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Bill	Economic development: small businesses: Small Business Information Act: internet web portal.	(1) Existing law, the Economic Revitalization Act, establishes the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development, also known as "GO-Biz," in state government within the Governor's office under the control of a director. Existing law requires GO-Biz to serve as the Governor's lead entity for economic strategy and the marketing of California on issues relating to business development, private sector investment, and economic growth, and authorizes GO-Biz to establish an interactive internet website, as prescribed. Existing law creates the Office of Small Business Advocate (office) within GO-Biz to be led by the Small Business Advocate (advocate) , who is appointed by, and serves at the pleasure of, the Governor. Existing law imposes prescribed duties on the advocate, including serving as the principal advocate in the state on behalf of small businesses, and enlisting the cooperation and assistance of public and private agencies, businesses, and other organizations in disseminating information about the programs and services provided by state government for the benefit of small businesses. Existing law requires the advocate to post specified information on the GO-Biz or advocate's internet website, including how to receive assistance in certifying as a small business and identifying and participating in state procurement opportunities.	us/states/ca	California Legislature	20232024	AB 258	California AB 258 (20232024)	bill	Economic development Small Business Information Act internet web portal small businesses	enacted	Reyes	9	29	9	2023-01-19	2023-10-08	openstates	ocd-bill/0a9216f2-359f-4314-ad2f-94b61f5a6729	http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB258	9fed7708d0aba9090fe0996ecf2126cb1d02a0c20101a86c9feafd4dffd12068	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ca

California AB 258 (20232024) — Economic development: small businesses: Small Business Information Act: internet web portal.

(1) Existing law, the Economic Revitalization Act, establishes the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development, also known as "GO-Biz," in state government within the Governor's office under the control of a director. Existing law requires GO-Biz to serve as the Governor's lead entity for economic strategy and the marketing of California on issues relating to business development, private sector investment, and economic growth, and authorizes GO-Biz to establish an interactive internet website, as prescribed. Existing law creates the Office of Small Business Advocate (office) within GO-Biz to be led by the Small Business Advocate (advocate) , who is appointed by, and serves at the pleasure of, the Governor. Existing law imposes prescribed duties on the advocate, including serving as the principal advocate in the state on behalf of small businesses, and enlisting the cooperation and assistance of public and private agencies, businesses, and other organizations in disseminating information about the programs and services provided by state government for the benefit of small businesses. Existing law requires the advocate to post specified information on the GO-Biz or advocate's internet website, including how to receive assistance in certifying as a small business and identifying and participating in state procurement opportunities.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. 01/19/23 - Introduced (filed) — source
2. 03/23/23 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
3. 04/26/23 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
4. 05/18/23 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
5. 09/01/23 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
6. 09/08/23 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
7. 10/08/23 - Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
8. AB258 (committee substitute) — source
9. 09/18/23 - Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• 3rd Reading AB258 Reyes et al. By Alvarado-Gil — 39–0 (pass) · upper
• AB 258 Reyes Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 80–0 (pass) · lower
• Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
• Do pass as amended — 7–0 (pass) · upper
• Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 7–0 (pass) · lower
• AB 258 Reyes Assembly Third Reading — 77–0 (pass) · lower
• Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Governmental Organization] — 12–0 (pass) · upper
• Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 14–0 (pass) · upper
• Do pass as amended. — 11–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Reyes — primary (person)
• Alvarado-Gil — coauthor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2023-01-19 Read first time. To print. reading-1
• 2023-01-20 From printer. May be heard in committee February 19.
• 2023-03-23 Referred to Com. on J., E.D., & E. referral-committee
• 2023-03-23 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on J., E.D., & E. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
• 2023-03-27 Re-referred to Com. on J., E.D., & E. referral-committee
• 2023-04-25 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 25). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
• 2023-04-26 Read second time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
• 2023-04-27 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
• 2023-05-10 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
• 2023-05-18 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 18). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
• 2023-05-18 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
• 2023-05-22 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
• 2023-05-25 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1782.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
• 2023-05-26 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
• 2023-06-07 Referred to Coms. on B., P. & E. D. and G.O. referral-committee
• 2023-06-12 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on G.O. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 12). Re-referred to Com. on G.O. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
• 2023-07-11 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (July 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
• 2023-08-14 In committee: Referred to APPR suspense file. referral-committee
• 2023-09-01 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (September 1). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
• 2023-09-01 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
• 2023-09-05 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
• 2023-09-08 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
• 2023-09-11 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
• 2023-09-13 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2761.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
• 2023-09-13 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
• 2023-09-14 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3557.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
• 2023-09-21 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
• 2023-10-08 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
• 2023-10-08 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 423, Statutes of 2023. became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0a9216f2-359f-4314-ad2f-94b61f5a6729. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).