(1) The California Public Records Act requires that public records be open to inspection at all times during the office hours of a public agency, defined as any state or local agency, and that every person has a right to inspect any public record, except as specifically provided. The act further requires that a reasonably segregable portion of a public record be available for inspection by any person requesting the public record after deletion of the portions that are exempted by law.
California SB 441 (20152016) — California Public Records Act: exemptions.
(1) The California Public Records Act requires that public records be open to inspection at all times during the office hours of a public agency, defined as any state or local agency, and that every person has a right to inspect any public record, except as specifically provided. The act further requires that a reasonably segregable portion of a public record be available for inspection by any person requesting the public record after deletion of the portions that are exempted by law.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 441 Leno Senate Third Reading By TING — 50–28 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 10–0 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB441 Wolk Concurrence — 36–0 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading — 26–13 (pass) · upper
Do pass — 5–2 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 7–1 (pass) · lower
SB 441 Wolk Consent Calendar Second Day — 78–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 12–5 (pass) · lower
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 20–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 5–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] — 5–2 (pass) · lower
That the Assembly amendments be concurred in — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] — 10–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Wolk — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2015-02-25 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2015-02-26 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 28.
2015-03-05 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2015-04-06 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2015-04-09 Re-referred to Coms. on T. & H. and GOV. & F. referral-committee
2015-04-09 Withdrawn from committee.
2015-04-09 Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F. referral-committee
2015-04-21 Set for hearing April 29.
2015-04-29 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 815.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-05-08 Set for hearing May 18.
2015-05-18 May 18 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2015-05-23 Set for hearing May 28.
2015-05-28 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 1153.) (May 28). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-05-28 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2015-06-01 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 26. Noes 13. Page 1189.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-06-02 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2015-06-18 Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and L. GOV. referral-committee
2015-07-01 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-07-16 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-08-19 August 19 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2015-08-28 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (August 27). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-08-31 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2015-09-08 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 50. Noes 28. Page 2972.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-09-08 In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2015-09-11 Withdrawn from engrossing and enrolling.
2015-09-11 Ordered to the Assembly.
2015-09-12 In Assembly. Held at Desk.
2015-09-12 Action rescinded whereby the bill was read a third time, passed, and ordered to the Senate.
2015-09-12 Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Holden.
2016-06-06 Notice of intention to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member Calderon.
2016-06-08 From inactive file.
2016-06-08 Ordered to third reading.
2016-06-09 Read third time and amended. reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1
2016-06-09 Ordered to third reading.
2016-06-09 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. referral-committee
2016-06-16 From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee, committee-passage
2016-06-22 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2016-06-28 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-08-03 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 20. Noes 0.) (August 3). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-08-04 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2016-08-11 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 5777.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-08-11 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2016-08-15 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). referral-committee
2016-08-15 From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on JUD. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 4954.) Re-referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee, committee-passage
2016-08-16 Set for hearing August 17.
2016-08-17 From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 5077.) committee-passage
2016-08-18 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 5112.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2016-08-24 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
2016-09-22 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2016-09-22 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 477, Statutes of 2016.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e0c9bc55-ea7d-47f1-ad64-f4769809a15a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).