Title GOV, California Gov. Code

The commission shall be supported by allocations by the Joint Rules Committee from the Contingent Funds of the Assembly and Senate. The commission annually shall submit to the Joint Rules Committee a proposed budget for each fiscal year. The budget shall be subject to approval by…

(a) There is in state government, the Historic State Capitol Commission, which shall consist of seven members, initially appointed as follows: (1) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, with one member initially serving a term of four years and one member initially…

The appointees of both the Speaker of the Assembly and the President pro Tempore of the Senate shall include one person who represents the arts or humanities and one person from the general public. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1757, Sec. 8. Effective October 1, 1984.)

The members of the commission shall serve without compensation, but shall receive reimbursement for travel and living expenses in connection with their official duties, at rates established by the Department of Human Resources. (Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 665, Sec. 46. (SB 1308)…

The Joint Rules Committee shall appoint a Subcommittee on the Capitol Restoration Project, comprised of three members from the Senate and three from the Assembly, to monitor the commission. The legislators so appointed shall have no vote in commission proceedings. (Added by Stats…

(a) Four members of the commission shall constitute a quorum to do business, and no action of the commission may be taken except upon an affirmative recorded vote of four or more members. (b) All meetings of the commission shall be open to the public. (c) The commission shall mee…

The commission shall have the following powers and duties: (a) To prepare, complete, and, from time to time, to amend, a comprehensive master plan, based on a priority of needs, for the restoration, preservation, and maintenance of the historic State Capitol. (b) To review and ad…

In carrying out its duties and responsibilities under this article, the commission shall follow accepted standards for restoration, preservation, and maintenance of historic structures, including all of the following, where applicable and feasible: (a) Standards for historic pres…

The commission shall maintain and may utilize all historic data, research, and project files developed and gathered by the state, and in the possession of the state, in connection with the State Capitol Restoration Project. On the date that the commission commences business, all …

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Whistleblower Protection Act. (Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 156, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2000.)

It is the intent of the Legislature that state employees and other persons should disclose, to the extent not expressly prohibited by law, improper governmental activities. (Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 156, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2000.)

For the purposes of this article, the following words have the following meanings: (a) “Committee” means any investigating committee of the Legislature. (b) “Employee” means any individual appointed by the Governor or employed or holding office in a state agency, as defined by Se…

(a) An employee may not directly or indirectly use or attempt to use the official authority or influence of the employee for the purpose of intimidating, threatening, coercing, commanding, or attempting to intimidate, threaten, coerce, or command any person for the purpose of int…

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Legislative Employee Whistleblower Protection Act. (Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 2, Sec. 1. (AB 403) Effective February 5, 2018.)

The Legislature finds and declares that, in addition to existing retaliation protections under Section 1102.5 of the Labor Code and under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (Part 2.8 (commencing with Section 12900) of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), it …

For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Interfere” means to intimidate, threaten, coerce, or command, or attempt to intimidate, threaten, coerce, or command a legislative employee who attempts to make a protected disclosure. (b) “Le…

(a) A Member of the Legislature or legislative employee shall not directly or indirectly use or attempt to use that individual’s official authority or influence for the purpose of interfering with the right of a legislative employee to make a protected disclosure. (b) An individu…

An individual who intentionally retaliates against a legislative employee for having made a protected disclosure is subject to a fine not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) and imprisonment in a county jail for a period not to exceed one year. (Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 2, …

(a) In addition to all other penalties, rights, and remedies provided by law, an individual or entity that intentionally retaliates against a legislative employee for having made a protected disclosure is liable in a civil action for damages brought by a legislative employee. (b)…

(a) This article does not limit the application of any other rights or remedies under federal or state law, and any penalties imposed or damages awarded under this article are in addition to those provided under any other federal or state law, including, but not limited to, Secti…

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Legislative Discriminatory Harassment Retaliation Prevention Act. (Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 952, Sec. 2. (SB 419) Effective September 30, 2018.)

For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Discriminatory harassment” means harassment based on race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marita…

(a) A house of the Legislature shall not discharge, expel, or otherwise discriminate against a legislative advocate or a legislative employee because that person has opposed any practices forbidden under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (Part 2.8 (commencing with Se…

Each house of the Legislature shall implement a system to maintain a record of each discriminatory harassment complaint made to that house for a period of at least 12 years after the complaint is made. (Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 952, Sec. 2. (SB 419) Effective September 30, 2018.…

Except as otherwise provided in this article, all meetings of a house of the Legislature or a committee thereof shall be open and public, and all persons shall be permitted to attend the meetings. As used in this article, “meeting” means a gathering of a quorum of the members of …

Any meeting that is required to be open and public pursuant to this article, including any closed session held pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 9029, shall be held only after full and timely notice to the public as provided by the Joint Rules of the Assembly and Senate. (Re…

(a) A house of the Legislature or a committee thereof may hold a closed session solely for any of the following purposes: (1) To consider the appointment, employment, evaluation of performance, or dismissal of a public officer or employee, to consider or hear complaints or charge…

(a) A closed session may be held pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 9029 under any of the following circumstances: (1) An adjudicatory proceeding before a court, administrative body exercising its adjudicatory authority, hearing officer, or arbitrator, to whi…

Each Member of the Legislature who attends a meeting of the Assembly, the Senate, or any committee or subcommittee thereof, where action is taken in violation of Section 9027, with knowledge of the fact that the meeting is in violation thereof, is guilty of a misdemeanor. (Added …

Any interested person may commence an action by mandamus, injunction, or declaratory relief for the purpose of stopping or preventing violations or threatened violations of this article by Members of the Legislature or to determine the applicability of this article to actions or …

As used in this article, “disaster” means a war or enemy-caused calamity within this State, such as an attack by nuclear weapons. (Added by Stats. 1958, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 75.)

If a disaster occurs, the Legislature shall convene itself in special session immediately after such disaster first occurs, which session shall convene at the permanent seat of government in the City of Sacramento or at the temporary seat of government as established by law if th…

If the Legislature is convened in special session pursuant to this article on the date specified by the State Constitution for the convening of a regular session, the Legislature may convene in such regular session without adjourning the special session or it may provide by concu…

The Legislature finds and declares that access to information concerning the conduct of the people’s business by the Legislature is a fundamental and necessary right of every citizen in this state. (Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1246.)

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Legislative Open Records Act. (Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1246.)

As used in this article: (a) “Person” includes any natural person, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, firm, or association. (b) “Legislature” includes any Member of the Legislature, any legislative officer, any standing, joint, or select committee or subcommitte…

Legislative records are open to inspection at all times during the normal office hours of the Legislature and any person has a right to inspect any legislative record, except as hereafter provided. Any person shall be furnished reasonable opportunities for inspection of legislati…

All requests to inspect any legislative record shall be made to the appropriate Rules Committee of each house of the Legislature or the Joint Rules Committee, except that all requests to inspect any legislative record in the possession of the Auditor General shall be made to the …

Nothing in this article shall be construed to invalidate or affect the operation of Sections 10207, 10208, 10525, and 10526 of this code, or Temporary Joint Rule 37 of the Senate and Assembly in effect on the effective date of this article, or to require the disclosure of records…

Any person may institute proceedings for injunctive or declarative relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce his right to inspect any legislative record or class of legislative records under this article. The times for responsive pleadings and for hearings in such …

Whenever it is made to appear by verified petition to the superior court of the county where the records or some part thereof are situated that certain legislative records are being improperly withheld from a member of the public, the court shall order the committee charged with …

The court shall award court costs and reasonable attorney fees to the plaintiff should the plaintiff prevail in litigation filed pursuant to Section 9077. (Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1246.)

If the court finds that the plaintiff’s case is clearly frivolous, it shall award court costs and reasonable attorney fees to the public agency. (Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1246.)

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that legislative records relating to bills, resolutions, or proposed constitutional amendments before the Legislature provide evidence of legislative intent that may be important in the subsequent interpretation of laws enacted in the Legisl…

(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, including Section 9108, the Joint Rules Committee may pursue the construction of a state capitol building annex or the restoration, rehabilitation, renovation, or reconstruction of the State Capitol Building Annex described in Section 9105 a…

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that available cash sources, including, but not limited to, an allocation of the moneys deposited into the State Project Infrastructure Fund prior to 2018 and moneys appropriated in the Budget Acts of 2018, 2021, and 2022, be used to fund t…