CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1341Introduced by Assembly Member HooverFebruary 21, 2025 An act to amend Section 7922.000 of the Government Code, relating to public records. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1341, as introduced, Hoover. California Public Records Act: record withholding. Existing law, the California Public Records Act, requires state and local agencies to make their records available for public inspection, unless an exemption from disclosure applies. The act requires an agency to justify withholding any record by demonstrating that the record in question is exempt under express provisions of the act, or that on the facts of the particular case the public interest served by not disclosing the record clearly outweighs the public interest served by disclosure of the record.This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to the provision requiring justification for withholding any record.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 7922.000 of the Government Code is amended to read:7922.000. An agency shall justify withholding any record by demonstrating that the record in question is exempt under express provisions of this division, or that on the facts of the particular case the public interest served by not disclosing nondisclosure of the record clearly outweighs the public interest served by disclosure of the record.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1341Introduced by Assembly Member HooverFebruary 21, 2025 An act to amend Section 7922.000 of the Government Code, relating to public records. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1341, as introduced, Hoover. California Public Records Act: record withholding. Existing law, the California Public Records Act, requires state and local agencies to make their records available for public inspection, unless an exemption from disclosure applies. The act requires an agency to justify withholding any record by demonstrating that the record in question is exempt under express provisions of the act, or that on the facts of the particular case the public interest served by not disclosing the record clearly outweighs the public interest served by disclosure of the record.This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to the provision requiring justification for withholding any record.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 1341
Introduced by Assembly Member HooverFebruary 21, 2025
Introduced by Assembly Member Hoover
February 21, 2025
An act to amend Section 7922.000 of the Government Code, relating to public records.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1341, as introduced, Hoover. California Public Records Act: record withholding.
Existing law, the California Public Records Act, requires state and local agencies to make their records available for public inspection, unless an exemption from disclosure applies. The act requires an agency to justify withholding any record by demonstrating that the record in question is exempt under express provisions of the act, or that on the facts of the particular case the public interest served by not disclosing the record clearly outweighs the public interest served by disclosure of the record.This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to the provision requiring justification for withholding any record.
Existing law, the California Public Records Act, requires state and local agencies to make their records available for public inspection, unless an exemption from disclosure applies. The act requires an agency to justify withholding any record by demonstrating that the record in question is exempt under express provisions of the act, or that on the facts of the particular case the public interest served by not disclosing the record clearly outweighs the public interest served by disclosure of the record.
This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to the provision requiring justification for withholding any record.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 7922.000 of the Government Code is amended to read:7922.000. An agency shall justify withholding any record by demonstrating that the record in question is exempt under express provisions of this division, or that on the facts of the particular case the public interest served by not disclosing nondisclosure of the record clearly outweighs the public interest served by disclosure of the record.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 7922.000 of the Government Code is amended to read:7922.000. An agency shall justify withholding any record by demonstrating that the record in question is exempt under express provisions of this division, or that on the facts of the particular case the public interest served by not disclosing nondisclosure of the record clearly outweighs the public interest served by disclosure of the record.
SECTION 1. Section 7922.000 of the Government Code is amended to read:
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7922.000. An agency shall justify withholding any record by demonstrating that the record in question is exempt under express provisions of this division, or that on the facts of the particular case the public interest served by not disclosing nondisclosure of the record clearly outweighs the public interest served by disclosure of the record.
7922.000. An agency shall justify withholding any record by demonstrating that the record in question is exempt under express provisions of this division, or that on the facts of the particular case the public interest served by not disclosing nondisclosure of the record clearly outweighs the public interest served by disclosure of the record.
7922.000. An agency shall justify withholding any record by demonstrating that the record in question is exempt under express provisions of this division, or that on the facts of the particular case the public interest served by not disclosing nondisclosure of the record clearly outweighs the public interest served by disclosure of the record.
7922.000. An agency shall justify withholding any record by demonstrating that the record in question is exempt under express provisions of this division, or that on the facts of the particular case the public interest served by not disclosing nondisclosure of the record clearly outweighs the public interest served by disclosure of the record.