California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 816 — California Environmental Protection Agency: Natural Resources Agency: Web casts of public meetings and workshops.

Last action — In committee: Held under submission.

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

This bill died with 2017-2018 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

Existing law establishes the California Environmental Protection Agency and the Natural Resources Agency as agencies in the state government. Existing law, the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act, generally requires that all meetings of a state body be open and public. This bill would require that each department, board, and commission of the Natural Resources Agency, except as specified, and each department, board, and office of the California Environmental Protection Agency Web cast all onsite public meetings, in a manner that enables listeners and viewers to ask questions and provide public comment by telephone or electronic communication commensurate with those attending the meeting. The bill would require the agencies to make the recording of a Web cast available online for no less than 3 years for subsequent viewing by interested members of the public.

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Action History

  1. In committee: Held under submission.

  2. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  3. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  4. Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

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

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1828.)

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 26).

  9. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  10. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 22). Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  12. Referred to Coms. on A. & A.R. and NAT. RES.

  13. From printer. May be heard in committee March 18.

  14. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Kiley · Primary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Kiley

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Hill — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Lara — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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AB 816 KILEY Assembly Third Reading

Passed 76 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 54003
Democratic 16000
Republican 6001
Total 76004
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Burke — Yea
Salas — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Gray — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Harper — Yea
Holden — Yea
Frazier — Not Voting
Chau — Not Voting
Chiu — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Not Voting
Cunningham — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11000
Democratic 5000
Republican 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Gray — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea

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Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8000
Democratic 2000
Total 10000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Harper — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Chau — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 816 do?
Existing law establishes the California Environmental Protection Agency and the Natural Resources Agency as agencies in the state government. Existing law, the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act, generally requires that all meetings of a state body be open and public. This bill would require that each department, board, and commission of the Natural Resources Agency, except as specified, and each department, board, and office of the California Environmental Protection Agency Web cast all onsite public meetings, in a manner that enables listeners and viewers to ask questions and provide public comment by telephone or electronic communication commensurate with those attending the meeting. The bill would require the agencies to make the recording of a Web cast available online for no less than 3 years for subsequent viewing by interested members of the public.
Who sponsors AB 816?
AB 816 is sponsored by Kiley.
What is the current status of AB 816?
This bill died with 2017-2018 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 816?
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