(1) The Administrative Procedure Act governs the procedure 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. The act requires each agency that proposes to adopt, amend, or repeal any major regulation, as defined, on or after November 1, 2013, to prepare a standardized economic impact analysis. The act requires an agency that seeks to adopt, amend, or repeal a major regulation to release a notice of proposed action that includes, among other things, the standardized economic impact analysis. The act requires an agency to file with the office, when it files the notice of proposed action, an initial statement of reasons that includes, among other things, the standardized economic impact analysis for each major regulation proposed on or after January 1, 2013.
California SB 1520 (20112012) — State government: administrative efficiency.
(1) The Administrative Procedure Act governs the procedure 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. The act requires each agency that proposes to adopt, amend, or repeal any major regulation, as defined, on or after November 1, 2013, to prepare a standardized economic impact analysis. The act requires an agency that seeks to adopt, amend, or repeal a major regulation to release a notice of proposed action that includes, among other things, the standardized economic impact analysis. The act requires an agency to file with the office, when it files the notice of proposed action, an initial statement of reasons that includes, among other things, the standardized economic impact analysis for each major regulation proposed on or after January 1, 2013.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 9–0 (pass) · lower
SB 1520 Calderon Third Reading Urgency By DICKINSON — 78–1 (pass) · lower
Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business (Urgency Clause) — 33–0 (pass) · upper
SB 1520 Calderon Third Reading Urgency By DICKINSON Amend By DICKINSON Set #1 — 76–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended. — 12–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Environmental Quality. — 12–1 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Calderon — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2012-02-24 Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction
2012-02-25 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 26.
2012-02-27 Read first time. reading-1
2012-03-22 Referred to Coms. on G.O. and E.Q. referral-committee
2012-04-10 Set for hearing April 24.
2012-04-24 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.Q. (Ayes 12. Noes 1. Page 3264.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on E.Q. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-05-01 Set for hearing May 14.
2012-05-18 Set for hearing May 24 in APPR. pending receipt.
2012-05-21 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 3515.) (May 14). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-05-22 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2012-05-24 Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2012-05-30 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 3598.) (May 24). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-05-30 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2012-06-11 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 3810.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2012-06-11 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2012-06-15 Referred to Com. on B., P. & C.P. referral-committee
2012-06-26 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-08-08 Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2012-08-16 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (August 16). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-08-20 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2012-08-21 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2012-08-23 Read third time and amended. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6171.) reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2012-08-23 Ordered to third reading.
2012-08-27 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 1. Page 6352.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2012-08-28 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2012-08-31 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 5075.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2012-09-10 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.
2012-09-29 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2012-09-29 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 766, Statutes of 2012.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b3e3f8e3-4022-41ab-9116-d67e11ceafba. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).