Amended in Assembly March 17, 2016

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 2347

Introduced by Assembly Member Travis Allen

February 18, 2016

An act begin insert to amend Section 10248 of the Government Code end insert begin insert , end insert relating to the Legislature.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2347, as amended, Travis Allen. Legislature: begin delete transparency. end delete begin insert legislative session information. end insert

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Existing law requires the Legislative Counsel to make specified legislative information pertaining to each current legislative session available to the public in electronic form, as specified.

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This bill would also require that the Legislative Counsel make available to the public in electronic form the above referenced legislative information for each legislative session after final adjournment of the session, commencing with the 1993-1994 Regular Session of the Legislature.

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Existing law contains a number of provisions requiring transparency in the legislative process, including provisions requiring public meetings to be open to the public and provisions requiring public records to be open to inspection.

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This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that increases the transparency of the legislative process.

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Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  begin delete no end delete begin insert yes end insert . State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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begin insert Section 10248 of the end insert begin insert Government Code end insert begin insert is
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10248.  

(a) The Legislative Counsel shall, with the advice of
the Assembly Committee on Rules and the Senate Committee on
Rules, make all of the following information available to the public
in electronic form:

(1) The legislative calendar, the schedule of legislative
committee hearings, a list of matters pending on the floors of both
houses of the Legislature, and a list of the committees of the
Legislature and their members.

(2) The text of each bill introduced in each current legislative
session, including each amended, enrolled, and chaptered form of
each bill.

(3) The bill history of each bill introduced and amended in each
current legislative session.

(4) The bill status of each bill introduced and amended in each
current legislative session.

(5) All bill analyses prepared by legislative committees in
connection with each bill in each current legislative session.

(6) All vote information concerning each bill in each current
legislative session.

(7) Any veto message concerning a bill in each current
legislative session.

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(8) Information described in paragraphs (2) to (7), inclusive,
for each legislative session after final adjournment of the session,
commencing with the 1993-1994 Regular Session of the
Legislature.

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(8)

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begin insert (9) end insert  The California Codes.

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(9)

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begin insert (10) end insert  The California Constitution.

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(10)

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begin insert (11) end insert  All statutes enacted on or after January 1, 1993.

(b) The information identified in subdivision (a) shall be made
available to the public by means of access by way of the largest
nonproprietary, nonprofit cooperative public computer network.
The information shall be made available in one or more formats
and by one or more means in order to provide the greatest feasible
access to the general public in this state. Any person who accesses
the information may access all or any part of the information. The
information may also be made available by any other means of
access that would facilitate public access to the information. The
information that is maintained in the legislative information system
that is operated and maintained by the Legislative Counsel shall
be made available in the shortest feasible time after the information
is available in the information system. The information that is not
maintained in the information system shall be made available in
the shortest feasible time after it is available to the Legislative
Counsel.

(c) Any documentation that describes the electronic digital
formats of the information identified in subdivision (a) and is
available to the public shall be made available by means of access
by way of the computer network specified in subdivision (b).

(d)  Personal information concerning a person who accesses the
information may be maintained only for the purpose of providing
service to the person.

(e) No fee or other charge may be imposed by the Legislative
Counsel as a condition of accessing the information that is
accessible by way of the computer network specified in subdivision
(b).

(f) The electronic public access provided by way of the computer
network specified in subdivision (b) shall be in addition to other
electronic or print distribution of the information.

(g) No action taken pursuant to this section shall be deemed to
alter or relinquish any copyright or other proprietary interest or
entitlement of the State of California relating to any of the
information made available pursuant to this section.

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SECTION 1.  

It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that increases the transparency of the legislative process.

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