Mark Leno
- Democratic
Author
The California Constitution provides that the people have the right of access to information concerning the conduct of the people's business. The California Constitution requires that the meetings of public bodies and the writings of public officials and agencies be open to public scrutiny. The California Constitution requires that whenever the Legislature or any state agency mandates a new program or higher level of service on any local government, the state shall provide a subvention of funds to reimburse the local government for the costs of the program or increased level of service. The California Constitution exempts certain mandates from the requirement to provide a subvention of funds including local agency compliance with the Ralph M. Brown Act (Brown Act) . The California Public Records Act (CPRA) provides that public records are open to inspection at all times during the office hours of the state or local agency that retains those records, and that every person has a right to inspect any public record, except as provided. The Brown Act requires each legislative body of a local agency to provide notice of 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. This measure would require each local agency to comply with the CPRA and the Brown Act, and with any subsequent statutory enactment amending either act, enacting a successor act, or amending any successor act which contains findings demonstrating that the statutory enactment furthers the purposes of the people's right of access to information concerning the conduct of the people's business. The measure would specifically exempt mandates contained within the scope of those acts, and certain subsequent statutory enactments that contain findings demonstrating that the statutory enactment furthers those same purposes, from the requirement to provide a subvention of funds.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 123, Statutes of 2013.
Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 10:30 a.m.
In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3139.) Ordered to the Senate.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Be adopted. (Ayes 24. Noes 0.) (August 29).
From committee: Be adopted and re-refer to Com. on BUDGET. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (August 14). Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1651.) Ordered to the Assembly.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Set for hearing June 25.
Set for hearing June 25 in APPR. pending receipt.
From committee: Be adopted and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1536.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Be adopted. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1536.) (June 25).
Joint Rule 62(a) file notice (Com. on APPR.) suspended. (Ayes 28. Noes 11. Page 1483.)
Joint Rule 62(a) file notice (Com. on GOV. & F.) suspended. (Ayes 27. Noes 11. Page 1483.)
(Corrected June 21.)
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
From committee: Be adopted and re-refer to Com. on RLS. (Ayes 3. Noes 0. Page 1421.) (June 18). Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
Set for hearing June 18.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.
From committee: Be adopted as amended and re-refer to Com. on E. & C.A. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 937.) (May 15).
Set for hearing May 15.
Hearing postponed by committee.
Set for hearing May 8.
Referred to Coms. on GOV. & F. and E. & C.A.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 3.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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| 12/03/12 - Introduced | |
| 05/21/13 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/20/13 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/11/13 - Enrolled | |
| 09/20/13 - Chaptered |
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