Policy Newsroom

The Orange County Business Council (OCBC) supports timely reauthorization of the federal Surface Transportation Act to ensure continued investment in the nation's transportation infrastructure and provide the long term funding certainty needed for states and regions to deliver critical projects.

The Orange County Business Council (OCBC) opposed budget control language included in AB 109, which has now been enrolled, restricting the use of certain state funding for automated cargo handling equipment and related infrastructure investments.

SB 1123 (Wiener), legislation opposed by Orange County Business Council, has been pulled from the Assembly Economic Development, Growth and Household Impact Committee after concerns emerged regarding its impact on California's regulatory review process.

As the Legislature moves beyond the House of Origin and key policy committee deadlines, several bills tracked by the Orange County Business Council (OCBC) are no longer moving forward this year, while other measures continue advancing through the legislative process.

The Orange County Business Council (OCBC) joined a broad statewide coalition of business organizations, labor partners and industry stakeholders in opposing AB 1777 (Garcia), legislation that would have significantly expanded the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) regulatory authority over indirect...

The Orange County Business Council (OCBC) is removing its position on AB 2059 (Wilson) following recent amendments that substantially narrowed the scope of the bill.