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SENATE BILL 767 (BERGESON-1991)
CHAPTER 1226, STATUTES OF 1991
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Senate Bill 767 was introduced on March 6, 1991 by Senator Bergeson. (See Exhibit #1a) As introduced Senate Bill 767 proposed to amend section 53082 of and add sections 31010.5 and 31520.11 to the Government Code and to amend sections 26567 and 26583 of and add section 5781.10 to the Public Resources Code only. (Id.) With amendments made April 8, 1991, the bill was taken over by the Senate Committee on Local Government, a committee chaired by Senator Bergeson. (See Exhibit #1b) Senate Bill 767 became the Local Government Omnibus Bill of 1991. (See Exhibits #1d, page 21 and #1h, page 23) Thus, as enacted the bill affected numerous sections with regards to governmental agencies. (See Exhibit #1h)
Senate Bill 767 was assigned to the Senate and Assembly Committees on Local Government where policy issues raised by the bill were considered. (See Exhibits #3 and #9) The bill was amended by the Legislature on six occasions, on April 8, May 29, July 8, July 18, August 26, and August 29, 1991. (See Exhibits #1b through #1g and #2) Subsequent to legislative approval, Senate Bill 767 was forwarded to the Governor on September 14, 1991. The bill was signed by Governor Wilson on October 14, 1991 and was recorded by the Secretary of State on that date as Chapter 1226 of the Statutes of 1991. (See Exhibits #1h and #2)
Addressing the content of Senate Bill 767 as last amended on August 29, 1991, the Unfinished Business analysis of the Office of Senate Floor Analyses provides the following digest:
DIGEST: This bill assembles 23 changes to local governments’ statutes into a singles bill.
(See Exhibit #15b, page 1)