Senate Bill 7 (McNerney) creates complex, unnecessary rules for tools businesses and state and local entities rely on to help with everyday tasks, such as scheduling, benefits, security, and project management.
SB 7’s hidden costs will raise prices for Californians at a time when families are already struggling with high prices and the lack of affordability.
California is a trailblazer in technology and innovation. SB 7 would move us backward, raising costs for everyday Californians and stalling the creativity that makes our state competitive. Governor Newsom should veto SB 7.
“I don’t want to cede this space to other states or other countries. If we over-regulate, if we over-indulge, if we chase the shiny object, we could put ourselves in a perilous position.”
Too Costly for Consumers and Businesses:
- SB 7 will increase costs to consumers and businesses by millions of dollars.
- SB 7 impacts all sectors of California’s economy, from healthcare to restaurants to local government.
- Small businesses specifically will face even higher costs that they cannot bear right now, forced to pay for consultants or technology firms to manage new compliance rules.
- SB 7 increases costs and risks making our state’s small businesses and state and local entities less efficient and more expensive to run.
- Every time a business owner wants to try to find ways to run their workplace more efficiently, SB 7 will make them think twice.
- California’s economy and businesses are already struggling to compete. SB 7 makes things even worse and is a step in the wrong direction.
Overly Broad and Overly Restrictive:
- SB 7 sweeps in basic software that businesses of all sizes rely on, from your local coffee shop to a family-run grocery store, a neighborhood bookstore, or even a regional restaurant chain or community hospital.
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The bill is so broad and vague that it could apply to important tools businesses use that help with:
- Scheduling
- Worker safety and security
- Tracking hours and attendance
- Overtime tracking systems
- Project planning and management
- Sales tracking
- Employee performance reviews
- Applicant tracking and evaluation
- SB 7 impacts millions of decisions made by businesses and state and local entities and creates massive new bureaucracy with hidden costs that will be passed on to hard working Californians.