Cameron Smyth
- Republican
Author
(1) The Ralph M. Brown Act requires each legislative body of a local agency to provide the time and place for holding regular meetings and requires that all meetings of a legislative body be open and public. Under the act, all persons are permitted to attend any meeting of the legislative body of a local agency, unless a closed session is authorized. Under the act, the legislative body of a local agency is authorized to hold closed sessions with the Attorney General, district attorney, agency counsel, sheriff, or chief of police, or their respective deputies, or a security consultant or a security operations manager, on matters posing a threat to the security of public buildings, a threat to the security of essential public services, as specified, or a threat to the public's right of access to public services or public facilities. This bill would authorize the legislative body of a local agency to hold these closed sessions with the Governor and other specified individuals. This bill would require a legislative body of a local agency that meets in these specified types of a closed session to include additional information in its posted agenda regarding those in attendance. (2) Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect. (3) This bill would incorporate additional changes in Section 54954.5 of the Government Code, as proposed by AB 2690 and SB 1395, to be operative depending on when these respective bills are effective and chaptered, as specified.
Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4875.)
Motion to reconsider made by Senator Pavley.
Read third time. Refused passage. (Ayes 16. Noes 20. Page 4874.).
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 13).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 64. Noes 3. Page 4556.)
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 11).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. Read second time and amended.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 18.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB1736 | HTML |
| 02/16/12 - Introduced | |
| 03/29/12 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/06/12 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/18/12 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/21/12 - Amended Senate |
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