A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to the Constitution of the State, by amending Section 3 of Article I thereof, and by amending Sections 7 and 8 of, and adding Section 7.3 to, Article IV thereof, relating to meetings of the Legislature.

Existing provisions of the California Constitution require meetings of each house and committee of the Legislature to be open to the public, except that closed meetings may be held to consider specified matters, including employment and personnel, security, advice from counsel, and caucus meetings. Existing provisions of the California Constitution provide that no bill may be passed unless it is read by title on 3 days in each house except that the house may dispense with this requirement by rollcall vote entered in the journal, 2 /3 of the membership concurring. Existing provisions of the California Constitution prohibit a bill from being passed until the bill with amendments has been printed and distributed to the members. This measure would further require a house or committee of the Legislature, at least 72 hours before a regularly scheduled meeting, to post an agenda containing a brief general description of each item to be considered, including items to be considered in closed session. The measure would generally prohibit consideration of any matter not included in the agenda. The measure would require public disclosure of a writing provided to members of a house or a committee in connection with the consideration of agenda items unless the writing is exempt from the mandatory disclosure requirements imposed by statute. The measure would require each agenda for a regular committee meeting to provide an opportunity for members of the public to directly address the committee on an item of interest to the public, before or during the committee's consideration of the item, that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the committee. The measure would provide for the calling of a special or emergency meeting of the house or a committee upon specified notice to its members and the media. The measure would prohibit the passage of a bill in either house of the Legislature until the bill with amendments has been printed and distributed to the members of the house at least 24 hours before the vote in that house on passage of the bill.