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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Senate Bill

SB 70: 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 70 is a senate bill introduced in the California Senate on January 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Public contracts: Small Business Procurement and Contract Act. Primary sponsor: Kelly Seyarto (R). It lists 12 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (August 29, 2025): August 29 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 goods, services, or information technology awarded pursuant to the act from $250,000 to $350,000. Commencing January 1, 2028, 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): Republican 13

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kelly SeyartoPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate32
Juan AlanisCo-sponsorRepublicanAssembly22
Marie Alvarado-GilCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate4
Rosilicie Ochoa BoghCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Phillip ChenCo-sponsorRepublicanAssembly59
Steven ChoiCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate37
Megan DahleCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Heather HadwickCo-sponsorRepublicanAssembly1
Roger NielloCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Kate SanchezCo-sponsorRepublicanAssembly71
David TangipaCo-sponsorRepublicanAssembly8
Suzette Martinez ValladaresCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate23
Greg WallisCo-sponsorRepublicanAssembly47

“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 29 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
  2. August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
  3. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  4. Coauthors revised.
  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 38. Noes 0. Page 1322.) Ordered to the Assembly.
  8. Ordered to special consent calendar.
  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1190.) (May 23).
  11. Set for hearing May 23.
  12. April 7 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

Sources

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