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Current Legislation

Current CBA State Legislation
Follow the links provided below to view CBA’s position on current pending California Legislation. Links include bill text, status, history, author information, analysis and copies of CBA’s advocacy letters on high priority issues.

CBA’s top priority legislative issues are ranked as follows:

• Support
• Opposition
• Neutral if Amended
  

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About CBA Positions on Legislation
The State Government Relations Committee (SGRC) is the key legislative policy committee for CBA that reviews, analyzes and adopts formal positions on proposed state legislation in draft proposal or printed bill format. The SGRC identifies the basis for the CBA position based upon the favorable and/or unfavorable impact of the proposed legislation affecting financial services in California. In executing its duties, the committee as a whole seeks to derive a consensus position on each bill referred to it. The SGRC makes the final decision on the official positions CBA takes on each measure in the department’s advocacy efforts before the State Legislature and the Governor’s Office. The recommended positions are as follows:

Support: CBA supports the legislation without amendment. This position is ranked Priority 1, 2 or 3 in order of importance with Priority 1 as the highest priority. Priority 1 is a matter of industry-wide importance that deserves a first call on industry resources including direct banker contact through legislative alerts. Priority 2 bills are taken care of when Priority 1 bills are completed. Priority 3 bills are those bills in which CBA has some interest and are addressed once all higher priority bills have been satisfied.

Oppose: CBA opposes the legislation regardless of what amendments may be taken. A straight "oppose" position is used when the legislation violates a fundamental CBA policy or is fatally flawed due to operational constraints or constitutional defects. This position is also ranked Priority 1, 2 or 3 as described above.

Support if Amended: CBA recognizes some merit to the proposal for banks and trust companies but the legislation needs amending to be acceptable. Note that if this position is taken, CBA must propose an amendment which, if accepted by the author, automatically changes CBA's position to "support as amended."

Oppose unless Amended: CBA opposes the legislation because it violates a CBA policy, is operationally infeasible as drafted, or contains a constitutional defect which can be corrected by amendment. If this position is taken, CBA must propose an amendment which, if accepted by the author, automatically changes CBA's position to "neutral as amended."

Neutral: CBA takes no position on this legislation for substantive or political reasons, or both.

If you have questions about CBA's Government Relations program, please contact Yvette Ernst, AVP of State Government Relations at yernst@calbankers.com.