California 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2974 — Small Business Procurement and Contract Act: federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 600, Statutes of 2022.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 22, 2022. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law requires the directors of the Department of General Services and other state agencies that enter into contracts concerning the provision of goods, information technology, services, and construction of state facilities, to establish goals for the extent of participation of small businesses, including microbusinesses, for those contracts, to provide for small business preference, as specified, in the award of those contracts, and to give certain special considerations, assistance, and awards, whenever feasible, to small businesses and microbusinesses, among other requirements. This bill would require each state agency, in order to encourage small business participation in new contracts over $500,000 for the construction, alternation, demolition, repair or improvement of the state's infrastructure that is funded with proceeds from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Act) , to establish a 25% small business participation goal in all contracts that the agency finances with these proceeds. The bill would prescribe federal enactments that are deemed to be federal revenues from the Act for purposes of these provisions. The bill would require a state agency to notify the agency's small business liaison beginning April 1, 2023, of any anticipated contracting opportunities that will be paid with funding from the Act during the 12 months following that date and require its small business liaison to provide information to small businesses regarding available training and technical assistance that could assist the business in identifying, understanding, and bidding on contracts for projects funded through the agency with funding from the Act, as specified. This bill would exempt a state agency from these requirements with regard to funding from the Act if the head of the state agency or their designee determines that federal requirements preclude small business procurement participation, as specified in these provisions, the bid issued by the state agency is required to include a disadvantaged business enterprise procurement participation requirement, or if compliance with these provisions would make the state's application for a competitive federal program less competitive than other eligible applicants, as provided. The bill would require the state agency to report these determinations to the Director of General Services in a manner to be determined by the department, in each instance when a determination is made. The bill would require each state agency that has awarded any contract financed with funding from the act to report to the Director of General Services statistics comparing the small business and microbusiness participation dollars for contracts funded by the Act to the total contract dollars funded by the Act, as provided.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 600, Statutes of 2022.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5239.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 11).

  11. In committee: Referred to suspense file.

  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.) (June 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. Referred to Com. on G.O.

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

  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 4878.)

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  17. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 19).

  18. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 4736.)

  19. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.

  20. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  21. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  22. Re-referred to Com. on J.,E.D., & E.

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

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

  25. From printer. May be heard in committee April 22.

  26. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 2974 Jobs, Economic Developme Concurrence in Senate Amendments By CERVANTES

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 31001
Unaffiliated 39000
Republican 9000
Total 79001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Wood — Yea
Smith — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Ting — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Medina — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Villapudua — Yea
Salas — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Low — Yea
Levine — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gray — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Luz Rivas — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Vince Fong — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Alvarez, David Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Bennett, Steve Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Haney, Matt Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Not Voting
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Lee, Alex Democratic Yea
McKinnor, Tina Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Wilson, Lori D. Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Davies, Laurie Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Yea
Valladares, Suzette Martinez Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB2974 J., E.D., & E . (Cervantes) By Bradford

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 22001
Democratic 13000
Republican 3001
Total 38002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Newman — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Min — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Borgeas — Yea
Roth — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Kamlager — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Pan — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Melendez — Not Voting
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Becker, Josh Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Cortese, Dave Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Yea

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Do pass

Passed 6 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 2000
Unaffiliated 3001
Republican 1000
Total 6001
% of votes cast 86%0%0%14%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Portantino — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Bates — Not Voting
Laird, John Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1000
Unaffiliated 5000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Kamlager — Yea
Bates — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 10 Yea · 1 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 3000
Unaffiliated 7103
Republican 0001
Total 10104
% of votes cast 67%7%0%27%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Portantino — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Kamlager — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Borgeas — Not Voting
Melendez — Not Voting
Glazer — Not Voting
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Becker, Josh Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

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AB 2974 J., E.D. & E. Assembly Third Reading By CERVANTES

Passed 72 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36003
Republican 9000
Democratic 27003
Total 72006
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Waldron — Yea
Daly — Yea
Medina — Yea
Gray — Yea
Smith — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Mayes — Not Voting
McCarty — Not Voting
O'Donnell — Not Voting
Bloom — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Holden — Yea
Villapudua — Yea
Salas — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wood — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Ting — Yea
Low — Yea
Levine — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Luz Rivas — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Vince Fong — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Bennett, Steve Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Not Voting
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Not Voting
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Haney, Matt Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Lee, Alex Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Not Voting
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Wilson, Lori D. Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Davies, Laurie Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Yea
Valladares, Suzette Martinez Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Democratic 7000
Republican 2000
Total 16000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Levine — Yea
Holden — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Vince Fong — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Wilson, Lori D. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Davies, Laurie Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2974 do?
Existing law requires the directors of the Department of General Services and other state agencies that enter into contracts concerning the provision of goods, information technology, services, and construction of state facilities, to establish goals for the extent of participation of small businesses, including microbusinesses, for those contracts, to provide for small business preference, as specified, in the award of those contracts, and to give certain special considerations, assistance, and awards, whenever feasible, to small businesses and microbusinesses, among other requirements. This bill would require each state agency, in order to encourage small business participation in new contracts over $500,000 for the construction, alternation, demolition, repair or improvement of the state's infrastructure that is funded with proceeds from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Act) , to establish a 25% small business participation goal in all contracts that the agency finances with these proceeds. The bill would prescribe federal enactments that are deemed to be federal revenues from the Act for purposes of these provisions. The bill would require a state agency to notify the agency's small business liaison beginning April 1, 2023, of any anticipated contracting opportunities that will be paid with funding from the Act during the 12 months following that date and require its small business liaison to provide information to small businesses regarding available training and technical assistance that could assist the business in identifying, understanding, and bidding on contracts for projects funded through the agency with funding from the Act, as specified. This bill would exempt a state agency from these requirements with regard to funding from the Act if the head of the state agency or their designee determines that federal requirements preclude small business procurement participation, as specified in these provisions, the bid issued by the state agency is required to include a disadvantaged business enterprise procurement participation requirement, or if compliance with these provisions would make the state's application for a competitive federal program less competitive than other eligible applicants, as provided. The bill would require the state agency to report these determinations to the Director of General Services in a manner to be determined by the department, in each instance when a determination is made. The bill would require each state agency that has awarded any contract financed with funding from the act to report to the Director of General Services statistics comparing the small business and microbusiness participation dollars for contracts funded by the Act to the total contract dollars funded by the Act, as provided.
Who sponsors AB 2974?
AB 2974 is sponsored by Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy.
What is the current status of AB 2974?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 22, 2022. Enacted.
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