Andreas Borgeas
- Republican
Author
Existing law establishes the Office of Small Business Advocate, within the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development, and establishes the duties and functions of the Director of the Office of Small Business Advocate including, among other duties, representing the views and interests of small businesses before other state agencies whose policies and activities may affect small businesses. Existing law requires each state agency that significantly regulates small business or that significantly impacts small business to designate at least one person who is required to serve as a small business liaison. This bill would require a state agency to establish a policy, by January 1, 2022, that provides for the reduction or waiver of civil penalties for a violation of a regulatory or statutory requirement by a small business if the violation did not involve willful or criminal conduct and did not pose a serious health, safety, or environmental threat. The bill would require the policy to include various factors the state agency would be required to consider when making a determination as to whether to reduce or waive the civil penalty. The bill would authorize the state agency to update the policy to reflect current issues and conditions affecting small businesses and the state agency. This bill would require the state agency to post a current copy of the policy on the state agency's internet website and to annually post a utilization report that contains specified information about enforcement actions and penalty reductions and waivers. The bill would require a state agency to notify the Office of Small Business Advocate of certain events relating to its policy and annual report. This bill would make the bill's provisions operative only upon the Legislature making an appropriation to implement these provisions.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 4).
July 15 hearing postponed by committee.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 3819.) Ordered to the Assembly.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Ordered to special consent calendar.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3772.) (June 18).
Set for hearing June 18.
June 9 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
Set for hearing June 9.
Hearing rescheduled due to Capitol closure.
Set for hearing June 1.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0. Page 3525.) (May 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Referral to Com. on B., P. & E.D. rescinded due to the shortened 2020 Legislative Calendar.
Set for hearing May 12.
Referred to Coms. on G.O. and B., P. & E.D.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 25.
Read first time.
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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| SB1457 | HTML |
| 02/21/20 - Introduced | |
| 06/18/20 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/10/20 - Amended Assembly |
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