AB 415 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Office of Small Business Advocate: internet website: information.

Summary
Existing law creates the Office of Small Business Advocate within the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development, also known as GO-Biz, to be led by the Small Business Advocate to advocate the causes of small business and to provide small businesses with the information they need to survive in the marketplace. Existing law requires the office to post on its internet website information to assist an individual to start a nonprofit corporation and to assist nonprofit corporations to achieve compliance with the state's statutory and regulatory requirements. This bill would additionally require the office to post information on its internet website to assist an individual on starting a small business in the state.
Tags: Small Business
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 4, 2025 Last action Jun 23, 2025
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Floor votes · Assembly May 23, 2025

How they voted

710
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 79
May 23, 2025
D Democratic60
55 Yea 5
91% Yea
R Republican19
16 Yea 3
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Jun 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
upper
Jun 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
upper
Jun 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.
upper
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 1661.)
lower
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Committee
Referred to Com. on E.D., G., & H.I.
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 7.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Phillip Chen
Phillip Chen
RRepublican
CA
59