CaliforniaGovernor's Office of Business and Economic Development: California Civic Media Program.
What it does
Existing law establishes the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) to 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. In this regard, existing law authorizes GO-Biz to make recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature on new state policies and to provide data, information, and assistance, as specified.
More detail
This bill would establish the California Civic Media Program to be administered by GO-Biz in the advancement of specified goals, including enhancing the public good through supporting a robust and dynamic California press corps, as provided. The bill would establish the California Civic Media Fund, as a continuously appropriated fund, and would appropriate $10,000,000 from the General Fund to the California Civic Media Fund, for use by GO-Biz for purposes of the program. The bill would require GO-Biz to direct allocations of public moneys in the fund, and the director of GO-Biz to establish and appoint a 9-person advisory board comprising designated membership to provide recommendations to GO-Biz for the allocation of private moneys in the fund, as specified. The bill would prohibit, in any fiscal year, the total expenditure of public money from the fund from exceeding the total aggregate expenditure of funds from private sources, as provided.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Sep 13Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Grayson.Latest
- Sep 11Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Sep 10From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (September 10).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Sep 8From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B. & F. R.Major
- Sep 8Senate Rule 29.3(b) suspended. (Ayes 28. Noes 8. Page 2568.)
- Apr 2Referred to Com. on B. & F. R.Minor
- Mar 20In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Vote recorded AB 155 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 20Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 53. Noes 17. Page 740.)Passed Assembly
- Mar 18Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Mar 17(Ayes 53. Noes 17. Page 643.)
- Mar 17Ordered to second reading.Minor
- Mar 17Withdrawn from committee.Major
- Feb 3Referred to Com. on BUDGET.Minor
- Jan 9From printer. May be heard in committee February 8.
- Jan 8Read first time. To print.Introduced