Bill Text: CA AB1821 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: California Public Records Act: methods of submission, fees, and agency response time.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Engrossed) 2026-06-10 - From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD. [AB1821 Detail]

Download: California-2025-AB1821-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 1821

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Introduced by Assembly Member Pacheco

February 11, 2026

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An act to amend Section 7920.000 of the Government Code, relating to public records.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 1821, as introduced, Pacheco. California Public Records Act.

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.

This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to the provision establishing the title of the act.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Section 7920.000 of the Government Code is amended to read:

7920.000.

 This division shall be is known and may be cited as the California Public Records Act.