SB-1340 • 2026

Small business liaison: contract information.

Small Business

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Richardson
Last action: 2026-04-17
Official status: Set for hearing April 27.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specifics on the exact nature of the contract details required beyond mentioning a list of contracts involving subcontracts awarded to small businesses.

Small Business Liaison: Contract Information

This law requires state agencies with small business liaisons to submit annual reports containing specific subcontract details to the Office of Small Business Advocate, which must then post this information online.

What This Bill Does

Requires each state agency's small business liaison to annually report contract information involving subcontracts given to small businesses to the Office of Small Business Advocate.
Specifies that the reported information includes a list of all contracts with subcontracts awarded to small businesses.
Directs the Office of Small Business Advocate to publish this contract information on their website.

Who It Names or Affects

State agencies that have a small business liaison
Small businesses receiving subcontract work from state agencies

Terms To Know

small business liaison: A person in a state agency who helps small businesses understand and follow rules.
subcontract: When a big company hires another smaller company to do part of their work.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how the posted information will be used or what consequences there are for non-compliance.
It is unclear who will access this contract information and why.

Bill History

2026-04-17 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 27.
2026-04-13 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-04-08 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 13.
2026-03-24 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on B. P. & E.D. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0. Page 3658.) (March 24). Re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.
2026-03-18 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing March 24.
2026-03-04 California Legislative Information
Referred to Coms. on G.O. and B. P. & E.D.
2026-02-23 California Legislative Information
Read first time.
2026-02-23 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
2026-02-20 California Legislative Information
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Official Summary Text

SB 1340, as introduced, Richardson.
Small business liaison: contract information.
Existing law establishes the Office of Small Business Advocate within the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, led by the Small Business Advocate, and sets forth its powers and duties relating to advocacy on behalf of small businesses and providing small businesses with the information they need to survive in the marketplace.
Existing law requires a state agency that significantly regulates small business or that significantly impacts small business to designate at least one person to serve as a small business liaison for the agency. Existing law requires these state agencies to notify the Office of Small Business Advocate within the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development and the Department of General Services of specified information, including the name and contact information of the agency’s small business
liaison.
This bill would require the small business liaison for each state agency to annually submit specified contract information to the Office of Small Business Advocate, including, among other things, a list of all contracts of the state agency that include a subcontract with a small business. The bill would require the Office of Small Business Advocate to post that contract information on its internet website.

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