Bill Text: CA SB699 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Administrative regulations.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-21 - Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. [SB699 Detail]

Download: California-2025-SB699-Introduced.html


CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill
No. 699


Introduced by Senator Ochoa Bogh

February 21, 2025


An act to amend Section 11340.2 of the Government Code, relating to state government.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


SB 699, as introduced, Ochoa Bogh. Administrative regulations.
Existing law, for the purpose of reducing and improving administrative regulations, establishes an Office of Administrative Law to review adopted regulations. Existing law provides that the office is under the direction and control of a director, appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 11340.2 of the Government Code is amended to read:

11340.2.
 (a) The Office of Administrative Law is hereby established in state government in the Government Operations Agency. The office shall be under the direction and control of an executive officer who shall be known as the director. There shall also be a deputy director. The director’s term and the deputy director’s term of office shall be coterminous with that of the appointing power, except that they shall be subject to reappointment.
(b) The director and deputy director shall have the same qualifications as a hearing officer and shall be appointed by the Governor Governor, subject to the confirmation of by the Senate.

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