AB 2306
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Bill overview
This bill makes a technical adjustment to the duties of the state point of contact within the California executive branch, who serves as a liaison with the U.S. Trade Representative. The point of contact is responsible for disseminating trade-related information to state agencies, reviewing the potential impacts of trade agreements on California’s environment, businesses, workers, and the legislature, and providing oversight on trade policy. The changes are intended to clarify existing procedures and ensure consistent communication regarding federal trade policies.
Key provisions
- Designates the state point of contact as a liaison between the state and the Office of the United States Trade Representative.
- Requires the state point of contact to disseminate information from the U.S. Trade Representative to relevant state agencies.
- Mandates the state point of contact to review trade agreements for potential impacts on California’s environment, businesses, workers, and the legislature.
- Establishes the state point of contact as a liaison to the Legislature on trade policy oversight.
- Ensures the state point of contact operates in compliance with federal practice.
Who is affected
- State government agencies
- The Legislature
- The United States Trade Representative
- California businesses
- California workers
Notable changes
- Clarifies the duties of the state point of contact regarding information dissemination and impact review.
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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2306
| Introduced by Assembly Member Johnson |
| February 19, 2026 |
An act to amend Section 99501 of the Government Code, relating to state government.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2306, as introduced, Johnson. State government.
Existing law requires the state point of contact for the United States Trade Representative, within the executive branch, to perform specified duties regarding the effect of federal trade policy on the state.
This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to the provisions described above relating to the duties of the state point of contact.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 99501 of the Government Code is amended to read:
99501.
(a) (1) The state point of contact, within the executive branch, acts, in compliance with federal practice, as the liaison between the state and the Office of the United States Trade Representative on trade-related matters.
(2) The state point of contact who, in compliance with federal practice, receives updates from the federal government on trade policies, is often provided the opportunity to review and comment on ongoing trade negotiations.
(b) The state point of contact shall, in addition to any other duties assigned by the Governor, do all of the following:
(1) Promptly disseminate correspondence or information from the United States Trade Representative to the appropriate state agencies and departments departments, and legislative committees.
(2) Work with the appropriate state agencies and departments, and the Legislature, to review the effects on the California environment, and California businesses, workers, and general lawmaking authority, of any proposed or enacted trade agreement provisions, and communicate those findings to the United States Trade Representative.
(3) Serve as liaison to the Legislature on matters of trade policy oversight.