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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Senate Bill

SB 263: International trade: tariffs: impact study.

Vetoed Official data

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

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 263 is a senate bill introduced in the California Senate on February 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: International trade: tariffs: impact study. Primary sponsor: Lena Gonzalez (D). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 2, 2026): Veto sustained.

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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 (”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 requires the Transportation Agency to establish a freight advisory committee to, among other things, participate in the development of the state freight plan.

This bill would require GO-Biz, in consultation with the Department of Finance and the Transportation Agency, to conduct a study on the impacts that increases in tariffs and reciprocal tariffs have on the state’s international trade of imports and exports, as specified. The bill would also require GO-Biz to provide resources to support the international trade activities of California small businesses. The bill would require the agency to convene the freight advisory committee to discuss the scope of the study upon GO-Biz initiating the study. On or before January 1, 2029, the bill would require GO-Biz, to submit the study to the Legislature, as specified.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Lena GonzalezPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate33
Jessica CalozaCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly52
Corey JacksonCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly60
Josh LowenthalCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly69
Akilah Weber PiersonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate39
Chris RogersCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly2
José Luis SolacheCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly62

“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. Veto sustained.
  2. Stricken from file.
  3. In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
  4. Vetoed by the Governor.
  5. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
  6. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2820.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
  7. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
  8. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 69. Noes 5. Page 3082.) Ordered to the Senate.
  9. Ordered to third reading.
  10. Read third time and amended.
  11. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  12. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

Sources

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