AB 2583 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Office of Small Business Advocate: artificial intelligence.

Summary

Existing law establishes the Office of Small Business Advocate within the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development and prescribes the duties and functions of the Small Business Advocate. Existing law requires the advocate to, among other duties, serve as the principal advocate in the state on behalf of small businesses and to represent the views and interests of small businesses before other state agencies policies and activities of which may affect small businesses. This bill would enact the AI for Main Street Act, which would require the Small Business Advocate to provide assistance to small businesses in evaluating artificial intelligence concerning operations, including by providing information, guidance, and training, developing training materials, and conducting outreach, as specified.

Issues: ✓ Technology

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 20, 2026 Last action May 14, 2026

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What changed between versions

04/21/26 - Amended Assembly → AB2583 · 1 edit

MINOR

No substantive policy changes were made between these two versions. The difference is purely in presentation format: the first version uses a traditional printed bill layout with line numbers and page markers, while the second version is a web portal rendering of the same text with navigation elements. The legislative content (the AI for Main Street Act amending Government Code Section 12098.5) is identical in both.

TECHNICAL

The bill text was re-rendered from a printed format (with line numbers, page breaks, and formal layout) to a web-based format (with navigation menus, search tools, and digital document markers). No words of the actual legislation were added, removed, or changed.

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Committee

Amendments

May 14, 2026

Lower · Passed

In committee: Held under submission.

lower

May 6, 2026

Committee

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

lower

Apr 22, 2026

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

lower

Apr 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read second time and amended.

lower

Apr 20, 2026

Introduced

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 16).

lower

Apr 14, 2026

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.

lower

Apr 13, 2026

Committee

(Pending re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P.)

lower

Mar 9, 2026

Committee

Referred to Coms. on E.D., G., & H.I. and P. & C.P.

lower

Feb 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor