California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly 1 D cosponsors

AB 1520 — Public Records.

Last action — Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Wieckowski.

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

This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

The California Public Records Act requires that public records, as defined, be open to inspection at all times during the office hours of a state or local agency and that every person has a right to inspect any public record, with specified exceptions. Existing law provides that the act shall not be construed to require the disclosure of specified information concerning utility customers of local agencies, except for certain purposes. This bill would remove requests for usage rates of industrial, institutional, and commercial water users from that exception to required disclosure. By increasing the duties of local officials, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires local agencies, for the purpose of ensuring public access to the meetings of public bodies and the writings of public officials and agencies, to comply with a statutory enactment that amends or enacts laws relating to public records or open meetings and contains findings demonstrating that the enactment furthers the constitutional requirements relating to this purpose. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Wieckowski.

  2. Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 5165.)

  3. Motion to reconsider made by Senator Wieckowski.

  4. Read third time. Refused passage. (Ayes 15. Noes 20. Page 5165.).

  5. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  9. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  10. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  11. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  12. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  13. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  14. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 53. Noes 21. Page 973.)

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  17. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (April 14).

  18. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  19. From printer. May be heard in committee April 10.

  20. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 117 not signed on · 10 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (117)

117 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

3rd Reading AB1520 Mark Stone By Wieckowski Reconsider

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33003
Democratic 3000
Total 36003
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Monning — Yea
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Allen — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Not Voting
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Not Voting
Mendoza — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hancock — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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3rd Reading AB1520 Mark Stone By Wieckowski

Failed 15 Yea · 20 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 141804
Democratic 1200
Total 152004
% of votes cast 38%51%0%10%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Bates — Nay
Hernandez — Not Voting
Hertzberg — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Pan — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Block — Yea
Allen — Yea
De León — Yea
Cannella — Nay
Mitchell — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hill — Yea
Beall — Yea
Lara — Nay
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Galgiani — Nay
Glazer — Nay
Hancock — Not Voting
Hueso — Not Voting
Huff — Nay
Liu — Not Voting
Mendoza — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Roth — Nay
Vidak — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Nay
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay

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AB 1520 JUD. Assembly Third Reading By STONE

Passed 53 Yea · 21 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 481606
Republican 1500
Democratic 4000
Total 532106
% of votes cast 66%26%0%8%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Holden — Yea
Maienschein — Nay
Mathis — Nay
Quirk — Not Voting
Rendon — Yea
Steinorth — Not Voting
Wagner — Nay
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Daly — Yea
Campos — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Low — Yea
Bloom — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Perea — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Burke — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gray — Nay
Harper — Nay
Kim — Not Voting
Levine — Yea
Linder — Not Voting
Chang — Not Voting
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Mayes — Nay
Melendez — Not Voting
Obernolte — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Williams — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Hadley — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 7 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7101
Republican 0100
Total 7201
% of votes cast 70%20%0%10%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Alejo — Yea
Maienschein — Not Voting
O'Donnell — Yea
Holden — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1520 do?
The California Public Records Act requires that public records, as defined, be open to inspection at all times during the office hours of a state or local agency and that every person has a right to inspect any public record, with specified exceptions. Existing law provides that the act shall not be construed to require the disclosure of specified information concerning utility customers of local agencies, except for certain purposes. This bill would remove requests for usage rates of industrial, institutional, and commercial water users from that exception to required disclosure. By increasing the duties of local officials, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires local agencies, for the purpose of ensuring public access to the meetings of public bodies and the writings of public officials and agencies, to comply with a statutory enactment that amends or enacts laws relating to public records or open meetings and contains findings demonstrating that the enactment furthers the constitutional requirements relating to this purpose. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Who sponsors AB 1520?
AB 1520 is sponsored by Chau, Chiu, Holden, Garcia, Robert (Democratic), and Mark Stone.
What is the current status of AB 1520?
This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track AB 1520?
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