California is one of the highest cost-of-living states in the nation. This is due to a variety of factors, including an opaque and onerous regulatory network, high energy prices (especially gas prices) driven by high taxes and environmental mandates, and a significant housing shortage.  

AB 2366 – Administrative Procedure Act: Cost-of-Living Impact on Residents (Ávila Farías) would strengthen the Administrative Procedure Act by requiring state agencies to formally analyze and disclose cost-of-living impacts on California residents when proposing regulations, and by creating new independent oversight, standardized methodology, and accountability tools to ensure those impacts are accurately measured and minimized.