GO-Biz: Building and Reinforcing Inclusive, Diverse, Gender-Supportive Equity Project.
(1) Existing law establishes the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) to serve the Governor as the lead entity for economic strategy and the marketing of California on issues relating to business development, private sector investment, and economic growth. In this regard, existing law authorizes GO-Biz to make recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature on new state policies and to provide data, information, and assistance, as specified.
California SB 447 (20232024) — GO-Biz: Building and Reinforcing Inclusive, Diverse, Gender-Supportive Equity Project.
(1) Existing law establishes the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) to serve the Governor as the lead entity for economic strategy and the marketing of California on issues relating to business development, private sector investment, and economic growth. In this regard, existing law authorizes GO-Biz to make recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature on new state policies and to provide data, information, and assistance, as specified.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 447 Atkins Third Reading Urgency By Zbur — 64–12 (pass) · lower
Do pass — 5–2 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading — 31–8 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 10–3 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Atkins — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2023-02-13 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2023-02-14 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 16.
2023-02-22 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2023-03-20 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2023-03-29 Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E. D. referral-committee
2023-03-29 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E. D. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2023-04-12 Set for hearing April 17.
2023-04-17 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 3. Page 747.) (April 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-04-21 Set for hearing May 1.
2023-05-01 May 1 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
2023-05-12 Set for hearing May 18.
2023-05-18 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 1171.) (May 18). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-05-18 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-05-24 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 31. Noes 8. Page 1260.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-05-25 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2023-06-01 Referred to Com. on J., E.D., & E. referral-committee
2023-07-03 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on J., E.D., & E. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2023-07-12 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (July 11). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-07-13 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2023-08-16 August 16 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
2023-09-01 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (September 1). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-09-01 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2023-09-05 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-09-07 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-09-07 Ordered to third reading.
2023-09-11 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 64. Noes 12. Page 3152.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-09-11 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2023-09-12 Urgency clause adopted.
2023-09-12 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 31. Noes 6. Page 2614.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-09-12 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2023-09-13 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2023-09-13 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 199, Statutes of 2023. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e0e5adb7-30e2-4a85-8de5-a093b0e8e138. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).