BILL ANALYSIS Ó AB 419 Page 1 Date of Hearing: May 13, 2015 ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Jimmy Gomez, Chair AB 419 (Kim) - As Amended May 4, 2015 ----------------------------------------------------------------- |Policy |Jobs, Economic Development, |Vote:|9 - 0 | |Committee: |and the Economy | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-------------+-------------------------------+-----+-------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-------------+-------------------------------+-----+-------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: NoReimbursable: No SUMMARY: This bill requires the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) to create a Web-access point on its Internet Web site to include information about the state rulemaking process and a link to relevant information on the AB 419 Page 2 Internet Web site of the Office of Administrative Law including, but not limited to, information found in the California Code of Regulations, the California Regulatory Notice Register, and the California Code of Regulations Supplement. Specifically, this bill: 1)Requires information on the GO-Biz Web site to assist a small business in understanding how to effectively find relevant information on pending and current regulations that may affect small businesses generally, as well as specific industry sectors. 2)Requires the Web-access point to be integrated into the existing GO-Biz Internet Web site as updates and enhancements are designed and implemented. 3)Specifies the requirements of the bill shall be met within the existing schedule for technology and programing upgrades, and progress on the requirements may be included in the annual report of the Office of Small Business Advocate. FISCAL EFFECT: No costs to GO-Biz as they indicate the requirements of the bill are already being implemented. COMMENTS: Purpose. According to the author, the regulatory environment disproportionately affects small businesses. Many of small business owners point to regulations as their single most important problem and call for reforming the regulatory process. AB 419 Page 3 This bill seeks to provide greater transparency to the rule-making and regulatory environment. Analysis Prepared by:Misty Feusahrens / APPR. / (916) 319-2081