Bill Text: CA AB1399 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Local officials.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2010-08-13 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 128, Statutes of 2010. [AB1399 Detail]

Download: California-2009-AB1399-Chaptered.html

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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).