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AB 685: Small Business Development Technical Assistance.
What AB 685 does, verified September 6, 2026
The bill aims to provide assistance to small businesses in California by establishing a new fund to support their resilience and innovation. The fund will be allocated $26 million from the general fund and administered by the Office of Small Business Advocate (OSBA). The funds will be used to support the Capital Infusion Program (CIP) and the California Small Business Technical Assistance Program (SB-TAP), as well as OSBA's administrative costs. The program is intended to help small businesses survive in the marketplace and will be reported on annually to the legislature. The bill takes effect immediately as an urgency statute.
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Last action: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m. (2026-09-04)Alert me
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| Sep. 04, 2026 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m. |
| Aug. 27, 2026 | Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.). |
| Aug. 27, 2026 | In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. |
| Aug. 26, 2026 | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.). |
| Aug. 24, 2026 | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |