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Allen Matkins

Chamber Of Commerce Highlights Some Differences Between SEC And California Climate Disclosure Mandates

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Last year, the California legislature enacted two bills, SB 253 and SB 261 that purport to impose burdensome disclosure mandates on businesses.  The legislature did so in spite of obvious constitutional infirmities.  It was...more

Allen Matkins

As Foretold, California's New Forced Speech Laws Are Being Challenged

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Last year, I commented on the likely unconstitutionality of two California laws compelling forced speech...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

California Passes Two Climate Disclosure Laws That Will Require Unique, Public Reporting of Carbon Emissions and Climate Risk

California's Legislature has passed two new climate disclosure bills, SB 253, the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (CCDAA), and SB 261, the Climate-Related Financial Risk Act (CRFRA), which together will require a...more

Fenwick & West LLP

California’s Proposed Bills Require Companies to Report on Climate Emissions and Risks

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While all eyes are on proposed federal and European climate disclosure rules, the California legislature passed two climate-related bills that overlap somewhat with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s proposed...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

California Legislature Passes Climate Bills

This week, the California legislature approved Senate Bill 253, the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253), and Senate Bill 261, Greenhouse gases: climate-related financial risk (SB 261), which are headed to...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Pending Climate Bills Could Bring Far-Reaching Impacts to California Businesses

A secretive and powerful committee in the California State Legislature is set to take key action this week on a duo of Senate bills from the Democrats’ Climate Accountability Package introduced earlier this session....more

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