California Public Records Act: conforming revisions.
Summary
The California Public Records Act requires state and local agencies to make their records available for public inspection, unless an exemption from disclosure applies. This bill would enact various conforming and technical changes related to another bill, AB 473, which recodifies and reorganizes the California Public Records Act. This bill would only become operative if AB 473 is enacted and reorganizes and makes other nonsubstantive changes to the California Public Records Act that become operative on January 1, 2023. The bill would also specify that any other bill enacted by the Legislature during the 2021 calendar year that takes effect on or before January 1, 2022, and that affects a provision of this bill shall prevail over this act, except as specified.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
Assembly Passage
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Aug 2021
Signed into Law
Oct 2021
Introduced Feb 8, 2021
Signed Oct 7, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Aug 30, 2021 · Assembly Jun 2, 2021
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 37
Aug 30, 2021
D
Democratic29
96% Yea
R
Republican8
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
10
Committee
8
Amendments
5
Oct 7, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Sep 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2629.).
lower
Aug 31, 2021
Introduced
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 2 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
lower
Aug 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2225.).
upper
Aug 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
upper
Jun 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 1716.) (June 29).
upper
Jun 21, 2021
Introduced
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
upper
Jun 16, 2021
Committee
Referred to Com. on JUD.
upper
Jun 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1821.)
lower
May 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 1578.)
lower
May 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 20).
lower
Apr 21, 2021
Committee
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
lower
Apr 5, 2021
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 97.
lower
Mar 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (March 23).
lower
Feb 18, 2021
Committee
Referred to Com. on JUD.
lower
Feb 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 11.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ed Chau
DDemocratic
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