California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1455 — The California Public Records Act: exemptions.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 560, Statutes of 2017.

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  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 17, 2017. 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 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law, the California Public Records Act, requires state and local agencies to make their records available for public inspection, unless an exemption from disclosure applies. Existing law exempts from disclosure specific records of state agencies related to activities governed by the Dills Act, the State Excluded Employees Bill of Rights, and the Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act. This bill would also exempt from disclosure specific records of local agencies related to activities governed by the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act. 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. 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 560, Statutes of 2017.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 26. Noes 13. Page 2335.).

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 18).

  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 3. Noes 2.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  9. Referred to Coms. on P.E. & R. and JUD.

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

  11. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 51. Noes 24. Page 1786.)

  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  13. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 3.) (May 2).

  14. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  16. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  17. From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.

  18. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Bocanegra · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 13 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Bocanegra

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

3rd Reading AB1455 Bocanegra By Hertzberg

Passed 26 Yea · 13 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 221201
Democratic 4100
Total 261301
% of votes cast 65%33%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Hernandez — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Roth — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Portantino — Yea
De León — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Newman — Yea
Allen — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Cannella — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Monning — Not Voting
Moorlach — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Atkins — Yea
Bates — Nay
Vidak — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Dodd — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Glazer — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3200
Democratic 2000
Total 5200
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Hertzberg — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Monning — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea

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AB 1455 BOCANEGRA Assembly Third Reading

Passed 51 Yea · 24 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 371604
Democratic 14200
Republican 0601
Total 512405
% of votes cast 64%30%0%6%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Holden — Yea
Levine — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Medina — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Voepel — Nay
Waldron — Not Voting
Eggman — Not Voting
Chávez — Nay
Cooper — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gray — Yea
Frazier — Not Voting
Bocanegra — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Harper — Nay
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kiley — Nay
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Nay
Chau — Not Voting
Mayes — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Baker — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Cunningham — Nay
Dababneh — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
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 Nay
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 Nay
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Nay
Choi, Steven S. Republican Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 8 Yea · 3 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6300
Democratic 2000
Total 8300
% of votes cast 73%27%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Kiley — Nay
Maienschein — Nay
Holden — Yea
Ting — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cunningham — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1455 do?
Existing law, the California Public Records Act, requires state and local agencies to make their records available for public inspection, unless an exemption from disclosure applies. Existing law exempts from disclosure specific records of state agencies related to activities governed by the Dills Act, the State Excluded Employees Bill of Rights, and the Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act. This bill would also exempt from disclosure specific records of local agencies related to activities governed by the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act. 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. 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 AB 1455?
AB 1455 is sponsored by Bocanegra.
What is the current status of AB 1455?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2017. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 1455?
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