Vince Fong
- Republican
Author
The California Public Records Act requires state and local agencies to make their records available for public inspection, unless an exemption from disclosure applies. The act declares that access to information concerning the conduct of the people's business is a fundamental and necessary right of every person in this state. This bill would, subject to appropriation, establish the Office of the California Public Records Act Ombudsperson. The bill would require the Governor to appoint the ombudsperson subject to certain requirements. The bill would require the ombudsperson to receive and investigate requests for review, as defined, determine whether the denials of original requests, as defined, complied with the California Public Records Act, and issue written opinions of its determination, as provided. The bill would require the ombudsperson to create a process to that effect, and would authorize a member of the public to submit a request for review to the ombudsperson consistent with that process. The bill would require the ombudsperson, within 30 days from receipt of a request for review, to make a determination, as provided, and would require the state agency to provide the public record if the ombudsperson determines that it was improperly denied. The bill would require the ombudsperson to create a process through which a person whose information is contained in a record being reviewed may intervene to assert their privacy and confidentiality rights, and would otherwise require the ombudsperson to maintain the privacy and confidentiality of records, as provided. The bill would require the ombudsperson to report to the Legislature, on or before March 31, 2025, and annually thereafter, on, among other things, the number of requests for review the ombudsperson has received in the prior year.
Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.
Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
Vetoed by Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2705.).
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3474.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
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 7. Noes 0.) (September 1).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (July 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on G.O.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on G.O. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 20). Re-referred to Com. on G.O.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1799.)
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 18).
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 29). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
Coauthors revised.
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 9.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB469 | HTML |
| 02/06/23 - Introduced | |
| 07/03/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/01/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/07/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/18/23 - Enrolled |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 03/27/23- Assembly Accountability and Administrative Review | |
| 04/07/23- Assembly Judiciary | |
| 04/24/23- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 05/19/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 06/16/23- Senate Judiciary | |
| 07/06/23- Senate Governmental Organization | |
| 08/11/23- Senate Appropriations | |
| 09/01/23- Senate Appropriations | |
| 09/04/23- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 09/08/23- Sen. Floor Analyses | PDF PDF |
| 09/13/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 01/29/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS |
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