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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)
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