(October 26, 2009) The California Chamber of Commerce has published the final status report on the top priority bills for California’s business community, showing the ultimate fate of legislation sent to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger this year.

Within each subject area, the CalChamber list presents bills in order of priority, with the highest priorities at the top.

As this report was being prepared for publication, discussions to develop a proposal to deal with the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, including its ecosystem, water conveyance, conservation, water rights, fees and governance, were continuing.

At the federal level, the free trade agreements, an international business tax increase and another proposal affecting trade agreements were still pending in Congress and therefore are not listed below.

The CalChamber published a preliminary status report in July and a second status report in September, as September 11 was the end of the Legislature’s regular session.

October 11 was the last day for the Governor to sign or veto bills passed by the Legislature before it began its interim recess. The Legislature will reconvene on January 4, 2009.

Bills signed by the Governor will become law on January 1, 2010. Urgency measures went into effect immediately upon being signed.

On November 6, the CalChamber will publish a record of legislators’ votes on key bills affecting the California business climate. Generally, the bills selected for the vote record have appeared in one of the status reports.

 View the status report