AB 2723

  • California Assembly Bill
  • 2013-2014 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Assembly Feb 21, 2014
  • Passed Assembly May 23, 2014
  • Passed Senate Aug 25, 2014
  • Governor

Administrative procedure: small businesses.

Abstract

The Administrative Procedure Act governs the procedures for the adoption, amendment, or repeal of regulations by state agencies and for the review of those regulatory actions by the Office of Administrative Law. Existing law requires the notice of proposed adoption, amendment, or repeal of a regulation to include, among other things, a description of all cost impacts, known to the agency at the time the notice of the proposed action is submitted to the Office of Administrative Law, that a representative private person or business would necessarily incur in reasonable compliance with the proposed action. Existing law defines "cost impact" as the amount of reasonable range of direct costs, or a description of the type and extent of direct costs, that a representative private person or business necessarily incurs in reasonable compliance with the proposed action. This bill would define "cost impact" to include those direct costs that a representative private person or sole proprietorship, small business, and business necessarily incurs in reasonable compliance with the proposed action. Existing law requires every state agency to prepare and submit to the Office of Administrative Law a final statement of reasons with the adopted regulation that includes, among other things, an explanation setting forth the reasons for rejecting any proposed alternatives that would lessen the adverse economic impact on small businesses, as defined. Under existing law, a "small business" does not include, among others, a landscape architect, an architect, or a building designer or an entity organized as a nonprofit institution. This bill would instead provide that a "small business" does not include a landscape architect, an architect, or a building designer with 50 or more employees or an entity organized as a nonprofit institution with more than 100 employees. Existing law requires each state agency proposing to adopt, amend, or repeal a major regulation on or after November 1, 2013, to prepare a standardized regulatory impact analysis in the manner prescribed by the Department of Finance. Existing law requires the standardized regulatory impact analysis to address, among other things, the creation of new businesses or the elimination of existing businesses within the state. This bill would require the analysis to address, the creation of new businesses or the elimination of existing businesses within the state, including the impact on sole proprietorships and small businesses, as defined. If a state agency, in proposing to adopt, amend, or repeal any administrative regulation, makes an initial determination that the action may have a significant, statewide adverse economic impact directly affecting businesses, including the ability of California businesses to compete with businesses in other states, existing law requires the state agency to include certain information in the notice of the proposed action, including, but not limited to, identification of the types of businesses that would be affected. This bill would require that information to additionally include the size of businesses that would be affected. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 11346.3 of the Government Code proposed by AB 1711 that would become operative if this bill and AB 1711 are both chaptered and this bill is chaptered last.

Bill Sponsors (2)

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Sep 29, 2014

Assembly

Vetoed by Governor.

Sep 08, 2014

California State Legislature

Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

Aug 26, 2014

Assembly

Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6481.).

Assembly

Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 6444.)

Aug 25, 2014

Senate

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 4827.).

Assembly

In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 27 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

Aug 22, 2014

Senate

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Aug 21, 2014

Senate

Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

Aug 18, 2014

Senate

Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

Aug 14, 2014

Senate

From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 14).

Aug 04, 2014

Senate

In committee: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

Jun 26, 2014

Senate

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Referral-Committee
  • Committee-Passage
Com. on APPR.

Jun 10, 2014

Senate

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.Q. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.

  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Referral-Committee
  • Committee-Passage
Com. on E.Q.

Jun 05, 2014

Senate

Referred to Coms. on G.O. and E.Q.

  • Referral-Committee
Coms. on G.O. and E.Q.

May 23, 2014

Senate

In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

Assembly

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 5113.)

May 15, 2014

Assembly

Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

May 14, 2014

Assembly

From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 14).

May 05, 2014

Assembly

Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

May 01, 2014

Assembly

Read second time and amended.

Apr 30, 2014

Assembly

From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 22).

Apr 10, 2014

Assembly

Re-referred to Com. on J., E.D., & E.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on J., E.D., & E.

Apr 09, 2014

Assembly

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on J., E.D., & E. Read second time and amended.

Assembly

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on J., E.D., & E. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on J., E.D., & E.

  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Referral-Committee
  • Committee-Passage
Com. on J., E.D., & E.

Mar 17, 2014

Assembly

Referred to Com. on A. & A.R.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on A. & A.R.

Feb 24, 2014

Assembly

Read first time.

Feb 23, 2014

Assembly

From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.

Feb 21, 2014

Assembly

Introduced. To print.

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
AB2723 HTML
02/21/14 - Introduced PDF
04/09/14 - Amended Assembly PDF
05/01/14 - Amended Assembly PDF
08/18/14 - Amended Senate PDF
08/21/14 - Amended Senate PDF
08/29/14 - Enrolled PDF

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