that could help achieve the water supply targets. Gov. Newsom signed the bill.
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