Records: disclosure exemptions.
Summary
Existing law, the California Public Records Act, requires each state and local agency, as defined, to make its records open to public inspection at all times during office hours, except as specifically exempted from disclosure by law. The act specifically exempts from disclosure records that are exempted or prohibited from disclosure by federal or state law and lists records subject to that exemption, specifying that the listed exemptions are not inclusive of all exemptions under the act. This bill would revise the list of exempted records to reflect changes in existing law. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 6276.24 of the Government Code, proposed by AB 1540, to be operative only if AB 1540 and this bill are enacted, both bills amend Section 6276.24 of the Government Code, and this bill is enacted after AB 1540.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2009
Committee Review
Jul 2009
Senate Passage
May 2009
Assembly Passage
Aug 2009
Signed into Law
Oct 2009
Introduced Feb 25, 2009
Signed Oct 11, 2009
Floor votes · Senate Aug 31, 2009 · Assembly Aug 24, 2009
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
Aug 31, 2009
D
Democratic25
92% Yea
R
Republican15
86% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Oct 11, 2009
Signed into law
Approved by Governor.
legislature
Aug 31, 2009
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (36-0-4)
senate
Aug 31, 2009
Introduced
Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 2023.) To enrollment.
upper
Aug 24, 2009
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (71-0-2)
assembly
Jul 1, 2009
Lower · Passed
(Heard in committee on July 1.)
lower
Jul 1, 2009
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.)
lower
May 13, 2009
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 874.)
upper
Apr 27, 2009
Upper · Passed
Hearing postponed by committee.
upper
Feb 25, 2009
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
GR
Gloria Romero
DDemocratic
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