CA SB 1187
enactedOpen meetings.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did CA SB 1187 pass?
Yes. CA SB 1187 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-18): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 324, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA SB 1187 about?
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. Existing law, beginning July 1, 2026, requires eligible legislative bodies, as defined, to have in place a system for electronically accepting and fulfilling requests for meeting agendas and documents. Existing law additionally requires these legislative bodies to translate the agenda for each meeting of that body and to reasonably assist members of the public who wish to translate a public meeting or receive interpretation, as specified. This bill would instead delete the above-described requirements on eligible legislative bodies. Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect. The California Constitution requires local agencies, for the purpose of ensuring public access to the meetings of public bodies and the writings of public officials and agencies, to comply with a statutory enactment that amends or enacts laws relating to public records or open meetings and contains findings demonstrating that the enactment furthers the constitutional requirements relating to this purpose. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors CA SB 1187?
Durazo is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1187.
Description
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. Existing law, beginning July 1, 2026, requires eligible legislative bodies, as defined, to have in place a system for electronically accepting and fulfilling requests for meeting agendas and documents. Existing law additionally requires these legislative bodies to translate the agenda for each meeting of that body and to reasonably assist members of the public who wish to translate a public meeting or receive interpretation, as specified. This bill would instead delete the above-described requirements on eligible legislative bodies. Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect. The California Constitution requires local agencies, for the purpose of ensuring public access to the meetings of public bodies and the writings of public officials and agencies, to comply with a statutory enactment that amends or enacts laws relating to public records or open meetings and contains findings demonstrating that the enactment furthers the constitutional requirements relating to this purpose. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-19
- Latest action
- 2026-09-18 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 324, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Durazoauthor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-18
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 324, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-18
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-08-28
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2026-08-24
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-24
Urgency clause adopted.
amendment-passage,passage
2026-08-24
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5686.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2026-08-24
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-19
Set for hearing August 19.
2026-08-19
From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.)
committee-passage
2026-08-19
From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 5570.)
committee-passage
2026-08-18
Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d).
referral-committee
2026-08-18
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2026-08-18
From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-08-18
From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 5522.) Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-08-17
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
amendment-passage,passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-17
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 6205.) Ordered to the Senate.
amendment-passage,passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-03
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-07-06
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-07-06
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 1).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-06-22
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-05-18
Referred to Com. on L. GOV.
referral-committee
2026-05-07
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
reading-1
2026-05-07
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4167.) Ordered to the Assembly.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-04-30
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
reading-1,reading-2
2026-04-29
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4095.) (April 29).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-09
Set for hearing April 29.
2026-03-04
Referred to Com. on L. GOV.
referral-committee
2026-02-20
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
2026-02-19
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Votes
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
2026-04-29 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Choi: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Laird: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Ashby: yes
Consent Calendar 2nd
2026-05-07 · pass · 36-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Strickland: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Laird: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Becker: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Choi: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Limón: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Allen: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Stern: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Jones: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Grove: other
- Gonzalez: other
- Alvarado-Gil: other
- Niello: other
Do pass as amended.
2026-07-01 · pass · 10-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Ransom: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Ward: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Ta: yes
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