BILL ANALYSIS Ó AB 393 Page 1 Date of Hearing: May 8, 2013 ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Mike Gatto, Chair AB 393 (Cooley) - As Introduced: February 15, 2013 Policy Committee: Governmental Organization Vote: 17 - 0 Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: No Reimbursable: SUMMARY This bill requires the Director of the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) ensure that the office's website contains information on the fee requirements and fee schedules of state agencies. FISCAL EFFECT One-time costs of approximately $200,000 (GF) for the workload associated with the required changes to the website and on-going costs of approximately $100,000 (GF) to update and maintain the information. COMMENTS 1)Rationale . The intent of this bill is to help California small businesses plan their yearly operations by making the fee requirements and fee schedules of state agencies readily available online via the GO-Biz Internet Web site. The author notes that small businesses are responsible for paying a variety of fees to numerous state agencies throughout the year, depending on the nature of their business. The author argues that monitoring the various fee requirements and fee schedules is an additional burden to small businesses, which already have limited capital and time, and can lead to unpaid fees, late charges, and mismanagement of their finances. 2)Related Legislation . SB 1327 (Canella), Chapter 763, Statutes of 2012 required the Governor to create a one-stop-shop website to provide individuals with essential information for establishing a business in California. AB 393 Page 2 AB 2641 (Skinner) Chapter 418, Statutes of 2012, requires GO-Biz to post on its website information to assist an individual to start a nonprofit corporation and to assist nonprofit corporations to achieve compliance with the state's statutory and regulatory requirements. AB 29 (J. Perez), Chapter 475, Statutes of 2011 created, within the Governor's office, the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development. Analysis Prepared by : Julie Salley-Gray / APPR. / (916) 319-2081