Jacqui Irwin
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 42
Author
(1) The California Constitution authorizes cities and counties to make and enforce within their limits all local, police, sanitary, and other ordinances and regulations not in conflict with general laws and further authorizes cities organized under a charter to make and enforce all ordinances and regulations in respect to municipal affairs, which supersede inconsistent general laws. The California Public Records Act requires a local agency to make public records available for inspection and allows a local agency to comply by posting the record on its internet website and directing a member of the public to the internet website, as specified. This bill, no later than January 1, 2029, would require a local agency, as defined, that maintains an internet website for use by the public to ensure that the internet website utilizes a ".gov" top-level domain or a ".ca.gov" second-level domain and would require a local agency that maintains an internet website that is noncompliant with that requirement to redirect that internet website to a domain name that does utilize a ".gov" or ".ca.gov" domain. This bill, no later than January 1, 2029, would also require a local agency that maintains public email addresses to ensure that each email address provided to its employees utilizes a ".gov" domain name or a ".ca.gov" domain name. By adding to the duties of local officials, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities. (3) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 586, Statutes of 2023.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 60. Noes 12. Page 3377.).
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 8. Page 2620.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (September 1).
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 28).
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 56. Noes 4. Page 2018.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 2.) (May 18).
Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 1580.)
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 25).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 19). Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 1167.)
(Pending re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P.)
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. Read second time and amended.
Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and P. & C.P.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB1637 | HTML |
| 02/17/23 - Introduced | |
| 03/16/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 04/27/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/18/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/29/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/18/23 - Enrolled | |
| 10/08/23 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/18/23- Assembly Local Government | |
| 04/24/23- Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection | PDF PDF |
| 05/15/23- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 05/24/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 06/23/23- Senate Governance and Finance | |
| 07/07/23- Senate Appropriations | |
| 09/04/23- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 09/12/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS |
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