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type: "Bill"
title: "Small Business Procurement and Contract Act: eligibility."
description: "Existing law, the Small Business Procurement and Contract Act, requires state agencies to take certain actions in order to facilitate the participation of small businesses and microbusinesses in the provision of goods, information technology, and services to the state, and in the construction of state facilities. Existing law gives the Department of General Services sole responsibility for certifying and determining the eligibility of small businesses and microbusinesses under the act. Existing law requires the department to require an applicant or certified firm to submit a written declaration, under penalty of perjury, that information submitted to the department is true and correct, as specified."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20232024"
identifier: "AB 2543"
citation: "California AB 2543 (20232024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Small Business Procurement and Contract Act", "eligibility"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Arambula"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 25
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2024-02-13"
last_action: "2024-09-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ea3325a3-9c98-48fd-aa49-4187931fdbc6"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2543"
source_hash: "af59dfaa4e6b21ebae0c7ce2073dcfa2e41f961bcd3a80a9eb4839adf57c8f82"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---
# California AB 2543 (20232024) — Small Business Procurement and Contract Act: eligibility.
Existing law, the Small Business Procurement and Contract Act, requires state agencies to take certain actions in order to facilitate the participation of small businesses and microbusinesses in the provision of goods, information technology, and services to the state, and in the construction of state facilities. Existing law gives the Department of General Services sole responsibility for certifying and determining the eligibility of small businesses and microbusinesses under the act. Existing law requires the department to require an applicant or certified firm to submit a written declaration, under penalty of perjury, that information submitted to the department is true and correct, as specified.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **02/13/24 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2543&version=20230AB254399INT)
2. **03/21/24 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2543&version=20230AB254398AMD)
3. **06/13/24 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2543&version=20230AB254397AMD)
4. **08/22/24 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2543&version=20230AB254396AMD)
5. **09/22/24 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2543&version=20230AB254394CHP)
6. **AB2543** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2543)
7. **08/31/24 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2543&version=20230AB254395ENR)
## Votes
- AB 2543 Arambula Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **649** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **114** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **92** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading AB2543 Arambula et al. By Rubio — **309** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] — **105** (pass) · upper
- AB 2543 Arambula Assembly Third Reading — **6110** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **70** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Arambula — primary (person)
- Rubio — coauthor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-13** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-14** From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.
- **2024-03-21** Referred to Com. on J., E.D., & E. `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-21** 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`
- **2024-04-01** Re-referred to Com. on J., E.D., & E. `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-16** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2024-05-08** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (May 8). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-09** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2024-05-21** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 10. Page 5349.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2024-05-22** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2024-05-29** Referred to Coms. on G.O. and JUD. `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-11** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 10. Noes 5.) (June 11). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2024-06-13** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-06-26** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2024-08-05** From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage, reading-2`
- **2024-08-06** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2024-08-22** Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2024-08-26** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2024-08-27** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 9.). `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2024-08-28** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 30 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2024-08-28** Assembly Rule 77 suspended.
- **2024-08-28** Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 64. Noes 9.). `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-09-09** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
- **2024-09-22** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-09-22** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 407, Statutes of 2024. `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ea3325a3-9c98-48fd-aa49-4187931fdbc6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).