Open meetings: teleconferences: neighborhood councils.
Existing law, the Ralph M. Brown Act, requires, with specified exceptions, that all meetings of a legislative body, as defined, of a local agency be open and public and that all persons be permitted to attend and participate. The act generally requires for teleconferencing that the legislative body of a local agency that elects to use teleconferencing post agendas at all teleconference locations, identify each teleconference location in the notice and agenda of the meeting or proceeding, and have each teleconference location be accessible to the public. Existing law also requires that, during the teleconference, at least a quorum of the members of the legislative body participate from locations within the boundaries of the territory over which the local agency exercises jurisdiction. The act provides an exemption to the jurisdictional requirement for health authorities, as defined.
California SB 411 (20232024) — Open meetings: teleconferences: neighborhood councils.
Existing law, the Ralph M. Brown Act, requires, with specified exceptions, that all meetings of a legislative body, as defined, of a local agency be open and public and that all persons be permitted to attend and participate. The act generally requires for teleconferencing that the legislative body of a local agency that elects to use teleconferencing post agendas at all teleconference locations, identify each teleconference location in the notice and agenda of the meeting or proceeding, and have each teleconference location be accessible to the public. Existing law also requires that, during the teleconference, at least a quorum of the members of the legislative body participate from locations within the boundaries of the territory over which the local agency exercises jurisdiction. The act provides an exemption to the jurisdictional requirement for health authorities, as defined.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary] — 6–2 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB411 Portantino et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence — 32–6 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Portantino — primary (person)
Luz Rivas — coauthor (person)
Menjivar — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2023-02-09 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2023-02-10 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 12.
2023-02-22 Referred to Coms. on GOV. & F. and JUD. referral-committee
2023-04-10 Set for hearing April 19.
2023-04-20 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 6. Noes 2. Page 795.) (April 19). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-04-24 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2023-04-26 Set for hearing May 2.
2023-05-03 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 1. Page 1011.) (May 2). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-05-04 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-05-15 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 5. Page 1077.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-05-15 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2023-05-26 Referred to Com. on L. GOV. referral-committee
2023-07-13 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 12). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-08-14 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2023-08-15 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-08-24 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 59. Noes 12. Page 2797.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-08-24 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2023-09-06 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 32. Noes 6. Page 2418.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-09-11 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2023-10-08 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2023-10-08 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 605, Statutes of 2023. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f4d74746-c780-4110-ab46-10935d8d04b9. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).