California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 475 — Local agencies: open meetings: teleconferences.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 209, Statutes of 2012.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2011. Enacted.

Prognosis

Advancing 56% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    7 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) The Ralph M. Brown Act requires, with specified exceptions, that all meetings of a legislative body of a local agency be open and public and all persons be permitted to attend. The act authorizes a legislative body to use teleconferencing, subject to specified requirements, including that each teleconference location be accessible to the public and that at least a quorum of the members of the body participate from locations within the boundaries of the territory over which the local agency exercises jurisdiction. Existing law provides that, in counties selected by the Director of Health Care Services with the concurrence of the county, a special county health authority may be established in order to meet the problems of delivery of publicly assisted medical care in each county, and to demonstrate ways of promoting quality care and cost efficiency. This bill, until January 1, 2018, would provide that, notwithstanding the provisions of the act on teleconferencing, with respect to a teleconference meeting of a county health authority established in a county under specified provisions, members of a health authority who are outside the jurisdiction may be counted toward the establishment of a quorum when participating in the teleconference if at least 50% of the number of members that would establish a quorum are present within the jurisdiction and the health authority provides a teleconference number and associated access codes, if any, that allows any person to call in to participate in the meeting, and that number and access codes are identified in the notice and agenda of the meeting. (2) Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 209, Statutes of 2012.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 4466.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 4455.)

  6. Set for hearing August 8.

  7. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 4306.) Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.

  8. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10.

  9. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  10. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 5524.) Ordered to the Senate.

  11. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  12. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 13).

  13. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  14. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  15. Set, second hearing. Failed passage in committee. Reconsideration granted.

  16. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  17. Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  18. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  19. Referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  20. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  21. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 26. Noes 4. Page 899.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  22. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  23. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 2. Page 762.) (April 27).

  24. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.

  25. Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  26. Set for hearing April 27.

  27. Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  28. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.

  29. Set for hearing April 6.

  30. Referred to Com. on GOV. & F.

  31. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 20.

  32. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Emmerson · Cosponsor
  • Wright · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Wright

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Emmerson

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB475 Wright Concurrence

Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 32005
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 35005
% of votes cast 88%0%0%13%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Evans — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Not Voting
Wright — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Hancock — Not Voting
Anderson — Not Voting
Alquist — Yea
Liu — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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SB 475 Wright Senate Third Reading By BRADFORD

Passed 76 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 2000
Unaffiliated 73004
Democratic 1000
Total 76004
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Butler — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cook — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Fong — Yea
Allen — Yea
Eng — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Conway — Yea
Logue — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Williams — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Davis — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Halderman — Not Voting
Hayashi — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Knight — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Beall — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Norby — Yea
Silva — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Not Voting
Torres — Not Voting
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9000
Total 9000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Campos — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Knight — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Norby — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Davis — Yea

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Do pass.

Failed 3 Yea · 2 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3204
Total 3204
% of votes cast 33%22%0%44%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Gordon — Nay
Campos — Nay
Hueso — Not Voting
Knight — Yea
Norby — Yea
Alejo — Not Voting
Bradford — Not Voting
Smyth — Yea
Davis — Not Voting

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3rd Reading

Passed 26 Yea · 4 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 234010
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 264010
% of votes cast 65%10%0%25%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Nay
Hancock — Nay
Wyland — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Evans — Not Voting
Corbett — Not Voting
Fuller — Yea
Harman — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Runner — Yea
Hernandez — Not Voting
Huff — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Not Voting
Lowenthal — Not Voting
De León — Not Voting
Correa — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Leno — Nay
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Price — Not Voting
Simitian — Not Voting
Vargas — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Alquist — Not Voting
Blakeslee — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Pavley — Not Voting
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
DeSaulnier — Nay
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 6 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6201
Total 6201
% of votes cast 67%22%0%11%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Nay
Huff — Yea
Liu — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Hernandez — Not Voting
Kehoe — Yea
DeSaulnier — Nay
Fuller — Yea
La Malfa — Yea

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Subjects

public-safety healthcare
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 475 do?
(1) The Ralph M. Brown Act requires, with specified exceptions, that all meetings of a legislative body of a local agency be open and public and all persons be permitted to attend. The act authorizes a legislative body to use teleconferencing, subject to specified requirements, including that each teleconference location be accessible to the public and that at least a quorum of the members of the body participate from locations within the boundaries of the territory over which the local agency exercises jurisdiction. Existing law provides that, in counties selected by the Director of Health Care Services with the concurrence of the county, a special county health authority may be established in order to meet the problems of delivery of publicly assisted medical care in each county, and to demonstrate ways of promoting quality care and cost efficiency. This bill, until January 1, 2018, would provide that, notwithstanding the provisions of the act on teleconferencing, with respect to a teleconference meeting of a county health authority established in a county under specified provisions, members of a health authority who are outside the jurisdiction may be counted toward the establishment of a quorum when participating in the teleconference if at least 50% of the number of members that would establish a quorum are present within the jurisdiction and the health authority provides a teleconference number and associated access codes, if any, that allows any person to call in to participate in the meeting, and that number and access codes are identified in the notice and agenda of the meeting. (2) Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect.
Who sponsors SB 475?
SB 475 is sponsored by Emmerson and Wright.
What is the current status of SB 475?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2011. Enacted.
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