2024 - Senate Bill 908 (Cortese, Dave), Public Records: Legislative Records: Electronic Messages (N/A)
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Would have prohibited, under the Public Records Act, an elected or appointed official or employee of a public agency from creating or sending a public record using a nonofficial electronic messaging system unless the official or employee sends a copy of the public record to an official electronic messaging system. The bill would have prohibited, under the Legislative Open Records Act, a Member of the Legislature, legislative officer, standing, joint, or select committee or subcommittee of the Senate and Assembly, or agency or employee of the Legislature from creating or sending a legislative record using a nonofficial electronic messaging system unless the Member of the Legislature, legislative officer, standing, joint, or select committee or subcommittee of the Senate and Assembly, or agency or employee of the Legislature sends a copy of the legislative record to an official electronic messaging system. Was amended to deal with fentanyl.