(1) Existing law and the Governor's Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 2012 (GRP 2) , effective on July 3, 2012, and operative on July 1, 2013, assigns and reorganizes the functions of state government among executive officers and agencies by creating the following general agency structure in the executive branch: Business, Consumer Services, and Housing; Government Operations; Corrections and Rehabilitation; Labor and Workforce Development; California Health and Human Services; Environmental Protection; Natural Resources; and Transportation. In creating the new general agency structure, existing law and the GRP 2, abolished certain existing state entities and offices, including, among others, the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency and its secretary, and created new ones, including, but not limited to, the Transportation Agency and its secretary.
(1) Existing law and the Governor's Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 2012 (GRP 2) , effective on July 3, 2012, and operative on July 1, 2013, assigns and reorganizes the functions of state government among executive officers and agencies by creating the following general agency structure in the executive branch: Business, Consumer Services, and Housing; Government Operations; Corrections and Rehabilitation; Labor and Workforce Development; California Health and Human Services; Environmental Protection; Natural Resources; and Transportation. In creating the new general agency structure, existing law and the GRP 2, abolished certain existing state entities and offices, including, among others, the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency and its secretary, and created new ones, including, but not limited to, the Transportation Agency and its secretary.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 820 G.O. Third Reading Urgency By FRAZIER — 77–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 12–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB820 Committee on G.O. (Wright) Urgency Clause — 38–0 (pass) · upper
SB 820 G.O. Consent Calendar Second Day — 77–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent. — 9–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Committee on Governmental Organization — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-03-14 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. reading-1, introduction
2013-03-15 From printer. May be acted upon on or after April 14.
2013-03-21 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2013-04-15 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-04-18 Re-referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2013-04-19 Set for hearing April 23.
2013-04-23 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 640.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-04-26 Set for hearing May 6.
2013-04-29 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-05-06 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. committee-passage
2013-05-07 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2013-05-09 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 868.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-05-09 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2013-05-30 Referred to Com. on A. & A.R. referral-committee
2013-06-04 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on A. & A.R. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-06-19 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-07-03 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (July 3). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-08-05 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2013-08-08 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2485.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-08-12 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2013-08-12 Ordered to the Assembly.
2013-08-12 In Assembly. Held at Desk.
2013-08-12 Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, urgency clause adopted, passed, and ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-3
2013-08-12 Ordered to third reading.
2013-08-26 Read third time and amended. (Page 2700.) reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-08-26 Ordered to third reading.
2013-09-09 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2995.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-09-09 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2013-09-10 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2295.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2013-09-10 (Corrected September 11).
2013-09-13 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2013-09-26 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2013-09-26 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 353, Statutes of 2013.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/44ce2ea5-19a6-4211-89f9-7d5d6eac98ae. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).