2024 GR Roundup
CFCA Continues to Advocate on Behalf of Your Business.
Local Issues
Gas Station Bans
- 2024 New Additions: City of Sacramento & City of Pinole
- Total: 15 bans or moratoriums passed
Tobacco Ordinances
- Common issues: caps on licenses/setback requirements, bans on e-cigarettes, bans on discounts/couponing, minimum price requirements, minimum packaging size requirements
State Legislature
Regular Session
- AB 3218 (Wood) –Unflavored Tobacco Directory & Expanded Definition of Flavored Tobacco – SIGNED
- SB 219 (Weiner) 6-Month Delay on CARB Rulemaking– Scope 1,2,3 Emissions Reporting & Climate Related Financial Risk Reporting – SIGNED
- SB 399 (Wahab) Employee Communications – Political Influence – SIGNED
- SB 961 (Weiner) Speed Limit Notifier – 10 MPH Over Limit – VETOED
- SB 1497 (Menjivar) Polluters Pay Climate Cost Recovery Act of 2024 - DIED
- SB 1116 (Portantino) Unemployment Insurance for Striking Workers - DIED
- AB 2751 (Haney) Restricts Contacting Employees Outside of Work Hours- DIED
Special Session
- ABX2-1 (Hart) – Refiner Minimum Reserve Inventories of Refined Products and Maintenance Schedules – SIGNED
- ABX2-9 (Petrie Norris) – E15 CARB Multimedia Report to be Completed by July 1, 2025 – DIED
Regulatory Issues
California Energy Commission
- Price Gouging Penalty
- Update to Daily Spot Market Transaction Reporting Requirements - PASSED
- Terminal Position Holder Reports - PASSED
- PENDING: 3-Month Projection Reports for Refiners & Marketers
- PENDING: Gross Profit Margin Cap on Refiners
- PENDING: Minimum Storage and Resupply Requirements for Refiners and Terminals
California Air Resources Board
- Zero Emissions Forklift Rule - PASSED
- Low Carbon Fuel Standard Amendments – PASSED
- PENDING: Cap-and-Trade Amendments
- PENDING: Scope 1, 2, 3 Emissions Reporting
- PENDING: Climate Related Financial Risk Reporting
California Department of Social Services
- EBT Chip Card Requirement – Beginning January 2025
Ballot Propositions
- Proposition 36 – Crime reform – PASSED
- Proposition 32 - $18 Minimum Wage - FAILED
Other Notable Issues
- Minimum Wage Increase – January 1, 2025
- $16.50/hour – Hourly Employees
- $68,640.00 – Exempt Employees
- REMINDER:
- Beverage Container Recycling: CA Redemption Value (CRV)
- Exemption Begins January 1, 2025
- Store is Under 5,000 Square Feet OR
- Store Makes Gross Annual Sales of Less than $1.5 million (Excluding Fuel Sales)
- Exemption Begins January 1, 2025
- Beverage Container Recycling: CA Redemption Value (CRV)