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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. 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 consisting of 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.
Introduced
Jan 23, 2025
Last Action
Oct 11, 2025
Session
CA 20252026
Sponsors
1 primary · 0 co
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 649, Statutes of 2025.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 7. Page 3030.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 60. Noes 20. Page 3324.) Ordered to the Senate.
Withdrawn from committee.
Ordered to third reading.
Assembly Rule 96 suspended. (Ayes 56. Noes 19. Page 3164.)
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET.
Referred to Com. on BUDGET.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 448.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Ordered to second reading.
Withdrawn from committee. (Ayes 27. Noes 10. Page 384.)
Referred to Com. on B. & F. R.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 23.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 649, Statutes of 2025.
Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review