Leveraging LAC on Behalf of our Industry 2019 is already off to a fast start with


new faces both at AGC of California and in the state capital. Tere is a new Governor and many new members of the Legislature in Sacramento, new members of Congress and in local cities and counties across the state, and we welcomed the installation of our officers this January in Anaheim. But new faces mean new relation-


ships to forge, new priorities to set and new legislation to support or oppose. California had more than 1,000 new laws take effect on January 1 impacting our businesses and livelihoods. As contractors, we are focused on building the state and recruiting new faces to the industry. Understanding how more than


1,000 new laws will impact our business and employees is a full-time job alone. Luckily, our advocacy team actively monitors pending legislation impacting the construction industry, and our Legal Advisory Committee (LAC) is there to help us understand the nuts and bolts of how new laws and regulations impact our industry, individual businesses and our employees. In this issue of California Constructor,


we are focusing on the law and featuring the critical work the LAC does on behalf of our association and our members. Te LAC is an invaluable resource to AGC and its members. It provides a range of services, including analyzing legislation, drafting amicus briefs on important legal cases, providing legal advice (free of charge) to members through the legal hotline, preparing standard contracts and much more. Chaired this year by Daniel McLennon of Smith Currie & Hancock LLP, our LAC is comprised of the industry’s top legal minds who continuously track and review laws and court cases to ensure our industry knows how to comply and use its voice in all channels.


Leveraging


our LAC is critical to sustaining AGC’s never-ending fight on behalf of the construction industry. Moreover, we as an association and an industry must continue to live up to our mission by shaping policy from the beginning. We must advocate for better laws, rules, and regulations and ensure that our issues and concerns are voiced loudly and clearly. Tis takes commitment and engagement to stand as one industry with one voice. We are fortunate to have advocates who will fight for us once laws are enacted, but we cannot criticize those laws if they were passed without our involvement and influence. Last year, your voices were heard


loudly and clearly when you stopped Proposition 6. Looking ahead, we cannot fall silent between campaigns when an onslaught of bills is introduced in our state legislature, ordinances proposed in local municipalities, and regulations adopted at our state councils and boards. We must remain vigilant and adopt a fully inclusive approach to working with our policy makers to ensure awareness of the implications, complications, and unintended consequences of bad policy. AGC of California is proud to be


the industry’s advocate in this space, but we are only as strong as our members. We are here to support you in creating opportunities to build and strengthen our great state. Understanding legal ramifica- tions and fighting for better policy is key to helping us all win.


Peter Tateishi CEO, AGC of California


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