2024 - Senate Bill 1034 (Seyarto, Kelly), California Public Records Act: State of Emergency (Chaptered)
Bill Number
SB 1034
Legislative Session
2023-2024
Bill Information
Category
Administrative Procedures
Status
Chaptered
Author
Seyarto.Kelly
Contact
Office of Legislative Affairs
Email
Summary
Adds an additional unusual circumstance under which the initial response time to a public records request may be extended during a state of emergency proclaimed by the Governor in the jurisdiction where the agency is located. This circumstance applies when the state of emergency currently affects, due to the state of emergency, the agency’s ability to provide a timely response to requests due to staffing shortages or closure of facilities where the request records are located, and specifies that this provision only applies to records not created during and applying to the state of emergency.