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, 2023, 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.
Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
May 20 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
Set for hearing May 20.
April 19 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
Set for hearing April 19.
April 5 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
Set for hearing April 5.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 573.) (March 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Set for hearing March 22.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on B., P. & E.D. (Ayes 14. Noes 0. Page 420.) (March 9). Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.
Set for hearing March 9.
Referred to Coms. on G.O. and B., P. & E.D.
Art. IV. Sec. 8(a) of the Constitution dispensed with.
Joint Rule 55 suspended. (Ayes 32. Noes 4. Page 272.)
(Ayes 32. Noes 4.)
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 18.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB430 | HTML |
| 02/12/21 - Introduced |
| Document | Format |
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| 03/05/21- Senate Governmental Organization | |
| 03/19/21- Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development | |
| 04/16/21- Senate Appropriations |
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