Attorney General No.
15-0083
Secretary of State No.
1742
Description
Prohibits Legislature from passing any bill unless it has been in print and published on the Internet for at least 72 hours before the vote, except in cases of public emergency. Requires the Legislature to make audiovisual recordings of all its proceedings, except closed session proceedings, and post them on the Internet. Authorizes any person to record legislative proceedings by audio or video means, except closed session proceedings. Allows recordings of legislative proceedings to be used for any legitimate purpose, without payment of any fee to the State. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Increased costs to state government of potentially $1 million to $2 million initially and about $1 million annually for making additional legislative proceedings available in audiovisual form on the Internet.
Proponents
Charles T. Munger, Jr. and Sam Blakeslee c/o Thomas W. Hiltachk (916) 442-7757
Date
11-16-2015
Document Type
Article
Qualified
Qualified
Recommended Citation
Legislature. Legislation and Proceedings. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute. California Initiative 1742 (2015).
https://repository.uclawsf.edu/ca_ballot_inits/2013