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Other Pending State Housing Laws

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Our firm is tracking a myriad of other pending state housing laws, most of which were proposed as part of the “Fast Track Housing” package. Those bills are briefly summarized below. The following summaries reflect the status...more

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Pending State Housing Laws: Expedited Approval of Post-Entitlement Permits

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Various state housing bills are currently making their way through the California State Legislature that are expected to benefit mixed-income multifamily housing developers. The following summaries reflect the status of the...more

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Pending State Housing Laws: State Housing Element Law Amendments and New Developer Protections

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Various state housing bills are currently making their way through the California State Legislature that are expected to benefit mixed-income multifamily housing developers. The following summaries reflect the status of the...more

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Up in the Air: Congress Nullifies Clean Air Act Waivers for California

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In the weeks since Holland & Knight previously reported on challenges to California's Clean Air Act (CAA) preemption waivers on April 30, 2025, Congress has taken decisive action. Following the U.S. House of Representatives'...more

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The 3 Biggest Concerns for California Employers About Sweeping Employee Surveillance Bill

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California employers should be paying close attention to a pending bill that would significantly restrict how employers use workplace surveillance tools. If enacted, AB 1331 would prohibit employers from using workplace...more

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California Minimum Wage Initiative Still Undecided

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The fate of California Proposition 32 (Prop 32) remains undecided as votes are still being counted. Prop 32 addressed whether California’s minimum wage would increase starting January 1, 2025...more

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California Ballot Proposition 34 Targets Spending by Certain 340B Covered Entities

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Proposition 34 requires certain California healthcare providers to spend at least 98% of their net drug sale revenue on direct patient care. The measure targets certain providers who benefit from a federal drug discount...more

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California SB 961 to Require Passive Speed Limiters in New Cars

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The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) reports that motor vehicle crashes in California claim 3,600 lives and injure 13,000 annually with 887 of those deaths being attributed to speeding. According to the...more

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California Legislation Requires More Transparency from Employers Utilizing Child Labor

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Earlier this week, California passed bill AB 3234 with ease in both the State Assembly (77-0) and the Senate (36-0). Governor Gavin Newsom is expected to sign the bill....more

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Delay In California’s Minimum Wage Increase for Health Care Workers

As we previously reported here, nearly all health care facilities in California will soon be required to increase the minimum wage paid to health care workers, ranging anywhere from $18 per hour up to $23 per hour depending...more

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Pending California Law Undermines Growth of Digital Health Companies and Patient Access to Virtual Care

In California, pending Assembly Bill 3129 (the Act) could severely limit the ability of digital health companies to grow and operate in the state by prohibiting arrangements between physician, psychiatric, and dental...more

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Paging Healthcare Workers! California Legislature Passes Bill Raising Minimum Wages (UPDATED)

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Update: On May 31, 2024, Governor Newsom passed S.B. 828, which delays implementation of S.B. 525, the health care minimum wage law signed by Governor Newsom on October 13, 2023. S.B. 828 delays all of the minimum wage...more

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Update: California State Assembly Passes AB 3219 Requiring State Approval of Private Equity Healthcare Deals

California’s AB 3219, which would require private equity firms and hedge funds to obtain prior approval to consummate certain healthcare-related transactions, is now one step closer to becoming law following the State...more

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Strangers In A Strange Land - In California, Bumblebees, Crabs and Snails Are Fishes And A General Partnership May Soon Be A...

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In California, some things are not what they seem.  Here, a bumblebee, a crab or snail can be a fish, but a goldfish may not be a fish. Now, a bill is pending in the California legislature which threatens even more violence...more

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The Legislature Will Soon Be Back In Town And Facing Imminent Deadlines

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On January 4, 2024, the California legislature will reconvene for the second year of its current biennium.  Joint Rule 51(a)(4).  January opens the new year with some important legislative deadlines....more

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An Analysis of California's Landmark Climate Disclosure Laws

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California recently enacted two landmark climate disclosure laws that will require companies doing business in the State above specified revenue thresholds to report their Scope 1-3 greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions and...more

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Governor Signs Bill Prohibiting Any Grocery Store Purchases Without Prior Written Notice To The Attorney General

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Anyone planning to buy a loaf of bread or head of lettuce next year will need to plan ahead.  Last weekend, Governor Newsom signed AB 853 into law.  This bill provides that "no person shall acquire, directly or indirectly,...more

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5 Biggest Questions for the Data Collection Industry as California Passes The Delete Act

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California lawmakers recently passed a law that would expand data broker registration requirements and make it easier for consumers to be “forgotten.” The Delete Act, which would amend the state’s existing Data Broker...more

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Riding the Wave of Right to Repair: California Joins the Movement

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As predicted in our previous articles, the “right to repair” movement continues to garner support as more state governments consider legislating in this area. We previously reported that in 2021, 27 states had pending...more

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Legal Update: If Pain, Yes Gain – Part 111: California State Legislature Passes Amendments to Statewide Paid Sick Leave Law

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In what promises to be a tectonic shift in California’s paid sick leave landscape, on September 13, 2023 the California legislature passed S.B. 616, which is expected to expand the State’s existing paid sick leave mandate,...more

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CA Bill Passed To Raise Minimum Wages for Health Care Workers

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An amended version of SB 525 was passed in the California Legislature on September 14, 2023, which would raise minimum wages for health care workers across the state, starting June 1, 2024.  SB 525 is now awaiting signature...more

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Legislature Passes Amendments to Statewide Paid Sick Leave Law

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On September 13, 2023, the California legislature passed S.B. 616, which is expected to significantly expand the State’s existing paid sick leave mandate by increasing the annual amount of paid sick leave...more

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California’s Proposed Bills Require Companies to Report on Climate Emissions and Risks

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While all eyes are on proposed federal and European climate disclosure rules, the California legislature passed two climate-related bills that overlap somewhat with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s proposed...more

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Pending Climate Bills Could Bring Far-Reaching Impacts to California Businesses

A secretive and powerful committee in the California State Legislature is set to take key action this week on a duo of Senate bills from the Democrats’ Climate Accountability Package introduced earlier this session....more

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Collegiate Athletes to Share in Sports Revenue in California?

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Earlier this year, we blogged about the NLRB’s aggressive moves to try to make revenue-generating college athletes employees, at least for purposes of the National Labor Relations Act. Earlier this month, the California...more

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