CaliforniaState Records Management Act.
What it does
Existing law, the State Records Management Act, generally requires the head of a state agency to establish and maintain an active, continuing program for the economical and efficient management of the records and information collection practices of the agency. The act requires the Secretary of State to determine, among other things, whether a record held by a state agency has archival value, as defined, and requires a record deemed to have archival value to be transferred to the State Archives. The act requires the Secretary of State to enforce all statutory requirements regarding the confidentiality of records transferred to the State Archives and to make the records available to authorized individuals or the public, as determined by applicable law.
More detail
This bill would revise and recast the duties of the head of a state agency and the Secretary of State to determine and transfer a record deemed to have archival value.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jul 16Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 105, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Jul 16Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Jul 15Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.To Governor
- Jul 2In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Minor
- Vote recorded SB 1236 Governmental Organization Consent Calendar Second Day. Result: pass.Lower
- Jul 2Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 5985.) Ordered to the Senate.Passed Assembly
- Jun 25Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.Minor
- Jun 24From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 24).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 10From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- May 11Referred to Com. on G.O.Minor
- Apr 16In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
- Vote recorded Consent Calendar 2nd SB1236 G.O. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 16Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 3921.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
- Apr 14Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.Minor
- Apr 13From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.Minor
- Mar 27Set for hearing April 13.
- Mar 24From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0. Page 3658.) (March 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 9Set for hearing March 24.
- Mar 4Referred to Com. on G.O.Minor
- Feb 20From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
- Feb 19Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced