The Chamber has long been an advocate for business in the San Diego region, taking up issues and causes for the benefit of our members and for the creation of jobs and a stronger economy. We are at the forefront of crafting, revising, and reviewing regional business policies and our positions on key issue can be found below. To read the Chamber’s policy brief on each item click “support” or “oppose”.

2021

• 6/24/21 –
  • SANDAG Central Mobility Hub – SUPPORT IN CONEPT
  • AB 500 (Ward): ADU & Supportive Housing in the Coastal Zone – SUPPORT
• 5/27/21 –
  • AB 32 (Aguiar-Curry): Telehealth – SUPPORT
  • AB 107 (Salas): Licensure: Veterans and Military Spouses – SUPPORT
  • AB 305 (Maienschein): Veteran Service: Notice – SUPPORT
  • AB 593 (Petrie-Norris): Income Taxes: Net Operating Losses: Tax Credits – SUPPORT
  • AB 650 (Muratsuchi): Employer-Provided Benefits: Healthcare: Hazard Pay – OPPOSE
  • SB 260 (Wiener): Climate Corporate Accountability Act – OPPOSE
  • SB 658 (Grove): Property Tax Exemption Disabled Veterans – SUPPORT
  • Paseo Montril – SUPPORT
  • SD City Nonresidential Parking Regulations Reform – SUPPORT
• 4/22/21 –
  • AB 61 (Gabriel): Business Pandemic Relief – SUPPORT
  • AB 1560 (Daly): Broadband Access – SUPPORT
  • AB 273 (Irwin): Cannabis: Advertisements – OPPOSE
  • AB 725 (Ward): Cannabis Tax: Penalty – SUPPORT
  • AB 915 (Chiu): Small and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises – SUPPORT
  • SB 314 (Wiener): Bar and Restaurant Recover Act – SUPPORT
  • SB 743 (Bradford): Housing Developments: Broadband Access – SUPPORT
  • Wetland Mitigation Bank at Pond 20 – SUPPORT
• 3/25/21 –
  • Building Opportunities For All Legislative Package – CONCEPTUAL SUPPORT FOR ALL BILLS EXCEPT SB 5
• 2/25/21 –
  • Stormwater Funding Strategy (City of San Diego) – SUPPORT
  • Campo Wind Project – SUPPORT
• 1/28/21 –
  • Padres East Village Quarter – SUPPORT
  • Stone Creek – SUPPORT
  • Trails at Carmel Mountain Ranch – SUPPORT

2020

• 11/19/20 –
  • Port Master Plan Update – SUPPORT
• 10/22/20 –
  • Ike Digital Kiosk Program – SUPPORT
• 9/24/20 –
  • Riverwalk San Diego – SUPPORT
  • Tenaska Battery Storage – SUPPORT
  • Palomar Heights – SUPPORT
  • UCSD Campus Expansion + Deed Restrictions – SUPPORT
  • S. 4352 (Feinstein) Border Quality Restoration Act – SUPPORT
  • California Proposition 14 – SUPPORT
  • California Proposition 16 – SUPPORT
  • California Proposition 22 – SUPPORT
•  7/23/20 –
  • Kilroy Realty East Village Proposed Development – SUPPORT
  • Yes to Oceanside Grown Ballot Measure – SUPPORT
  • SB 977 (Monning) Health Care System Consolidation: Attorney General Approval and Enforcement – OPPOSE
  • HR 801 (Ryan) Reserve Component Employer Incentive, Compensation, and Relief Act of 2019 – SUPPORT
  • HR 7111 (Roe) Veterans Economic Recovery Act of 2020 – SUPPORT
  • HR 7105 (Levin) Homeless Veterans Coronavirus Response Act of 2020  – SUPPORT
•  6/25/20 –
  • AB 2731 (Gloria): Amending the California Environmental Quality Act – SUPPORT
  • SB 288 (Wiener): Economic Recovery Through Sustainable Transportation COVID-19 Recovery Act – SUPPORT
  • City of San Diego Proposed Temporary Outdoor Business Operation Permit Program – SUPPORT
• 5/28/20 –
  • Midway Height Limit Increase – SUPPORT
• 4/23/2020 –
  • SDG&E & City of San Diego Electric and Gas Franchise Agreement – SUPPORT
• 2/27/20 –
  • AB 1939 (Gonzalez): Electric Pedicabs – SUPPORT
  • SB 795 (Beall): Affordable Housing and Community Development Investment Program – SUPPORT IN CONCEPT
  • SB 850 (Levya): Fair Scheduling Act – OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED
  • Claremont Community Plan Update – SUPPORT
• 1/23/20 –
  • Gaslamp Promenade Proposed Plan – SUPPORT
  • 5525 Mt. Etna Drive by Chelsea Investment – SUPPORT

2019

•  11/21/19 –
  • City of San Diego Regulation of Sidewalk Vending – SUPPORT
• 9/26/19 –
  • Ocean Pollution Reduction Act II (Peters) – SUPPORT
  • Improved Utilization of VASH Vouchers – SUPPORT
  • San Diego International Airport Development Plan – SUPPORT
• 7/25/19 –
  • AB 372 (Voepel/Gonzalez) State employees: Infant at Work programs – SUPPORT
  • SB 330 (Skinner) Housing Crisis Act of 2019 – SUPPORT
• 6/27/19 –
  • AB 423 (Gloria) San Diego County Air Pollution Control District – NEUTRAL
  • AB 558 (Petrie-Norris) State Bar of California: Service Members: Legal Services – SUPPORT
• 6/6/19 –
  • SB 690 (Hueso) Coastal Resources: Tijuana River Valley: Funding Prioritization – SUPPORT
• 5/23/19 –
  • SB 14 (Glazer) Higher Education Facilities Bond Act of 2020 – SUPPORT
  • SB 227 (Leyva) Health & Care Facilities: Inspections & Penalties – OPPOSE
  • SB 228 (Jackson) Master Plan on Aging – SUPPORT
  • SB 663 (Jones) Property Tax Exemptions: Veterans’ Organizations – SUPPORT
• 4/25/19 –
  • AB 1588 (Gloria/Gray) Water/Wastewater Operator Certification – SUPPORT
  • AB 427 (Brough) Personal Income Tax Exclusion: Veteran Pay – SUPPORT
  • City of San Diego Scooter Regulations – SUPPORT
  • SB 669 (Caballero) Water Quality: Safe Drinking Water Fund – SUPPORT
  • SB 50 (Wiener) More Homes Act – SUPPORT
  • The Preserve by Cisterra – SUPPORT
• 4/3/19 –
  • S 1004 (Cornyn and Peters) Securing America’s Ports of Entry Act of 2019 – SUPPORT
• 3/28/19 –
  • City of San Diego’s 12th Land Development Code Update – SUPPORT
  • City of San Diego Mixed Zone Proposal – SUPPORT
  • SB 166 (Wiener) Process Water Treatment Systems: Breweries and Wineries: Water Quality Criteria – SUPPORT
  • SB 234 Family Daycare Homes (Skinner) – SUPPORT
  • SB 248 Renters Tax Credit Increase (Glazer) – SUPPORT
  • SCA 1 Public Housing Projects (Allen) – SUPPORT
• 3/26/19 –
  • S 874 (Durbin) Dream Act of 2019 – SUPPORT
• 2/28/19 –
  • 3Roots by Mesa Canyon Community Partners – SUPPORT
  • H.R. 186 Veterans Jobs Opportunity Act – SUPPORT
  • Morena Corridor Specific Plan – SUPPORT
  • SB 50 (Wiener): The More Homes Act – SUPPORT in concept
• 1/31/19 –
  • S 287 (Toomey) Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019 – SUPPORT
• 1/29/19 –
  • S 267 (Cornyn) NADBank Improvement Act of 2019 – SUPPORT
• 1/24/19 –
  • Balboa Avenue Station Area Specific Plan – SUPPORT
  • Front & Beech by Affirmed Housing – SUPPORT
  • HR 764 (Duffy) United States Reciprocal Trade Act – OPPOSE
• 1/3/19 –
  • HR 132 (Cuellar) NADBank Improvement Act of 2019 – SUPPORT

2018

• 11/15/18 – Stockdale Partners Horton Plaza Redevelopment – SUPPORT
• 11/15/18 – City of San Diego Transit Priority Area Parking Regulations Reform – SUPPORT
• 9/27/18 – 6th and Olive – SUPPORT
• 9/27/18 – AB 1085 (Calderon) Business Entities: Annual Tax: Minimum Franchise Tax: Fees – SUPPORT
• 9/27/18 – AB 2361 (Weber) University of California: Outsource Contracts  – OPPOSE
• 9/27/18 – AB 2503 (Irwin) Corporations: Limited Liability Companies: Abatement of Taxes – SUPPORT
• 9/27/18 – Adara at Otay Ranch – SUPPORT
• 9/27/18 – H.R.3963 (DelBene) – Manufacturing Jobs for Veterans Act – SUPPORT
• 9/27/18 – H.R.4323 (Dunn) – Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act  – SUPPORT
• 9/27/18 – Lilac Hills Ranch – SUPPORT
• 9/27/18 – Measure C: “Protecting Good Government Through Sound Fiscal Practices” – SUPPORT
• 9/27/18 – Measure L: Charter Amendments regarding Ethics and Compensation for Elected City Officers  – SUPPORT
• 9/27/18 – Measure W: National City Rent Control – OPPOSE
• 9/27/18 – Measure Y: City of Oceanside Land Use Element – OPPOSE
• 9/27/18 – Proposed Public Utilities Department Amendments – SUPPORT
• 9/27/18 – Proposition 2: Authorize Bonds to Fund Existing Housing Program for Individuals with Mental Illness – SUPPORT
• 9/27/18 – Proposition 3: Water Infrastructure & Watershed Conservation Bond –SUPPORT
• 9/27/18 – SB 237 (Hertzberg) Electricity: Direct Transactions – SUPPORT
• 7/26/18 – Prop 10 “Expands Local Governments’ Authority to Enact Rent Control on Residential Property” – OPPOSE
• 7/26/18 – City of San Diego Source of Income Discrimination Ordinance – OPPOSE
• 6/28/18 – AB 2863 (Nazarian): Health Care Coverage: Prescriptions – SUPPORT
• 6/28/18 – AB 2018 (Maienschein): Mental Health Workforce Planning: Loans – SUPPORT
• 6/28/18 – AB 1963 (Waldron): Medi-Cal: Reimbursement: Opioid Addiction Treatment – SUPPORT
• 6/28/18- AB 2804 (Waldron): Substance Use Disorder Treatment Workforce Expansion – SUPPORT
• 6/28/18 – H.R.5418 – The Veterans Affairs Medical-Surgical Purchasing Stabilization Act – SUPPORT
• 6/28/18 – Expanded Polystyrene Ban in the City of San Diego – OPPOSE
• 6/28/18 – Midway-Pacific Highway Community Plan Update – SUPPORT
• 5/24/18 – AB 1743 (O’Donnell, Burke, Chavez) Career Tech Education Incentive Grant – SUPPORT
• 5/24/18 – AB 2609 (O’Donnell) CA Scientist to Teacher Pathway Program – SUPPORT
• 5/24/18 – AB 2949 (Gloria) Pupil Residency: Pupils of Military Families – SUPPORT
• 5/24/18 – AB 3080 (Gonzalez Fletcher) Employment Discrimination: Enforcement – OPPOSE
• 5/24/18 – AB 3087 (Kalra) CA Health Care Cost, Quality, & Equity Commission – OPPOSE 
• 5/24/18 – AB 3119 (Gonzalez Fletcher) International Airport Mobility & Sustainability Committee – SUPPORT
• 5/24/18 – SB 1243 (Portantino) CA State Pathways in Technology Program – SUPPORT
• 5/24/18 – SB 1380 (Stern) Climate Adaptation Information Clearinghouse – SUPPORT
• 5/24/18 – Californians for Emergency Preparedness and Safety Act – SUPPORT
• 5/24/18 – Democracy in Planning Recommendations – SUPPORT
• 5/24/18 – Harmony Grove Village South – SUPPORT
• 5/24/18 – Proposition 70 – Cap-and-trade revenue spending approval – SUPPORT
• 4/26/18 – AB 3171 (Ting): Homeless Persons Services Block Grant – SUPPORT
• 4/26/18 – AB 1447 (Hernandez): Pharmacy: Automated Drug Delivery Systems: Licensing – SUPPORT
• 4/26/18 – SB 1008 (Skinner): Health Insurance: Dental Services: Medical Loss Ratio – SUPPORT
• 4/26/18 – H.R.4473 (Tenney) Veteran Entrepreneurs Act of 2017 – SUPPORT
• 4/26/18 – Proposition 68 (SB5) California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access for All Act 2018 – SUPPORT
• 4/26/18 – Proposition 71 (ACA 17) Ballot Measures: Effective Date – SUPPORT
• 4/26/18 – Proposition 72 (SCA 9) Property Tax: New Construction Exclusion: Rain Water Capture System – SUPPORT
• 3/22/18 – Otay 250 – SUPPORT
• 3/22/18 – AB 2372 (Gloria): Planning and Zoning; Density Bonus: Floor Area Ratio Bonus – SUPPORT
• 3/22/18 – Veterans Affairs Proposed Rule Change: Consent for Release of VA Medical Records – SUPPORT
• 3/12/2018 HR 774 (Denham) Providing for consideration of HR 4760 to amend immigration laws and border security laws, and for other purposes – OPPOSE
• 2/22/18 – AB 1750 (McCarty): Elected Officials: Sexual Harassment Settlement Agreements: Liability – SUPPORT
• 2/22/18 – AB 1867 (Reyes): Employment Discrimination: Sexual Harassment: Records – OPPOSE
• 2/22/18 – SB 419 (Portantino & Leyva): Legislative Sexual Harassment Retaliation Prevention Act – SUPPORT
• 2/22/18 – SB 460 (De Leon): California Consumer Protection and Net Neutrality Act of 2018 – OPPOSE
• 2/22/18 – 827 (Wiener): Planning and Zoning: Transit-Rich Housing Bonus – SUPPORT in concept
• 2/22/18 – ACA 22 (McCarty & Ting): Middle Class Fiscal Relief Act – OPPOSE
• 2/22/18 – HR 4571 (Davis): Fair Access to Insurance for Retired (FAIR) Heroes Act of 2017 – SUPPORT
• 2/22/18 – Safeguard Our San Diego Countryside Initiative – OPPOSE
• 2/22/18 – Newland Sierra – SUPPORT
• 1/25/18 – City of San Diego Interim Park Equivalencies – SUPPORT
• 1/25/18 – Ground Floor Commercial Flexibility (IHLU/Small Business Roundtable/ PP) – SUPPORT with amendments
• 1/16/18 HR 4796 (Hurd) USA Act of 2018 – SUPPORT

2017

• 10/26/2017 – Pacific Village Proposal – SUPPORT 
• 10/26/2017 – Principles for Tax Reform (PP) – SUPPORT
• 10/6/17 – SB 507 (Hueso and Gloria) Tijuana River Valley – SUPPORT
• 9/28/2017 – H.R. 2759 (Vargas) – Naturalization of Training Sites (NAST) Act (DMV/PP) – SUPPORT
• 9/28/2017- H.R. 2760 (Vargas) – Immigrant Veterans Eligibility Tracking System (I-VETS) Act – (DMV/PP) – SUPPORT
• 9/28/2017 – H.R. 2761 (Vargas) – Healthcare Opportunities for Patriots in Exile (HOPE) Act (DVM/PP) – SUPPORT
• 9/28/2017 – CPUC Proceeding on the Power Charge Indifference Adjustment (PCIA) Coalition (PP) – SUPPORT
• 9/28/2017 – SB 3 (Baell): Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2018 (IHLU/PP) – SUPPORT
• 9/28/2017 – SB 649 (Hueso) – Wireless Telecommunications Facilities (IHLU/PP) – SUPPORT
• 9/28/2017 – AB 1321 (Weber) Funding Formula Transparency (EW) – SUPPORT
• 9/25/17 – S 1852 (Tillis) SUCCEED Act – SUPPORT
• 9/16/17 – SB 357 International trade and investment office: Mexico – SUPPORT
• 9/14/17 – HR 3795 (Issa and Vargas) Tijuana River Valley Comprehensive Protection and Rehabilitation Act of 2017 – SUPPORT
• 7/27/2017 – AB 1149 (Arambula): Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (EW) – SUPPORT
• 7/27/2017 – AB 60 (Santiago): Informative Consent (EW) – SUPPORT
• 7/27/2017 – SB 790 (McGuire): Health Care Providers: Gifts & Benefits (H) – OPPOSE
• 7/27/2017 – AB 890 (<edina): Local Land Use Initiatives: Environmental Review (IHLU) – OPPOSE
• 7/27/2017 – AB 1003 (Bloom): California Community Health Fund (SBR) – OPPOSE
• 7/20/17 – S 1615 (Graham) Dream Act of 2017 – SUPPORT
• 6/22/17 – SB 156 (Anderson): Military and Veterans: Transition Assistance: Citizenship – SUPPORT
• 6/22/17 – AB 1637 (Gloria): Local Housing Authority: Middle Income Housing Projects – SUPPORT
• 6/22/17 – Tactical Air Operations/Skydive San Diego – City of San Diego Lease Extension – SUPPORT
• 6/22/17 – AB 805 (Gonzalez-Fletcher): County of San Diego: Transportation Agencies – OPPOSE
• 5/26/17 – HR 2761 (Vargas) Healthcare Opportunities for Patriots in Exile (HOPE) Act – SUPPORT
• 5/26/17 – HR 2760 (Vargas) Immigrant Veterans Eligibility Tracking System (I-VETS) Act – SUPPORT
• 5/25/17 – SB 769 (Hill): Baccalaureate Degree Pilot Program – SUPPORT
• 5/25/17 – HR 795 (Davis): Employer Participation in Student Loan Assistance – SUPPORT
• 5/25/17 – SB 182 (Bradford): Transportation Network Company: Single Business License – SUPPORT
• 5/25/17 – 340B Program Changes – OPPOSE
• 5/25/17 – AB 387 (Thurmond): Minimum Wage: Interns – OPPOSE
• 5/25/17 – AB 1102 (Rodriguez): Health Facilities: Whistleblower Protections – OPPOSE
• 5/25/17 SB 481 (Pan): Long Term Health Facilities: Informed Consent – SUPPORT
• 5/25/17 – SB 323 (Mitchell): Medi-Cal: FQHC & RHC – SUPPORT
• 5/25/17 – City of San Diego Contract Amendment: Expanded Polystyrene – SUPPORT
• 5/25/17 – AB 968 (Rubio): Urban Water Use: Water Efficiency – SUPPORT
• 5/25/17 – AB 1654 (Rubio): Water Shortage: Urban Water Management Planning – SUPPORT
• 5/25/17 – AB 1645 (Muratsuchi) Hydrogen Fluoride: Notice of Use: Substitution – OPPOSE
• 4/27/17 – San Diego Convention Center Expansion Ballot Initiative – SUPPORT w/ recommendation
• 4/27/17 – AB 199 (Chu): Public Works: Private Residential Projects – OPPOSE
• 4/27/17 – AB 1506 (Bloom): Residential Rent Control: Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act – OPPOSE
• 4/27/17 – AB 1323 (Weber): Sustainable Water Use & Demand Reductions – SUPPORT
• 4/27/17 – AB 478 (Waldron): Sport Fishing Licenses: Age Requirement – SUPPORT
• 4/27/17 – AB 986 (Gallagher): Hunting & Sport Fishing Licenses: Sport Fishing License Duration: Reduction in License Fees for Veterans – SUPPORT
• 4/27/17 – SB 234 (Berryhill): Fishing: Local Regulation: Prohibition – SUPPORT
• 4/27/17 – SB 187 (Berryhill): Sport Fishing Licenses: Duration – SUPPORT 
• 4/27/17 – SB 640 (Hertzberg): Services Tax – OPPOSE
• 4/27/17 – AB 912 (Obernolte): CA Small Business Regulatory Fairness Act – SUPPORT w/ recommendation
• 4/27/17 – AB 657 (Cunningham): Small Business Liaisons – SUPPORT
• 4/27/17 – AB 353 (Voepel): Veteran’s Preference in the Workplace – SUPPORT
• 4/27/17 – SB 197 (Bates/Atkins): Sales & Use Taxes: Exemption Military & Veteran Medical Facilities – SUPPORT
• 3/30/17 HR 1813 (Rogers) Border Wall Funding Act – OPPOSE
• 3/23/17 – SB 2 (Atkins): Building Homes & Jobs Act – SUPPORT
• 3/23/17 – Mayor Kevin Faulconer’s 2017 Housing Proposal – SUPPORT in concept
• 2/23/17 – Affordable Care Act Policy Position
• 1/26/17 – AB 5 (Gonzalez-Fletcher): Employers: Opportunity to Work Act – OPPOSE
• 1/26/17 – SB 62 (Jackson): Unlawful employment: family care & medical leave – OPPOSE
• 1/26/17 – SB 63 (Jackson): Unlawful employment practice: parental leave – OPPOSE