AB 1477 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development: California Competes Grant Program.

Summary

Existing law establishes the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development, also known as "GO-Biz," to, among other duties, serve the Governor as the lead entity for economic strategy and the marketing of California on issues relating to business development, private sector investment, and economic growth. Existing law, until January 1, 2030, and upon appropriation by the Legislature, creates the California Competes Grant Program, which, among other things, authorizes the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development to provide grants to an applicant that meets specified criteria relating to the creation of jobs or investments in the state. This bill would extend the operation of these provisions until January 1, 2031.

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status failed 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 21, 2025 Last action Feb 2, 2026

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What changed between versions

03/24/25 - Amended Assembly → AB1477 · 3 edits

MINOR

The diff reflects a change in document format from a plain-text legislative document to a web page rendering of the same bill. The substantive content of AB 1477 is unchanged between versions: it extends the California Competes Grant Program sunset date from January 1, 2030 to January 1, 2031 and makes a nonsubstantive change to the GO-Biz office provision in Section 12096.2.

TIMELINE

The California Competes Grant Program (Government Code Section 12096.6.6) sunset date is extended from January 1, 2030 to January 1, 2031, giving the program one additional year of operation.

TECHNICAL

A nonsubstantive change is made to Section 12096.2 of the Government Code, which establishes the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz). The digest describes this as a nonsubstantive change to the provision establishing the office.

The document format changed from a plain-text legislative bill layout to a web page rendering with navigation elements, search tools, and metadata. No legal text was altered by this formatting change.

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Committee

Amendments

Feb 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

lower

Apr 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on E.D., G., & H.I.

lower

Mar 24, 2025

Introduced

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

lower

Mar 24, 2025

Committee

Referred to Com. on E.D., G., & H.I.

lower

Feb 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.

lower

Feb 21, 2025

Introduced

Introduced. To print.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors