California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 285 — Microenterprises: economic development.

Last action — Last day to consider Governor's veto pursuant to Joint Rule 58.5.

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

This bill died with 2013-2014 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

(1) Existing law encourages local governments as well as California communities and the public agencies that serve them to promote development of a microenterprise, as defined. This bill would revise the definition of a microenterprise. (2) The federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998 provides for workforce investment activities, including activities in which states may participate. Under existing law, the California Workforce Investment Board is responsible for assisting the Governor in the development, oversight, and continuous improvement of California's workforce investment system. Existing law requires the board, among other things, to assist the Governor with promoting the development of a well-educated and highly skilled workforce and developing the State Workforce Investment Plan. This bill would express findings and declarations of the Legislature with respect to the self-employment workforce in the state, and the importance of all Californians having the opportunity to receive the training for entrepreneurial and self-employment provided for under the federal act. This bill would additionally require the board to assist the Governor by developing specified guidelines for certain high-wage industry sectors and making recommendations on how to target resources to specified high-wage industry sectors, and by recommending policy and providing technical assistance on entrepreneurial training opportunities that could be made available through local workforce investment board programs as authorized under the federal act. (3) The bill would also require the board, by January 1, 2015, to develop and distribute guidelines, or provide other assistance to, local workforce investment boards to help them implement entrepreneurial and self-employment training programs. (4) This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 14013 of the Unemployment Insurance Code proposed by Senate Bill 118 that would become operative if this bill and Senate Bill 118 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Last day to consider Governor's veto pursuant to Joint Rule 58.5.

  2. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  3. Vetoed by Governor.

  4. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

  5. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2689.).

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 21 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1885.).

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  10. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  11. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. & I.R. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 3). Re-referred to Com. on L. & I.R.

  14. Referred to Coms. on B., P. & E.D. and L. & I.R.

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

  16. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1121.)

  17. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  18. From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 17).

  19. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  21. From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.

  22. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Brown · Primary
  • Medina · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Brown

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Medina

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 285 BROWN Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 71000
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 78000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Perea — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Daly — Yea
Campos — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hall — Yea
Chau — Yea
Allen — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Holden — Yea
Medina — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Gray — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Pan — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fox — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB285 Brown By Roth

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34002
Democratic 3000
Total 37002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Roth — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wright — Yea
Cannella — Yea
De León — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Correa — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Not Voting
Liu — Yea
Pavley — Not Voting
Steinberg — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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AB 285 BROWN Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 76 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 65003
Democratic 7000
Republican 4000
Total 76003
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Logue — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Nazarian — Not Voting
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Williams — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Fox — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Stone — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Daly — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Holden — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Linder — Yea
Medina — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Campos — Yea
Lowenthal — Not Voting
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Not Voting
Donnelly — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Pan — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Democratic 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Ammiano — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Holden — Yea
Linder — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Campos — Yea
Hall — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Pan — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 285 do?
(1) Existing law encourages local governments as well as California communities and the public agencies that serve them to promote development of a microenterprise, as defined. This bill would revise the definition of a microenterprise. (2) The federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998 provides for workforce investment activities, including activities in which states may participate. Under existing law, the California Workforce Investment Board is responsible for assisting the Governor in the development, oversight, and continuous improvement of California's workforce investment system. Existing law requires the board, among other things, to assist the Governor with promoting the development of a well-educated and highly skilled workforce and developing the State Workforce Investment Plan. This bill would express findings and declarations of the Legislature with respect to the self-employment workforce in the state, and the importance of all Californians having the opportunity to receive the training for entrepreneurial and self-employment provided for under the federal act. This bill would additionally require the board to assist the Governor by developing specified guidelines for certain high-wage industry sectors and making recommendations on how to target resources to specified high-wage industry sectors, and by recommending policy and providing technical assistance on entrepreneurial training opportunities that could be made available through local workforce investment board programs as authorized under the federal act. (3) The bill would also require the board, by January 1, 2015, to develop and distribute guidelines, or provide other assistance to, local workforce investment boards to help them implement entrepreneurial and self-employment training programs. (4) This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 14013 of the Unemployment Insurance Code proposed by Senate Bill 118 that would become operative if this bill and Senate Bill 118 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
Who sponsors AB 285?
AB 285 is sponsored by Brown and Medina.
What is the current status of AB 285?
This bill died with 2013-2014 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track AB 285?
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