Assembly Business and Professions Committee, Tuesday, April 21, 2026

21 April 2026

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Assembly Business and Professions Committee Di., 21. Apr. 2026 California State Assembly

36:17 - 38:00

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Good morning, everyone. Welcome to this morning's meeting of the Assembly Business and Professions Committee. There are a total of 19 bills on today's agenda, including the following four bills on consent. AB nineteen fifteen by Assembly member Gabriel, AB twenty four thirty five by assembly member Chen, a b twenty four eighty five by assembly member Aaron's, and a b twenty seven seventy two by the assembly business and professions committee. Before we begin with today's agenda, I want to remind everyone that the assembly has rules to ensure we maintain order and run an efficient and fair hearing.

We apply these rules consistently to all people who participate in our proceedings, regardless of the viewpoint they express. In order to facilitate the goal of hearing as much from the public within the limits of our time, we will not permit conduct that disrupts, disturbs, or otherwise impedes the orderly conduct of legislative proceedings. For each of the measures being presented today, we will be allowing primary witnesses here in the room to speak for up to two minutes each with up to two primary witnesses per side. Any additional witness will be limited to your name, your position on the bill, and the organization you represent, if any. I just wanna repeat that for everybody.

Any additional witnesses will be limited to your name, your position on the bill, your for the bill, your against the bill, and the organization that you represent, if any. For those wishing to provide further comments, we are accepting written testimony through the position letter portal on the committee's website. And with that, we will begin today's hearing. And right on time and right at the top is assembly member Zabur, a b sixteen ninety three.

38:17 - 39:05

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Good morning, mister chair, members. Today, I am proud to present AB sixteen ninety three which will support the state's diverse brick and mortar retail sector. In California, the retail industry directly employs more than 3,000,000 Californians over 500,000 retail establishments supporting statewide local economies. This sector is one of California's largest small business employers, providing jobs, career opportunities and pathways to financial security for entrepreneurs from historically underserved communities. Across California, small business and retail establishments face unpredictable local permitting processes for tenant improvements that create significant hardship such as increased project costs, delayed business operations, and stagnant economic activity.

39:05 - 40:52

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When unnecessary permitting delays prevent business owners from taking on needed interior improvements to an existing building, it not only hurts the business but the workforce and the surrounding community. Current law creates a streamlined approval process for restaurants seeking these types of projects. Establishing a similar model for retail projects will be essential for small businesses to survive in California. This is a bill that follows on the bill that Assembly Member Wicks brought for restaurants last year and was signed into law and is currently in effect and really helping them. AB sixteen ninety three aims to address this by requiring local building departments to allow a licensed architect or engineer serving as a qualified professional certifier to review tenant improvements and certify those improvements for applicable building health and safety codes.

This bill would require the local building department to approve or deny the tenant improvement permit application within twenty business days of receiving a complete application, and would deem the plan approved for permitting purposes if the local building department does not approve or deny the application within that timeframe. Additionally, this bill would authorize the applicant to resubmit corrected plans addressing deficiencies identified in the initial denial, limit the local building department's review of each subsequent resubmission to the deficiencies identified in the initial denial, and require the local building department to approve or deny each subsequent resubmission within ten business days of receipt. AB sixteen ninety three is critical as reducing these permitting delays will promote economic activity throughout the state while maintaining appropriate safety and compliance standards. Thank you, and I respectfully ask for your vote at the appropriate time. And with me today in support of the bill is Ryan Elaine with the California Retailers Association.

40:52 - 40:54

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Great. You've got two minutes.

40:54 - 41:23

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Thank you. Chair and members, Ryan Elaine with the California Retailers Association. Proud to cosponsor AB sixteen ninety three. We thank Assembly members of BRRRR for working with us to address the issue of delays in tenant improvement projects retailers have experience across the state. The California Retailers Association is the only statewide association representing all segments of the retail industry, including general merchandise, department stores, mass merchandise, super supermarkets, grocery stores, chain drug, specialty retail, auto vision, jewelry, hardware.

41:23 - 42:22

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These are all the types of stores you see on your main streets in your districts. As Assembly members of birth stated, AB sixteen ninety three requires a sped up process for approving and denying tenant improvement applications within twenty days. This is needed as retailers have conveyed to us that permit turnaround times for tenant improvements routinely stretch into multiple months across California with average processing times around twelve weeks, but also reaching thirty one weeks and or more in some jurisdictions. The retailers continue to experience recurring challenges, extended review periods, multiple rounds of comments, portal outages, and unanticipated intake requirements. These lengthy review periods significantly delay basic interior build outs, and time is critical, especially for small and midsize retailers.

Delays can mean lost revenue, higher construction costs, and in some cases, decisions not to move forward at all. For all these reasons, the California Retailers Association is proud to cosponsor AB sixteen ninety three, and we ask for your aye vote today.

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