CHAPTER 1.5. General
Heading of Chapter 1.5 renumbered from Chapter 1 by Stats. 1966, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 163.
§§ 9000–9149.41 · 134 sections
ARTICLE 1. Numbering and Election of Legislators §§ 9000–9004 · 5 sections
- § 9000 The Legislature consists of: (a) Forty Senators. (b) Eighty members of the Assembly.
- § 9001 The term of office of a Senator is four years. The term of office of a Member of the Assembly is two years.
- § 9002 At the general election in every fourth year after 1908 a Senator shall be elected in each odd-numbered senatorial district. At the general election in every…
- § 9003 At the general election in every even-numbered year a Member of the Assembly shall be elected in each of the Assembly districts.
- § 9004 When the Legislature convenes or is convened in regular or extraordinary session during or following a war or enemy-caused disaster and vacancies exist to the…
ARTICLE 2. Meeting and Organization of the Legislature §§ 9020–9026.5 · 8 sections
- § 9020 The Legislature shall convene in regular session at the City of Sacramento at noon on the first Monday in December of each even-numbered year, and each house…
- § 9021 The certificate of election is prima facie evidence of the right to membership.
- § 9022 At the day and hour appointed for the assembling of any regular session of the Legislature, the President of the Senate, or in case of his absence or…
- § 9023 At the day and hour appointed for the assembling of any regular session of the Legislature, the Chief Clerk of the Assembly, or in case of his absence or…
- § 9024 Members of the Legislature who did not take the oath of office at the assembling of the Legislature may take the oath at any time during the term for which…
- § 9025 An entry of the oath taken by members of the Legislature shall be made on the journals of the proper house.
- § 9026 All standing committees of either the Senate or Assembly shall be appointed by the presiding officer of their respective house if the house by resolution or…
- § 9026.5 Televised or other audiovisual recordings of public proceedings. (a) Televised or other audiovisual recordings of the public proceedings of each house of the…
ARTICLE 2.2. Open Meetings §§ 9027–9031 · 6 sections
- § 9027 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…
- § 9028 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,…
- § 9029 (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,…
- § 9029.5 (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…
- § 9030 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…
- § 9031 Any interested person may commence an action by mandamus, injunction, or declaratory relief for the purpose of stopping or preventing violations or threatened…
ARTICLE 2.5. Legislative Session After War or Enemy-Caused Disaster §§ 9035–9037 · 3 sections
- § 9035 As used in this article, “disaster” means a war or enemy-caused calamity within this State, such as an attack by nuclear weapons.
- § 9036 If a disaster occurs, the Legislature shall convene itself in special session immediately after such disaster first occurs, which session shall convene at the…
- § 9037 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…
ARTICLE 3. Crimes Against the Legislative Power §§ 9050–9056 · 9 sections
- § 9050 Every person who wilfully, and by force or fraud, prevents the Legislature, either of the houses composing it, or any of the members thereof from meeting or…
- § 9051 Every person who wilfully disturbs the Legislature, or either of the houses composing it, while in session, or who commits any disorderly conduct in the…
- § 9051.5 As used in this article, “bill or resolution” includes a constitutional amendment.
- § 9052 Every person who fraudulently alters the draft of any bill or resolution which has been presented to either of the houses composing the Legislature for passage…
- § 9053 Every person who fraudulently alters the enrolled copy of any bill or resolution which has been passed or adopted by the Legislature, with intent to procure it…
- § 9053.5 (a) Every person who intentionally, maliciously, with knowledge of the falsity, and with intent to defame a particular legislator, publishes or causes to be…
- § 9054 Every person who obtains, or seeks to obtain, money or other thing of value from another person upon a pretense, claim, or representation that he can or will…
- § 9055 Every member of the Legislature convicted of any crime defined in this article, in addition to the punishment prescribed, forfeits his office and is forever…
- § 9056 Any person who shall secure through his influence, knowingly exerted for that purpose, the introduction of any bill, resolution or amendment into the State…
ARTICLE 3.5. Legislative Open Records Act §§ 9070–9080 · 11 sections
- § 9070 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…
- § 9071 This article shall be known and may be cited as the Legislative Open Records Act.
- § 9072 As used in this article: (a) “Person” includes any natural person, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, firm, or association. (b) “Legislature”…
- § 9073 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…
- § 9074 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,…
- § 9075 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…
- § 9076 Any person may institute proceedings for injunctive or declarative relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce his right to inspect any…
- § 9077 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…
- § 9078 The court shall award court costs and reasonable attorney fees to the plaintiff should the plaintiff prevail in litigation filed pursuant to Section 9077.
- § 9079 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.
- § 9080 (a) The Legislature finds and declares that legislative records relating to bills, resolutions, or proposed constitutional amendments before the Legislature…
ARTICLE 4. Legislative Offices §§ 9100–9104 · 4 sections
- § 9100 Legislative offices for the use of the Members of the Legislature in the performance of their legislative duties, shall be maintained at all times, and without…
- § 9101 The legislative offices provided for in this article shall be under the management and control of the Senate Committee on Rules.
- § 9103 The Department of General Services shall provide suitable office space in the State Building in Los Angeles and in the State Building in San Francisco and in…
- § 9104 Appropriations for the support of the offices provided for in this article shall be included in the Budget Bill.
ARTICLE 5. The State Capitol Building Annex §§ 9105–9111 · 9 sections
- § 9105 The State Capitol Building Annex is the annex to the historic State Capitol, constructed to the east of the original building, situated in the area bounded by…
- § 9105.5 (a) Any work of construction, restoration, rehabilitation, renovation, or reconstruction undertaken pursuant to Article 5.2 (commencing with Section 9112)…
- § 9106 The State Capitol Building Annex is intended primarily for the use of the legislative department and, except as otherwise provided in this article, shall be…
- § 9107 There is hereby created the Joint Rules Committee which shall have the membership specified in the Joint Rules of the Senate and the Assembly. The committee…
- § 9107.5 Any reference in any code or statute to the Joint Committee on Legislative Organization shall be deemed a reference to the Joint Rules Committee.
- § 9108 The first floor of the State Capitol Building Annex is excepted from the provisions of this article. Such excepted space shall continue under the control of…
- § 9109 The determination of the Joint Rules Committee as to the needs of the Legislature shall be subject to change only by action of the committee or by concurrent…
- § 9110 (a) The maintenance and operation of all of the State Capitol Building Annex is under the control of the Department of General Services, subject to this…
- § 9111 The Joint Rules Committee may participate in the work of the National Conference of State Legislatures. The following Members of the Legislature are authorized…
ARTICLE 5.2. State Capitol Building Annex Act of 2016 §§ 9112–9114.5 · 6 sections
- § 9112 (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…
- § 9112.5 (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…
- § 9113 An amount of space proportional to the amount of space utilized by the executive branch in the existing State Capitol Building Annex described in Section 9105,…
- § 9113.5 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, moneys transferred from the State Project Infrastructure Fund to the Operating Funds of the Assembly and Senate for purposes…
- § 9114 The work performed pursuant to this article represents a historic partnership between the executive and legislative branches to revitalize the State Capitol…
- § 9114.5 (a) There is hereby appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, from the State Project Infrastructure Fund to the Operating Funds of the Assembly and Senate…
ARTICLE 5.5. Legislative Office Facilities §§ 9115–9124 · 9 sections
- § 9115 (a) In order to adequately provide for the proper housing and administrative requirements of the Legislature, it is necessary for the Legislature to acquire…
- § 9117 As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Bonds” means bonds, notes, bond anticipation notes, and any other evidence of…
- § 9118 (a) The lessee may lease the project from the lessor, and the lessor may lease the project to the lessee. The lessor may acquire all real property for the…
- § 9119 (a) The State Public Works Board may issue bonds pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 15830) of Part 10b of Division 3 of Title 2 to finance the…
- § 9120 The terms of the lease financing are those specified in the lease, trust agreement, indenture, and any related documents executed and delivered between the…
- § 9121 (a) This article shall be deemed and construed to be separate and complete authority for all of the actions authorized by this article, including, but not…
- § 9122 The State of California does pledge to, and agree with, the holders of any bonds issued under this article, and with those parties who may enter into contracts…
- § 9123 (a) Title to the buildings and property bounded by 10th, 11th, N, and O Streets in the City of Sacramento shall vest in the Legislature on the effective date…
- § 9124 (a) The determination of the Senate Committee on Rules and the Assembly Committee on Rules as to the needs of the Legislature shall be subject to change only…
ARTICLE 5.6. State Office Building Act of 2018 §§ 9125–9125.6 · 3 sections
- § 9125 (a) (1) In order to adequately provide for the housing and administrative requirements of the Legislature and the executive branch during the construction of a…
- § 9125.5 (a) (1) The State Public Works Board may issue lease-revenue bonds, notes, or bond anticipation notes in an amount not exceeding four hundred twenty-two…
- § 9125.6 It is the intent of the legislative and executive branches to expedite and not unreasonably delay in taking actions needed to advance the expeditious…
ARTICLE 6. Legislative Funds and Administration §§ 9126–9134 · 11 sections
- § 9126 Unless specifically exempted from this section, all appropriations for contingent expenses of the Senate and legislative committees thereof, including…
- § 9127 Unless specifically exempted from this section, all appropriations for contingent expenses of the Assembly and legislative committees thereof, including…
- § 9128 Any money appropriated for legislative printing shall be disbursed under or pursuant to the direction of the Senate or Assembly as provided in the rules,…
- § 9129 Appropriations deposited in and credited to the Senate Contingent Fund or the Assembly Contingent Fund shall be continuously available without regard to fiscal…
- § 9130.5 Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, on any claim against the Senate Contingent Fund or the Assembly Contingent Fund there may be a certification…
- § 9131 For the period ending on November 30 of each year, the Assembly Committee on Rules, the Senate Committee on Rules, and the Joint Rules Committee shall annually…
- § 9131.5 When expenditures are made from the appropriate contingent fund at the direction of the Assembly Committee on Rules, the Senate Committee on Rules, or the…
- § 9132 The Assembly Committee on Rules and Senate Committee on Rules, and the Joint Rules Committee, shall annually provide to the Director of Finance an itemized…
- § 9133 (a) The Joint Rules Committee shall annually contract for an independent audit or audits of all funds and entities of the Legislature, including, but not…
- § 9133.5 No funds from the Assembly Operating Fund, the Senate Operating Fund, the Operating Funds of the Assembly and Senate, or appropriations made for legislative…
- § 9134 Any reference in any code or statute to the Senate Contingent Fund, the Assembly Contingent Fund or the Contingent Funds of the Assembly and Senate shall be…
ARTICLE 7. Joint Legislative Budget Committee §§ 9140–9147 · 7 sections
- § 9140 The Joint Legislative Budget Committee is hereby created. The committee shall ascertain facts and make recommendations to the Legislature and to the houses…
- § 9141 The committee shall consist of eight Members of the Senate and eight Members of the Assembly who shall be selected in the manner provided for in the Joint…
- § 9142 The committee is authorized to make rules governing its own proceedings and to create subcommittees from its membership and assign to such subcommittees any…
- § 9143 The committee shall have authority to appoint a legislative analyst and such other clerical and technical employees as may appear necessary, pursuant to the…
- § 9144 The Legislative Analyst shall prepare a judicial impact analysis, with the assistance of the Department of Finance and the Judicial Council when and as…
- § 9146 Any state agency which is required or permitted by federal law or regulation to establish or alter a federal aid allocation formula to a local agency shall…
- § 9147 If a state agency finds that there is imminent danger of irreparable harm to the public peace, health, safety, or welfare of the state if it does not establish…
ARTICLE 7.5. Sunset Review § 9147.7 · 1 section
- § 9147.7 (a) For the purpose of this section, “eligible agency” means any agency, authority, board, bureau, commission, conservancy, council, department, division, or…
ARTICLE 7.6. Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies § 9147.10 · 1 section
- § 9147.10 (a) The Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies is hereby created. The committee shall ascertain facts and make recommendations to the…
ARTICLE 8. Legislative Oversight of State Board Formation and Licensed Professional Practice §§ 9148–9148.8 · 5 sections
- § 9148 Any state board or category of licensed professional proposed for creation by the Legislature shall be subject to this article.
- § 9148.2 For purposes of this article, “state board” means any administrative or regulatory board, commission, committee, council, association, or authority consisting…
- § 9148.4 Prior to consideration by the Legislature of legislation creating a new state board or legislation creating a new category of licensed professional, a plan for…
- § 9148.6 Prior to consideration by the Legislature of legislation creating a new state board that is advisory only, except for a proposed new state board whose primary…
- § 9148.8 (a) The appropriate policy committee of the Legislature may evaluate a plan prepared pursuant to Section 9148.4 or 9148.6. The chairperson of a policy…
ARTICLE 8.5. Legislative Review of State Boards §§ 9148.50–9148.52 · 3 sections
- § 9148.50 The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) California’s multilevel, complex governmental structure today contains more than 400 categories of…
- § 9148.51 (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that all existing and proposed eligible agencies, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 9147.7, be subject to review…
- § 9148.52 (a) The Joint Sunset Review Committee established pursuant to Section 9147.7 shall review all eligible agencies. (b) The committee shall evaluate and make…
ARTICLE 9. The Historic State Capitol Commission §§ 9149–9149.17 · 18 sections
- § 9149 The Legislature finds and declares that the historic State Capitol is a state historic and architectural legacy which must be preserved and maintained in a…
- § 9149.1 As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Commission” means the Historic State Capitol Commission created by Section…
- § 9149.2 (a) There is in state government, the Historic State Capitol Commission, which shall consist of seven members, initially appointed as follows: (1) Two members…
- § 9149.3 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…
- § 9149.4 The members of the commission shall serve without compensation, but shall receive reimbursement for travel and living expenses in connection with their…
- § 9149.5 The Joint Rules Committee shall appoint a Subcommittee on the Capitol Restoration Project, comprised of three members from the Senate and three from the…
- § 9149.6 (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…
- § 9149.7 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…
- § 9149.8 In carrying out its duties and responsibilities under this article, the commission shall follow accepted standards for restoration, preservation, and…
- § 9149.9 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…
- § 9149.10 The commission may request and shall receive assistance and data, relevant to the commission’s duties and responsibilities, from every agency of state…
- § 9149.11 The commission shall maintain complete records of its proceedings and may publish reports and other publications in connection with its duties and…
- § 9149.12 The commission shall use any funds appropriated to its use, or allocated to its use by the Joint Rules Committee, donated to it, or acquired as revenue from…
- § 9149.13 The commission shall review and advise on any interagency agreement for management of concessions within the historic State Capitol.
- § 9149.14 The commission shall employ an executive officer, who shall have at least three years of administrative-curatorial experience in the cultural or historic…
- § 9149.15 The commission may contract with any agency, public or private, for services, in connection with the commission’s duties and responsibilities, as the…
- § 9149.16 The commission annually shall report to the Legislature on its activities. The commission shall propose to the Legislature such recommendations for legislation…
- § 9149.17 The commission shall be supported by allocations by the Joint Rules Committee from the Contingent Funds of the Assembly and Senate. The commission annually…
ARTICLE 10. Whistleblower Protection Act §§ 9149.20–9149.23 · 4 sections
- § 9149.20 This article shall be known and may be cited as the Whistleblower Protection Act.
- § 9149.21 It is the intent of the Legislature that state employees and other persons should disclose, to the extent not expressly prohibited by law, improper…
- § 9149.22 For the purposes of this article, the following words have the following meanings: (a) “Committee” means any investigating committee of the Legislature. (b)…
- § 9149.23 (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,…
ARTICLE 11. Legislative Employee Whistleblower Protection Act §§ 9149.30–9149.36 · 7 sections
- § 9149.30 This article shall be known and may be cited as the Legislative Employee Whistleblower Protection Act.
- § 9149.31 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…
- § 9149.32 For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Interfere” means to intimidate, threaten, coerce, or command, or…
- § 9149.33 (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…
- § 9149.34 An individual who intentionally retaliates against a legislative employee for having made a protected disclosure is subject to a fine not to exceed ten…
- § 9149.35 (a) In addition to all other penalties, rights, and remedies provided by law, an individual or entity that intentionally retaliates against a legislative…
- § 9149.36 (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…
ARTICLE 12. Legislative Discriminatory Harassment Retaliation Prevention Act §§ 9149.38–9149.41 · 4 sections
- § 9149.38 This article shall be known and may be cited as the Legislative Discriminatory Harassment Retaliation Prevention Act.
- § 9149.39 For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Discriminatory harassment” means harassment based on race, religious creed,…
- § 9149.40 (a) A house of the Legislature shall not discharge, expel, or otherwise discriminate against a legislative advocate or a legislative employee because that…
- § 9149.41 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…