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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Senate Bill

SB 1044: Public contracts: Small Business Procurement and Contract Act.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 1044 is a senate bill introduced in the California Senate on February 11, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Public contracts: Small Business Procurement and Contract Act. Primary sponsor: Eloise Gómez Reyes (D). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (August 13, 2026): August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

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Official summary

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

The Small Business Procurement and Contract Act permits a state agency or the California State University to award a contract for goods, services, or information technology with an estimated value between $5,000 and $250,000 to a certified small business, including a microbusiness and a disabled veteran business enterprise, without complying with specified competitive bidding requirements.

This bill would increase the maximum estimated value of a contract for services or information technology awarded pursuant to the act from $250,000 to $350,000. Commencing January 1, 2029, and biennially thereafter, the bill would require the Director of General Services to conduct a review of that maximum value, and would authorize the director to adjust that value to reflect changes in the California Consumer Price Index.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Eloise Gómez ReyesPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate29
Rosilicie Ochoa BoghCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Roger NielloCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Laura RichardsonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate35
Kelly SeyartoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate32
Suzette Martinez ValladaresCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate23

“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. August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
  2. August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
  3. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  4. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 23).
  5. Referred to Com. on E.D., G., & H.I.
  6. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
  7. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 4418.) Ordered to the Assembly.
  8. Ordered to special consent calendar.
  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4262.) (May 14).
  11. Set for hearing May 14.
  12. April 13 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

Sources

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