California Senate Bill SB17 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: SB 17AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN SENATE MARCH 25, 2011 INTRODUCED BY Senator Blakeslee DECEMBER 6, 2010 An act  to add Section 9518 to the Government Code,  relating to the state budget. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 17, as amended, Blakeslee. State budget:  budget bills   Budget Bills . Existing law permits the Legislature to pass a Budget Bill or bill  implementing   providing for appropriation related to  the Budget Bill with a majority vote of both houses. This bill would  express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to  require that the final language of a Budget Bill or  a  bill implementing a Budget Bill be in print for public  review   inspection, and   posted by the Legislative Counsel on the Internet  for not less than 72 hours prior to a legislative vote  to pass the bill and to send it to the Governor for approval  . Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  no   yes  . State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:  SECTION 1.   Section 9518 is added to the   Government Code   , to read:   9518. The Legislature shall not pass and send to the Governor for approval a Budget Bill, or a bill implementing a Budget Bill, that has not been in print for public inspection and posted on the Internet by the Legislative Counsel pursuant to Section 10248 for at least 72 hours.   SECTION 1.   It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to require that the final language of a Budget Bill or bill implementing a Budget Bill be in print for public review for not less than 72 hours prior to a legislative vote.