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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill

AB 1477: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development: California Competes Grant Program.

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 1477 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development: California Competes Grant Program. Primary sponsor: LaShae Sharp-Collins (D). Most recent recorded action (February 2, 2026): From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
LaShae Sharp-CollinsPrimary sponsorDemocraticAssembly79

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
  2. Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.
  3. 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.
  4. Re-referred to Com. on E.D., G., & H.I.
  5. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.D., G., & H.I. Read second time and amended.
  6. Referred to Com. on E.D., G., & H.I.
  7. Read first time.
  8. From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
  9. Introduced. To print.

Sources

  1. California Legislative Information — pubinfo database export
  2. Official bill page