SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 13, 2025—California’s largest and leading small business association today released its eight top legislative priorities for the recently commenced 2025-2026 session of the California State Legislature.

“No news can compete with our state’s collective worry – first and foremost – for the safety of our fellow citizens caught in the Los Angeles-area wildfires,” said John Kabateck, state director for the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) in California. “It is beyond gut-wrenching to see the devastation. Once it has been contained, we will need to come together quickly and establish state policies that speed up the re-building process. In the meantime, all of us need to see what we can do to help family, friends, and our fellow citizens cope in this hour tragedy.”

Helping to rebuild the communities devastated by wildfires is one of the top eight priorities of NFIB California. Seven others are:

— Stabilize CA’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund and control system costs

— Oppose all bills calling for higher minimum-wage rates

— Repeal Senate Bill 553, requiring Workplace Violence Prevention Plans

— Reject proposals mandating Beneficial Ownership reporting

— Protect Proposition 36, voter-approved retail theft reforms

— Repeal CARB regulations that conflict with federal standards

— Oppose new mandates for paid leave.

“We will be advocating for or against many more bills than eight, but for the moment, these are the ones that command our immediate lobbying energies and will have our full attention for the entire two-year session,” said Kabateck.

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For more than 80 years, NFIB has been advocating on behalf of America’s small and independent business owners, both in Washington, D.C., and in all 50 state capitals. NFIB is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, and member-driven association. Since our founding in 1943, NFIB has been exclusively dedicated to small and independent businesses and remains so today. For more information, please visit nfib.com.

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