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A bill that would ban new or expanded commercial animal feeding operations has made the California Chamber of Commerce’s list of job-killing proposals in this year’s state legislative session.

The governing board that sets the standards for Cal/OSHA will decide Thursday which COVID-19 workplace restrictions can be lifted when Gov. Gavin Newsom reopens California on June 15.

Ag groups worry a new COVID-19 regulation sets unrealistic mandates for protecting farmworkers in employer-provided housing and transportation.

While farm groups share this goal, the policy being proposed has drawn opposition from a broad coalition of agricultural and business groups.

Policy committees have passed three bills this week related to workers' compensation for essential workers during the pandemic.