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Authors Chen  
Subject Office of Small Business Advocate: internet website: information.
Relating To relating to small businesses.
Title An act to add Section 12098.8 to the Government Code, relating to small businesses.
Last Action Dt 2025-02-04
State Introduced
Status In Committee Process
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Bill Actions
2025-06-23     In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-06-11     In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2025-06-04     Referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.
2025-05-23     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 1661.)
2025-05-23     In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-05-15     Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-05-14     From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
2025-04-22     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.
2025-02-18     Referred to Com. on E.D., G., & H.I.
2025-02-05     From printer. May be heard in committee March 7.
2025-02-04     Read first time. To print.
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Introduced     2025-02-04
Analyses TBD
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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.