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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill

AB 949: Small Business Retail Theft Solutions 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 949 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 20, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Small Business Retail Theft Solutions Grant Program. Primary sponsor: Pilar Schiavo (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 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, who is also the Director of the Office of Small Business Advocate. Existing law requires the Small Business Advocate to, among other things, serve as the principal advocate on behalf of small businesses and to represent the views and interests of small businesses, among other duties. Existing law establishes the California Small Business Technical Assistance Program within the Office of the Small Business Advocate, under the direct authority of the Small Business Advocate, for the purpose of assisting small businesses through free or low-cost one-on-one consulting and low-cost training by entering into grant agreements with one or more small business technical assistance centers.

This bill would establish the Small Business Retail Theft Solutions Grant Program, within the Office of the Small Business Advocate, for the purpose of assisting small businesses prevent and recover from retail theft. The bill would require the office, in implementing the program, to consult with local, regional, federal, and other state public and private entities that share a mission to support the needs of small businesses in California. Upon appropriation of funds by the Legislature for implementing these provisions, the bill would require the office to make grants to small businesses to expand the capacity of small business to prevent and recover from retail theft.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Pilar SchiavoPrimary sponsorDemocraticAssembly40

“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. In committee: Held under submission.
  4. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
  5. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  6. Referred to Com. on E.D., G., & H.I.
  7. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
  8. Read first time. To print.

Sources

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