California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

AB 2012 — Economic development.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 294, Statutes of 2012.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 23, 2012. Enacted.

Prognosis

Advancing 58% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Mixed recorded votes

    9 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Existing law, the California Trade and Investment Act, designates the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency as the state agency primarily responsible for international trade and investment activities in the state, subject to specified conditions. The act authorizes the Secretary of Business, Transportation and Housing to, in that capacity, carry out various powers and duties related to encouraging international trade and investment in the state, including, among others, developing an international trade and investment policy and strategy for the state, and convening or joining a statewide business partnership for international trade and investment. The act also imposes various related restrictions on the secretary's authority, including, among others, prohibiting the Controller from allocating any state funds to the secretary for international trade and investment activities if specified requirements are met. Existing law authorizes the Secretary of Business, Transportation and Housing to accept private donations for the purposes of promoting international trade and investment, and requires those moneys to be deposited in the Economic Development and Trade Promotion Account, a continuously appropriated fund in the Special Deposit Fund in the State Treasury. Existing law authorizes the secretary to use money in that account for purposes of supporting international trade and investment offices, and for expenses incurred to promote international trade and investment that will directly benefit California businesses. This bill would repeal the authority of the Secretary of Business, Transportation and Housing to carry out the powers and duties described above. The bill would instead authorize the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development serve as the state agency primarily responsible for international trade and investment activities in the state, and, in that capacity, authorize that agency to carry out specified powers and duties including, among others, establishing and terminating an international trade and investment office outside of the United States, and accepting private donations for those purposes. The bill would authorize the office to designate a nonprofit entity to operate international trade and investment offices outside of the United States. The bill would require the office to carry out various duties related to encouraging international trade and investment in the state, including, among others, developing and implementing an International Trade and Investment Program, and developing an international trade and investment strategy for the state. The bill would prohibit the Controller from allocating any state funds to the secretary for international trade and investment activities if the international trade and investment strategy is not prepared by a specified date. The bill would impose various limitations on the office in the collection and management of money donated to the office for international trade and investment purposes, including, among others, a limitation on the amount that can be donated by a single donor, and public disclosure requirements. The bill would authorize the office to use money in the Economic Development and Trade Promotion Account for purposes of promoting international trade and investment events. By expanding the scope of a continuously appropriated fund, the bill would constitute an appropriation. (2) Existing law requires a business or entity to obtain various environmental permits prior to undertaking any project that may have an impact on the environment. Existing law also requires the Secretary for Environmental Protection to establish an electronic online permit assistance center for the purpose of assisting a business or other entity with complying with laws and regulations implemented by a board, department, or office within the California Environmental Protection Agency. This bill would instead require the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development to establish and maintain the electronic online permit assistance center described above. The bill would expand the scope of the electronic online permit assistance center to include any business or other entity subject to a law or regulation implemented by any agency, authority, bureau, board, commission, conservancy, council, department, state district, or office. (3) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 294, Statutes of 2012.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:55 p.m.

  4. Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 74. Noes 5. Page 6644.).

  5. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 6605.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 31 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 3. Page 4946.).

  8. Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4910.)

  9. Motion to reconsider made by Senator Kehoe.

  10. Read third time. Urgency clause refused adoption. (Ayes 25. Noes 0. Page 4910.)

  11. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  12. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  13. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  14. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 16).

  15. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  16. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  17. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 2).

  18. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.

  19. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  20. Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.

  21. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  22. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 4676.)

  23. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  24. From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 25).

  25. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  26. Referred to Com. on J., E.D. & E.

  27. From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.

  28. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

AB 2012 PÉREZ, J. Concurrence - Urgency Added

Passed 74 Yea · 5 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 72401
Republican 1100
Democratic 1000
Total 74501
% of votes cast 93%6%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gorell — Yea
Carter — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fong — Yea
Butler — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Allen — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Campos — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hall — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Block — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Davis — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Norby — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Halderman — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Achadjian — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Not Voting
Hayashi — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lara — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Nestande — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Silva — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Williams — Yea
Eng — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

3rd Reading AB2012 John A. Pérez By Kehoe Urgency Clause

Passed 31 Yea · 3 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 28306
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 31306
% of votes cast 78%8%0%15%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Evans — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Harman — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Anderson — Nay
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Liu — Yea
Pavley — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wright — Yea
Dutton — Not Voting
Alquist — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Not Voting
Vargas — Yea
Wolk — Not Voting
Wyland — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

3rd Reading AB2012 John A. Pérez By Kehoe Urgency Clause

Failed 25 Yea · 0 Nay · 15 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 230014
Democratic 2000
Republican 0001
Total 250015
% of votes cast 63%0%0%38%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Wyland — Not Voting
Cannella — Not Voting
Yee — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Fuller — Not Voting
Rubio — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Hernandez — Yea
Dutton — Not Voting
Anderson — Not Voting
Huff — Not Voting
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wright — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Blakeslee — Not Voting
Harman — Not Voting
Kehoe — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Not Voting
Correa — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
La Malfa — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Not Voting

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3rd Reading AB2012 John A. Pérez By Kehoe Reconsider

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35002
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 38002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Dutton — Yea
Leno — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huff — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Harman — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wright — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5200
Total 5200
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Kehoe — Yea
Dutton — Nay
Walters — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea

Official roll call →

Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Alquist — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Walters — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Dutton — Yea

Official roll call →

AB 2012 PÉREZ, J. Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 72 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1001
Unaffiliated 70007
Democratic 1000
Total 72008
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Not Voting
Yamada — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fong — Yea
Butler — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Allen — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Campos — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Halderman — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Carter — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Fletcher — Not Voting
Ammiano — Yea
Block — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Lara — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Norby — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Bonilla — Not Voting
Williams — Not Voting
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Huber — Yea
Knight — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Not Voting
Swanson — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Eng — Yea
Davis — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Furutani — Not Voting
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15001
Democratic 1000
Total 16001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Harkey — Not Voting
Hill — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Norby — Yea
Campos — Yea
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Lara — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2012 do?
(1) Existing law, the California Trade and Investment Act, designates the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency as the state agency primarily responsible for international trade and investment activities in the state, subject to specified conditions. The act authorizes the Secretary of Business, Transportation and Housing to, in that capacity, carry out various powers and duties related to encouraging international trade and investment in the state, including, among others, developing an international trade and investment policy and strategy for the state, and convening or joining a statewide business partnership for international trade and investment. The act also imposes various related restrictions on the secretary's authority, including, among others, prohibiting the Controller from allocating any state funds to the secretary for international trade and investment activities if specified requirements are met. Existing law authorizes the Secretary of Business, Transportation and Housing to accept private donations for the purposes of promoting international trade and investment, and requires those moneys to be deposited in the Economic Development and Trade Promotion Account, a continuously appropriated fund in the Special Deposit Fund in the State Treasury. Existing law authorizes the secretary to use money in that account for purposes of supporting international trade and investment offices, and for expenses incurred to promote international trade and investment that will directly benefit California businesses. This bill would repeal the authority of the Secretary of Business, Transportation and Housing to carry out the powers and duties described above. The bill would instead authorize the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development serve as the state agency primarily responsible for international trade and investment activities in the state, and, in that capacity, authorize that agency to carry out specified powers and duties including, among others, establishing and terminating an international trade and investment office outside of the United States, and accepting private donations for those purposes. The bill would authorize the office to designate a nonprofit entity to operate international trade and investment offices outside of the United States. The bill would require the office to carry out various duties related to encouraging international trade and investment in the state, including, among others, developing and implementing an International Trade and Investment Program, and developing an international trade and investment strategy for the state. The bill would prohibit the Controller from allocating any state funds to the secretary for international trade and investment activities if the international trade and investment strategy is not prepared by a specified date. The bill would impose various limitations on the office in the collection and management of money donated to the office for international trade and investment purposes, including, among others, a limitation on the amount that can be donated by a single donor, and public disclosure requirements. The bill would authorize the office to use money in the Economic Development and Trade Promotion Account for purposes of promoting international trade and investment events. By expanding the scope of a continuously appropriated fund, the bill would constitute an appropriation. (2) Existing law requires a business or entity to obtain various environmental permits prior to undertaking any project that may have an impact on the environment. Existing law also requires the Secretary for Environmental Protection to establish an electronic online permit assistance center for the purpose of assisting a business or other entity with complying with laws and regulations implemented by a board, department, or office within the California Environmental Protection Agency. This bill would instead require the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development to establish and maintain the electronic online permit assistance center described above. The bill would expand the scope of the electronic online permit assistance center to include any business or other entity subject to a law or regulation implemented by any agency, authority, bureau, board, commission, conservancy, council, department, state district, or office. (3) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors AB 2012?
AB 2012 is sponsored by V. Manuel Pérez and Fong, Mike (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 2012?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 23, 2012. Enacted.
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