Bill Text: CA AB410 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Reports submitted to legislative committees.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Vetoed) 2016-01-15 - Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file. [AB410 Detail]

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BILL NUMBER: AB 410	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 24, 2015
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 27, 2015
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 26, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Obernolte
   (Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Lackey)

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2015

   An act to add Section 9796 to the Government Code, relating to
state government.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 410, as amended, Obernolte. Reports submitted to legislative
committees.
   Existing law requires a report required or requested by law to be
submitted by a state or local agency to the Members of either house
of the Legislature, generally, to be submitted in a specified manner,
including, but not limited to, a requirement that a report submitted
by a state agency be posted on the state agency's Internet Web site.

   This bill would require a state agency to post on its Internet Web
site any report it is required by law to submit to a committee of
the Legislature  , as specified  . The bill would specify
that a "report" includes a study or audit, or a budget change
proposal that has been approved by the Department of Finance and
submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, the Assembly
Committee on Budget, or the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal
Review.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 9796 is added to the Government Code, to read:
   9796.   (a)    A state agency shall post on its
Internet Web site any report the state agency is required by law to
submit to a committee of the Legislature.  For
    (b)     (1)     For 
purposes of this section, "report" includes a study or audit, or a
budget change proposal that has been approved by the Department of
Finance and submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, the
Assembly Committee on Budget, or the Senate Committee on Budget and
Fiscal Review. 
   (2) For purposes of a report that is a budget change proposal
approved by the Department of Finance as described in this section,
the report is deemed a report of Department of Finance instead of the
submitting state agency and shall be posted on the Department of
Finance's Internet Web site.