SMALL BUSINESS ADVISORY ACT House SponsorsRep. Sidney H. Mathias-Linda Chapa LaVia-Frank Aguilar-Elizabeth Coulson and Sandra M. Pihos Senate Sponsors(Sen. John M. Sullivan and Wendell E. Jones-Pamela J. Althoff-Barack Obama-Susan Garrett) 7/23/2003HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0318 New Act Creates the Small Business Advisory Act. Requires State agencies to create and make available on the World Wide Web a small business advisory page. Requires agencies to post a plain language explanation of proposed and adopted rules and legislation that the agency is designated to administer that affect small businesses on its small business advisory web page. Provides that the explanation must remain posted on the web page for 6 months after the effective date of the rule or legislation. Requires each agency to notify the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs when it updates its small business advisory web page. Requires the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs to serve as a clearinghouse for notifying the small business community of rulemakings and to seek input from the small business community on those rulemakings. Requires the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs to maintain a small business advisory web page that serves as a coordinated point of access to other agencies' small business advisory web pages. Requires State agencies to post plain language versions of advisory opinions and interpretations on their small business advisory web pages. 2/27/2003HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Sidney H. Mathias 2/27/2003HouseFirst Reading 2/27/2003HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/28/2003HouseAssigned to Commerce and Business Development Committee 3/13/2003HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Commerce and Business Development Committee; 015-000-000 3/13/2003HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 3/18/2003HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia 3/18/2003HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frank Aguilar 3/20/2003HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 3/20/2003HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 3/20/2003HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson 3/21/2003HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos 3/21/2003HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 3/21/2003HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 3/25/2003SenateArrive in Senate 3/25/2003SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2003 3/27/2003SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan 4/2/2003SenateFirst Reading 4/2/2003SenateReferred to Rules 4/2/2003SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Wendell E. Jones 4/10/2003SenateAssigned to Labor & Commerce 5/1/2003SenateDo Pass Labor & Commerce; 007-000-000 5/1/2003SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003 5/5/2003SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff 5/6/2003SenateSecond Reading 5/6/2003SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003 5/13/2003SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Barack Obama 5/13/2003SenateThird Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 5/13/2003HousePassed Both Houses 5/16/2003SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett 6/11/2003HouseSent to the Governor 7/23/2003HouseGovernor Approved 7/23/2003HouseEffective Date January 1, 2004 7/23/2003HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0318