California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1787 — Open meetings: public comments: translation.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 507, Statutes of 2016.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 04, 2016. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The Ralph M. Brown Act requires a local legislative body to provide an opportunity for members of the public to directly address the body concerning any item described in a notice of meeting. The act authorizes the legislative body to adopt reasonable regulations limiting the total amount of time allocated for public testimony for each individual speaker. This bill, if a local legislative body limits the time for public comment, would require the legislative body to provide at least twice the allotted time to a member of the public who utilizes a translator to ensure that non-English speakers receive the same opportunity to directly address the legislative body, unless simultaneous translation equipment is used to allow the body to hear the translated public testimony simultaneously. By imposing new requirements on cities, counties, cities and counties, and special districts, this 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. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 507, Statutes of 2016.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 69. Noes 9. Page 6422.).

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

  6. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  7. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 18 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  8. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 32. Noes 5. Page 4973.).

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  11. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 29).

  13. Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.

  14. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  15. Withdrawn from committee.

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

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

  18. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  19. Referred to Com. on E.Q.

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

  21. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 4263.)

  22. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  23. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 6).

  24. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  25. Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  26. From printer. May be heard in committee March 6.

  27. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Gomez · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Gomez

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 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

AB 1787 GOMEZ Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 69 Yea · 9 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 62602
Democratic 5000
Republican 2300
Total 69902
% of votes cast 86%11%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Harper — Nay
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Melendez — Nay
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Williams — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Burke — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Salas — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Gray — Yea
Holden — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Kim — Yea
Linder — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Chang — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Chu — Yea
Olsen — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wood — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Not Voting
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB1787 Gomez By Nguyen

Passed 32 Yea · 5 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 29502
Democratic 3000
Total 32502
% of votes cast 82%13%0%5%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Block — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Pan — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Hall — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Huff — Yea
Bates — Not Voting
Moorlach — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Glazer — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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AB 1787 GOMEZ Assembly Third Reading

Passed 73 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 64006
Democratic 4000
Republican 5000
Total 73006
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Melendez — Not Voting
O'Donnell — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Harper — Yea
Salas — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Burke — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hadley — Not Voting
Gray — Yea
Holden — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kim — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Campos — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Not Voting
Bigelow — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Not Voting
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13003
Democratic 2000
Republican 2000
Total 17003
% of votes cast 85%0%0%15%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Holden — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Eggman — Not Voting
Bonilla — Yea
Obernolte — Not Voting
Chang — Yea
Daly — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1787 do?
The Ralph M. Brown Act requires a local legislative body to provide an opportunity for members of the public to directly address the body concerning any item described in a notice of meeting. The act authorizes the legislative body to adopt reasonable regulations limiting the total amount of time allocated for public testimony for each individual speaker. This bill, if a local legislative body limits the time for public comment, would require the legislative body to provide at least twice the allotted time to a member of the public who utilizes a translator to ensure that non-English speakers receive the same opportunity to directly address the legislative body, unless simultaneous translation equipment is used to allow the body to hear the translated public testimony simultaneously. By imposing new requirements on cities, counties, cities and counties, and special districts, this 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 1787?
AB 1787 is sponsored by Gomez.
What is the current status of AB 1787?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 04, 2016. Enacted.
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