V. Manuel Pérez
- Democratic
Author
(1) The Administrative Procedure Act generally sets forth the requirements for the adoption, publication, review, and implementation of regulations by state agencies. The act requires every state agency subject to the act to submit, with the notice of the proposed adoption, amendment, or repeal of a regulation, an initial statement of reasons for proposing the adoption, amendment, or repeal of a regulation, which is required to include, among other things, a description of any reasonable alternatives that would lessen any adverse impact on small business and the agency's reasons for rejecting those reasonable alternatives. This bill would clarify the nature of the reasonable alternatives an agency is required to include in its initial statement and would require an agency to include any reasonable alternative submitted by the public or the Office of the Small Business Advocate in the statement. This bill would require the initial statement to include an assessment of whether there are similar or related state regulations that have been adopted and require an agency to determine whether there are opportunities to coordinate and harmonize compliance activities to reduce regulatory burdens on small businesses, as provided. (2) Existing law requires various topics to be listed in the State Administrative Manual. This bill would require the Department of General Services to provide in the State Administrative Manual guidance on procedures that facilitate the review of existing regulations and the implementation of new and modified regulations, as specified. (3) Existing law creates the Office of Small Business Advocate to represent the views and interests of small businesses before state agencies. This bill would clarify the nature of this function by requiring the advocate to comment on, and gather input from small businesses on, reasonable alternatives to proposed and existing regulations.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on RLS. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
Re-referred to Coms. on B., P. & E.D. and E.Q.
Withdrawn from committee.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
In committee: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1347.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 4).
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (April 12).
From printer. May be heard in committee April 10.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB1409 | HTML |
| 03/10/11 - Introduced | |
| 04/25/11 - Amended Assembly | |
| 03/21/12 - Amended Senate | |
| 03/22/12 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/19/12 - Amended Senate |
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