AB 1918 Summary

• Extends minority-, women-, and disabled veteran-owned business enterprise (MWDVBE) procurement requirements to wireless telecommunications service providers with gross annual revenues exceeding $25,000,000

• Requires the Public Utilities Commission to adopt the Department of General Services' disabled veteran business enterprise certification requirements and prohibits the commission from deeming eligible any disabled veteran enterprises not certified by that department

• Encourages electrical, gas, water, wireless telecommunications, and telephone corporations not required to submit procurement plans to voluntarily adopt plans for increasing MWDVBE procurement

• Adds wireless telecommunications service providers to the list of corporations subject to criminal penalties for falsely representing a business as a women, minority, or disabled veteran enterprise

• Establishes that no state reimbursement is required because costs incurred are related to creating new crimes or changing penalties for existing crimes under existing law