California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California SB 247
State agency contracts: bid preference: equity metrics.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Smallwood-Cuevas (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary
Existing law establishes bid preferences and participation goals in public contracting for certain types of bidders. The Small Business Procurement and Contract Act establishes a minimum goal of 25% procurement participation for small businesses, including microbusinesses, in the provision of goods, information technology, and services to the state, and in the construction of state facilities. The Small Business Procurement and Contract Act requires that state agencies awarding contracts for goods, information technology, services, and construction give 5% bid preferences, as specified, to small business and microbusiness bidders. The California Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program requires state departments that award contracts to establish 3% participation goals for certain types of contracts for certified disabled veteran business enterprises, as defined.
This bill would require an awarding department, defined to include a state agency or department, to provide a bid preference of a prescribed percentage, as specified, in the award of contracts to contractors that set equity metrics. The bill would prohibit awarding a preference to a noncompliant bidder and would also prohibit the preference from being used to achieve any applicable minimum requirements. The bill would require the Department of General Services to adopt rules and regulations for the purpose of implementing these provisions.
Text versions
- 04/21/25 - Amended Senate· Apr 21, 2025
- 03/26/25 - Amended Senate· Mar 26, 2025
- 01/30/25 - Introduced· Jan 30, 2025
- SB247
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2026 House | Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jan 27, 2026 Senate | 3rd Reading SB247 Smallwood-Cuevas | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jan 22, 2026 Senate | Do pass | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jan 20, 2026 Senate | Placed on suspense file | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 22, 2025 Senate | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
Actions
- Aug 13, 2026 · House
August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission. - Aug 5, 2026 · House
August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file. - Jun 23, 2026 · House
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - May 18, 2026 · House
Referred to Com. on E.D., G., & H.I. - Jan 27, 2026 · House
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. - Jan 27, 2026 · Senate
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 10. Page 3306.) Ordered to the Assembly. - Jan 22, 2026 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - Jan 22, 2026 · Senate
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3268.) (January 22). - Jan 21, 2026 · Senate
Set for hearing January 22. - Jan 20, 2026 · Senate
January 20 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file. - Jan 9, 2026 · Senate
Set for hearing January 20. - May 6, 2025 · Senate
May 12 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author. - May 2, 2025 · Senate
Set for hearing May 12. - Apr 22, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 4. Page 830.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Apr 21, 2025 · Senate
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on G.O. - Apr 10, 2025 · Senate
Set for hearing April 22. - Apr 2, 2025 · Senate
Re-referred to Com. on G.O. - Mar 26, 2025 · Senate
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. - Feb 14, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Com. on RLS. - Feb 3, 2025 · Senate
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 2. - Jan 30, 2025 · Senate
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.