BILL NUMBER: AB 1399 CHAPTERED
BILL TEXT
CHAPTER 128
FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE AUGUST 13, 2010
APPROVED BY GOVERNOR AUGUST 13, 2010
PASSED THE SENATE JULY 1, 2010
PASSED THE ASSEMBLY AUGUST 2, 2010
AMENDED IN SENATE JUNE 29, 2010
AMENDED IN SENATE MARCH 17, 2010
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JANUARY 12, 2010
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JANUARY 4, 2010
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 4, 2009
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 13, 2009
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Anderson
(Coauthors: Assembly Members Arambula, Beall, Tom Berryhill,
Blakeslee, Brownley, Coto, DeVore, Fletcher, Fuller, Garrick,
Gilmore, Hagman, Hill, Knight, Lieu, Logue, Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma,
Portantino, Silva, Solorio, Tran, and Villines)
(Coauthors: Senators DeSaulnier, Strickland, and Wyland)
FEBRUARY 27, 2009
An act to add Section 50084.5 to the Government Code, relating to
local government.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1399, Anderson. Local officials.
Existing provisions of the California Constitution prohibit the
Legislature from making any gift of public money or thing of value to
any person, and this prohibition applies to local government.
Existing law specifies the duties of various local officials.
This bill would prohibit a local official, subject to specified
exceptions, from making available to an immediate family member, as
defined, a vehicle or credit card provided by the local agency that
the local official represents.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 50084.5 is added to the Government Code, to
read:
50084.5. (a) (1) A local official, whether elected or appointed,
shall not make available to an immediate family member a public
vehicle owned or operated by, or a credit card issued by, the local
agency that the local official represents except in the case of
medical emergency.
(2) For purposes of this section, "immediate family member" means
a spouse, child, in-law, parent, or sibling of the local official.
(b) This section shall not apply to a local official if the
legislative body of the local agency that the local official
represents has adopted an ordinance, resolution, or other measure
that prohibits the conduct described in subdivision (a).