Sunshine Week: Legislative Transparency Act

By Kristin Olsen

This month marked "Sunshine Week", which recognizes the importance of transparency and accountability in government.

I have introduced AB 1730, also known as the Legislative Transparency Act, to increase transparency in the Legislature by requiring all bills to be in print and available online for at least 72-hours before legislative actions.

The Act also requires all members of the Legislature to post their monthly office and committee budgets on their state websites.

Finally, AB 1730 requires 24-hour online campaign reporting of funds received over $100 dollars during key legislative and budget deadline weeks.

The public deserves full information from elected officials about how their taxes are being spent. It is unconscionable that the Legislature would have ever sought to withhold such information.

To find out more about this important government reform measure, click here.

Governor Brown Issues Legislative Update

SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced today that he has signed the following bill:

• AB 110 by Assemblymember Robert Blumenfield (D-Van Nuys) – Courts.

For full text of the bill, visit: http://leginfo.ca.gov/bilinfo.html.