Welcome to LASCC's
Governmental Relations and Advocacy Page

Arnie Corlin
Chair, governmental relations and advocacy

As chair of the committee and your advocate, my goal is to assist business owners in the very challenging, regulated, and over taxed climate of California and Los Angeles.
With your involvement, we plan to educate and empower our members to advocate for all of our benefits on legislation and issues which affect us at the local, state, and federal level. Learn More.
Arnie Corlin is President of Peelian Consulting, a Community Based Public Safety and Telehealth Consulting Firm.
​310-308-4511 / acorlin@peelian.com  ​
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California's 2022 budget

Currently, the Governor's proposed budget is $286.4 Billion for 2022-2023. Click Here
The 2021 budget was around $260 billion and had a surplus of $75 billion.

2022 CA Legislative Calendar

Legislative Calendar (PDF): Click Here - Legislative Calendar (IC): Click Here
Today's Meeting Schedule: Click Here
SEPTEMBER  SCHEDULE
  • Sept. 30: Last day for Governor to sign or veto bills passed by the Legislature before Sept. 1 and in the Governor's possession on or after Sept. 1.
Learn how the proposed 105 FasTrak lanes are another "advancement" of the 105 freeway created to separate the South LA area from other communities when it comes to jobs, housing, and economic opportunity. We have created a presentation to show how Metro and Caltrans are preparing to bypass the South LA community once again. Learn More​
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HEALTH CARE
SB-1033 Health Care Coverage (2021-2022)
  • Health care plans (including dental) and insurers will be required to collect data on enrollee cultural, linguistic and health social needs to identify health disparities by July 1, 2024. ​ Learn More
AB-1400 Guaranteed Health Care for All (2021-2022)
  • ​Establishes a universal single-payer healthcare system. ​ Learn More
​​SB-687 Combat Dressing Trauma Kits (2021-2022)
  • ​​Requires building managers/property owners to install and provide training material to tenants on how to use a tourniquet meant for tactical combat casualty care. ​ Learn More
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housing & land use
AB-2011 The Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act (2021-2022)
  • Allows the increase of development of affordable housing on certain zones. Learn More
SB-679 Los Angeles County: Affordable Housing (2021-2022)
  • ​Establishes an affordable housing agency, who’s goals are to provide renter’s protection, increase affordable housing production, and preservation.​ Learn More
Repeal the Death Tax Act (RDTA)
  • ​​Restores Proposition 58 and Proposition 193 to the state constitution, restoring the ability of parents to transfer property to their children upon death, without triggering a reassessment and increase in property taxes. Learn More
Healthy Streets LA
  • ​​The ballot measure would require the city to prioritize the street improvement measure.
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A Safer & Cleaner LA Initiative
  • The ballot measure would require the city to prioritize the street improvement measure. Learn More
Los Angeles: Land Use and Replacement Housing Requirements
  • ​Enhanced voucher program for unhoused Angelenos. Learn More
SB-9 Housing Development: Approvals / SB-10 Planning and Zoning: Housing Development: Density
  • ​​SB-9: Removes local zoning from all single-family residential neighborhoods.
    SB-10: Allows for a 10-unit apartment building on any residential property in transit rich areas. 
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jobs & the economy
AB-1951 Manufacturing Attraction and Development Exemption (MADE) (2021-2022)
  • Makes full exemption of sales and use tax for purchases of manufacturing and research and development equipment. Learn More
SB-1047 Early Learning and Care (2021-2022)
  • Provides childcare to families in need and makes 18-month to 3-year-old kids eligible for pre-school programs. Learn More
Advance Air Mobility Initiative
  • Support the development of electric air taxi services. Learn More
ACA-11 Taxes to Fund Health Care Coverage and Cost Control (2021-2022)
  • An excise tax that would fund health care coverage, AB-1400 and cost control systems. Learn More
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Energy & environment
California Plastic Waste Reduction Regulations Initiative Ballot Measure
  • Requires Cal Recycle, which is an unelected body to adopt regulations with regards to the use of single-use plastic packaging. ​  Learn More
SB-54 Plastic Pollution Producer Responsibility Act (2021-2022)
  • Requires the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to adopt regulations requiring the reporting of greenhouse gas emission data throughout the entire supply chain of businesses in California “in excess” of $1 billion.  Learn More
South Coast AQMD 2022 Draft Air Quality Management Plan for Residential and Commercial Building Measures
  • Proposed measures would require the use of zero emissions appliances in existing buildings to meet 2015 federal ozone standards. Learn More
SB-260 Climate Corporate Accountability Act (2021-2022)
  • Requires the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to adopt regulations requiring the reporting of greenhouse gas emission data throughout the entire supply chain of businesses in California “in excess” of $1 billion.  
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​SB-31 Building Decarbonization Funding (2021-2022)
  • ​Fund electricity efforts only for the purpose of decarbonizing buildings. Learn More
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public safety
SB-1107 Vehicles: Insurance (2021-2022)
  • Increases motorist insurance coverage. Learn More
AB-2390 Theft: Aggregation of Amounts and Diversion (2021-2022)
  • ​Amends existing Proposition 47 (2014) provisions by allowing separate instances of retail theft to be counted in aggregate toward the existing $950 felony threshold approved by voters in 2014. Learn More
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