Orange County Business Council

Josh Smith, Vice President of School and Community Relations, SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union Drew Zinser, Senior Manager, Corporate Partnerships, Angels Baseball Participants of a moderated session for the 2026 Orange County Business Council (OCBC) Legislative Day are pictured from left: The Honorable Tom Umberg, California State Senate, 34th District, and Larry Chung, Vice President, Customer Solutions, Southern California Edison.

Welcome, Paul Simonds, Orange County Business Council, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer BREAKFASTBreakfast Sponsor Remarks, Brett Schurter, Automobile Club of Southern California, Vice President, Public and Government Affairs Acknowledgements, Jeff Ball, Orange County Business Council, President and Chief Executive Officer Title Sponsor Remarks, Tiffany Tran, Southern California Edison, Government Relations Manager, Local Public Affairs PANEL DISCUSSION The Honorable Don...

The Orange County Business Council (OCBC) supports timely reauthorization of the federal Surface Transportation Act to ensure continued investment in the nation’s transportation infrastructure and provide the long term funding certainty needed for states and regions to deliver critical projects. Surface transportation reauthorization establishes federal policy and funding for highways, bridges, public transit, freight corridors and highway safety programs.

The Orange County Business Council (OCBC) opposed budget control language included in AB 109 (Gabriel), which has now been enrolled, restricting the use of certain state funding for automated cargo handling equipment and related infrastructure investments.

SB 1123 (Wiener), legislation opposed by Orange County Business Council, has been pulled from the Assembly Economic Development, Growth and Household Impact Committee after concerns emerged regarding its impact on California’s regulatory review process. Current law requires state agencies to conduct a Standardized Regulatory Impact Assessment (SRIA) for major regulations with economic impacts exceeding $50 million.

Disneyland Hotel 1150 West Magic Way Anaheim, CA 92802 OCBC’s 2027 Annual Dinner and Installation of the Board of Directors will celebrate another year of impact and leadership in government affairs, infrastructure, workforce, housing, and economic development. The program will also spotlight regional investments, present the 16th Annual Turning Red Tape into Red Carpet Awards and conclude with the installation of the 2027 Board of Directors.

As the Legislature moves beyond the House of Origin and key policy committee deadlines, several bills tracked by the Orange County Business Council (OCBC) are no longer moving forward this year, while other measures continue advancing through the legislative process.

The Orange County Business Council (OCBC) joined a broad statewide coalition of business organizations, labor partners and industry stakeholders in opposing AB 1777 (Garcia), legislation that would have significantly expanded the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) regulatory authority over indirect sources of air pollution.

Report Rollout Date Coming Soon Deadline for ad inclusion and sponsor recognition in the printed event program is Friday, October 23, 2026. Contact Carl Heft, OCBC Vice President of Investor Relations, at cheft@ocbc.org. Sponsor opportunities Coming Soon Vice President of Investor Relations Orange County Business Council 949.476.2242 ext. 209 cheft@ocbc.org

Orange County Business Council remains opposed to AB 1790 (Connolly), legislation that would repeal California’s longstanding water’s-edge election and move the state toward mandatory worldwide combined reporting for multinational corporations. On April 27, the bill advanced out of the Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee on a 4-2 vote and now heads to the Assembly Appropriations Committee.