LEGISLATIVE ISSUES Shaping Policy:


AGC 2019 Legislative Summit Puts Spotlight on Key Industry Issues By Carol Eaton


recently for an action-packed, two-day legislative summit that advanced AGC’s key pillar of shaping policy and elevating the construction industry’s voice in the political and regulatory arenas. Construction industry leaders from


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AGC of California and AGC San Diego convened at the Sutter Club in downtown Sacramento May 21-22 for the 2019 AGC Legislative Summit. Tey participated in several informative sessions and heard from an array of legislators, agency representatives, institution and general business leaders who provided updates on current legis- lation, political and economic trends and capital improvement programs impacting California contractors. Te attendees also took the oppor-


tunity to meet with legislators and their staff on construction industry priorities during visits to the state capitol on May 22. Members gathered in issue-specific groups to inform legislators about AGC’s stance on labor, safety and health, transpor- tation/funding initiatives, construction


early 120 AGC members from throughout California gathered in Sacramento


policy, alternative delivery and general business items. All told, they met with well over two dozen state legislative offices during the sessions and an AGC-sponsored legislative reception, as well as dozens more officials and legislative staffers while at the state capitol.


Presenting a United Voice AGC of California 2019 President


Jerome Di Padova, Skanska USA Civil West, kicked off the first session by referencing some of the top issues facing contractors while also empha- sizing the importance of presenting a united industry voice with elected officials. “Now more than ever we need


to come together to help lawmakers understand what we face, from the challenge of complying with the skilled and trained workforce regulations, to the threat of blacklisting regulation and punitive business regulations, to the opportunities that are presented with the passage of SB 1 in 2017 and the campaign we led to protect it,” Di Padova commented. “We have our work cut out for us, and we need to partner across the state to be successful.” One of the first legislators to


address the AGC group was Assem- blymember Blanca Rubio, representing the 48th


Assembly District in Southern


California. Te high-energy lawmaker shared her former background as a teacher and local elected official who won statewide office in November 2016. A moderate democrat, single mom and part of the first “sister team” to serve in state office (Senator Susan Rubio represents Senate District 22), Blanca Rubio has carved out a strong path and successfully sponsored several pieces of legislation signed into law during her first three years in the assembly. Rubio encouraged AGC members


to speak out on issues they care about and that impact their business. “If your assemblymembers and


senators don’t hear from you, the only side that is doing the talking is the


Assemblymember Blanca Rubio 8 July/August 2019


CalChamber President/CEO Allan Zaremberg


AGC-CA 2019 President Jerome Di Padova


Senate Republican Leader Shannon Grove


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