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.
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
71–0
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 79
May 23, 2025
D
Democratic60
91% Yea
R
Republican19
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
Phillip Chen
RRepublican
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