California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 441 — California Public Records Act: exemptions.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 477, Statutes of 2016.

  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 25, 2015. 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 14 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) The California Public Records Act requires that public records be open to inspection at all times during the office hours of a public agency, defined as any state or local agency, and that every person has a right to inspect any public record, except as specifically provided. The act further requires that a reasonably segregable portion of a public record be available for inspection by any person requesting the public record after deletion of the portions that are exempted by law. This bill would exempt from disclosure any identification number, alphanumeric character, or other unique identifying code used by a public agency to identify a vendor or contractor, or an affiliate of a vendor or contractor, unless the identification number, alphanumeric character, or other unique identifying code is used in a public bidding or an audit involving the public agency. (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. (3) 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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 477, Statutes of 2016.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 5112.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 5077.)

  6. Set for hearing August 17.

  7. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on JUD. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 4954.) Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  9. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  10. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 5777.) Ordered to the Senate.

  11. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  12. From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 20. Noes 0.) (August 3).

  13. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  15. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  16. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  17. Ordered to third reading.

  18. Read third time and amended.

  19. Ordered to third reading.

  20. From inactive file.

  21. Notice of intention to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member Calderon.

  22. Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Holden.

  23. Action rescinded whereby the bill was read a third time, passed, and ordered to the Senate.

  24. In Assembly. Held at Desk.

  25. Ordered to the Assembly.

  26. Withdrawn from engrossing and enrolling.

  27. In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  28. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 50. Noes 28. Page 2972.) Ordered to the Senate.

  29. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  30. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (August 27).

  31. August 19 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  32. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  33. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  34. Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and L. GOV.

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

  36. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 26. Noes 13. Page 1189.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  37. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  38. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 1153.) (May 28).

  39. Set for hearing May 28.

  40. May 18 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  41. Set for hearing May 18.

  42. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 815.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  43. Set for hearing April 29.

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

  45. Withdrawn from committee.

  46. Re-referred to Coms. on T. & H. and GOV. & F.

  47. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  48. Referred to Com. on RLS.

  49. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 28.

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

Sponsors

  • Wolk · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 10 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Wolk

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

Unfinished Business SB441 Wolk Concurrence

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
Block — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Pan — Yea
Allen — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Not Voting
Leno — Yea
Liu — Not Voting
Mendoza — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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SB 441 Wolk Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 68002
Democratic 5000
Republican 5000
Total 78002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Holden — Yea
Linder — Yea
Low — Not Voting
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chau — Yea
Salas — Yea
Harper — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Kim — Yea
Levine — Yea
Chu — Yea
Baker — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
Travis Allen — Yea
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 Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 20 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Democratic 2000
Republican 2000
Total 20000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Holden — Yea
Daly — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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SB 441 Leno Senate Third Reading By TING

Passed 50 Yea · 28 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 462302
Democratic 4000
Republican 0500
Total 502802
% of votes cast 63%35%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Nay
Mathis — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Perea — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chu — Yea
Daly — Yea
Campos — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gray — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Medina — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Holden — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Burke — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Chang — Nay
Chávez — Not Voting
Harper — Nay
Baker — Nay
Kim — Nay
Linder — Nay
Mayes — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Obernolte — Nay
Ridley-Thomas — Not Voting
Steinorth — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Gatto — Nay
Gordon — Yea
Hadley — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — 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

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10300
Democratic 2000
Republican 0200
Total 12500
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Holden — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Chang — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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3rd Reading

Passed 26 Yea · 13 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 241300
Democratic 2001
Total 261301
% of votes cast 65%33%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Leno — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Cannella — Nay
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hall — Yea
Runner — Nay
Hancock — Yea
Bates — Nay
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Nay
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Not Voting

Official roll call →

Do pass

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5200
Total 5200
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Nielsen — Nay
Hill — Yea
Bates — Nay
Beall — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Beall — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Bates — Yea
Nielsen — Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 441 do?
(1) The California Public Records Act requires that public records be open to inspection at all times during the office hours of a public agency, defined as any state or local agency, and that every person has a right to inspect any public record, except as specifically provided. The act further requires that a reasonably segregable portion of a public record be available for inspection by any person requesting the public record after deletion of the portions that are exempted by law. This bill would exempt from disclosure any identification number, alphanumeric character, or other unique identifying code used by a public agency to identify a vendor or contractor, or an affiliate of a vendor or contractor, unless the identification number, alphanumeric character, or other unique identifying code is used in a public bidding or an audit involving the public agency. (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. (3) 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.
Who sponsors SB 441?
SB 441 is sponsored by Wolk.
What is the current status of SB 441?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 25, 2015. Enacted.
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