California 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 20 D · 13 R cosponsors

SB 74 — Keep California Working Act.

Last action — Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed Assembly
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law establishes the Office of Small Business Advocate within the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development for the purpose of advocating for the causes of small business and to provide small businesses with the information they need to survive in the marketplace. This bill, the Keep California Working Act, would establish the Keep California Working Grant Program. The act would require the Small Business Advocate to administer the program and award grants, as specified, to small businesses and nonprofit entities that meet specified criteria, including that the entity has experienced economic hardship resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The act would specify that grant money awarded pursuant to the program may be used only for specified purposes, including payroll costs, health care benefits, paid sick, medical, or family leave, and insurance premiums. The act would appropriate $2.6 billion dollars to the Office of Small Business Advocate for those purposes. The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law, in conformity with federal income tax law, generally define "gross income" as income from whatever source derived, except as specifically excluded, and provide various exclusions from gross income. This bill would exclude from gross income, for state income tax purposes, the amount of a grant awarded pursuant to the Keep California Working Grant Program. Existing law requires a bill authorizing a new tax expenditure to contain, among other things, specific goals, purposes, and objectives that the tax expenditure will achieve, detailed performance indicators, and data collection requirements. The bill also would include additional information required for a bill authorizing a new tax expenditure. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

  2. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.

  3. April 19 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  4. Set for hearing April 19.

  5. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.

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

  7. Read first time.

  8. From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 10.

  9. Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 63 co-sponsors · 58 not signed on

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  • Borgeas

Co-sponsors (63)

Not signed on (58)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 74 do?
Existing law establishes the Office of Small Business Advocate within the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development for the purpose of advocating for the causes of small business and to provide small businesses with the information they need to survive in the marketplace. This bill, the Keep California Working Act, would establish the Keep California Working Grant Program. The act would require the Small Business Advocate to administer the program and award grants, as specified, to small businesses and nonprofit entities that meet specified criteria, including that the entity has experienced economic hardship resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The act would specify that grant money awarded pursuant to the program may be used only for specified purposes, including payroll costs, health care benefits, paid sick, medical, or family leave, and insurance premiums. The act would appropriate $2.6 billion dollars to the Office of Small Business Advocate for those purposes. The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law, in conformity with federal income tax law, generally define "gross income" as income from whatever source derived, except as specifically excluded, and provide various exclusions from gross income. This bill would exclude from gross income, for state income tax purposes, the amount of a grant awarded pursuant to the Keep California Working Grant Program. Existing law requires a bill authorizing a new tax expenditure to contain, among other things, specific goals, purposes, and objectives that the tax expenditure will achieve, detailed performance indicators, and data collection requirements. The bill also would include additional information required for a bill authorizing a new tax expenditure. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors SB 74?
SB 74 is sponsored by Borgeas, Caballero, Anna M. (Democratic), Allen, Benjamin (Democratic), Archuleta, Bob (Democratic), Burke, Chau, Chen, Phillip (Republican), Choi, Steven S. (Republican), Cunningham, Dahle, Megan (Republican), Daly, Davies, Laurie (Republican), Flora, Heath (Republican), Friedman, Gallagher, James (Republican), Gipson, Mike A. (Democratic), Lackey, Tom (Republican), Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, Nazarian, Nguyen, Quirk-Silva, Sharon (Democratic), Ramos, James C. (Democratic), Rubio, Blanca E. (Democratic), Rodriguez, Salas, Seyarto, Kelly (Republican), Smith, Valladares, Suzette Martinez (Republican), Villapudua, Voepel, Waldron, Wicks, Buffy (Democratic), Bates, Becker, Josh (Democratic), Cortese, Dave (Democratic), Eggman, Grove, Shannon (Republican), Hueso, Hurtado, Melissa (Democratic), Rubio, Susan (Democratic), Jones, Brian W. (Republican), Kamlager, Limón, Monique (Democratic), Melendez, Min, Nielsen, Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie (Republican), Roth, Stern, Henry I. (Democratic), Umberg, Thomas J. (Democratic), Wiener, Scott D. (Democratic), Wilk, Petrie-Norris, Cottie (Democratic), Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. (Democratic), Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca (Democratic), Bigelow, Bloom, Gonzalez, Lena A. (Democratic), Jim Patterson, Eduardo Garcia, and Vince Fong.
What is the current status of SB 74?
This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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 SB 74?
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