BILL NUMBER: AB 70 AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 9, 2013 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Morrell ( Coauthors: Assembly Members Allen, Conway, Beth Gaines, Gorell, Harkey, Jones, Logue, Nestande, and Wilk ) JANUARY 10, 2013 An act to add Section 9518 to the Government Code, relating to the State Budget. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 70, as amended, Morrell. Budget Bill: public availability. The California Constitution requires that a bill be read by title 3 times in each house or a bill with amendments be printed and distributed to themembersMembers of each house before it may be passed. This bill would provide thatnoa votemayshall not be taken in either house of the Legislature on the Budget Bill or any otherbillsbill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill, as defined in the Constitution, untilthose bills havethe bill has been made available to the public for 3 days on a publicly available Internet Web site. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: 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.NoA vote shall not be taken in either house of the Legislature on the Budget Bill orother billsany other bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill, as defined in Section 12 of Article IV of the California Constitution, untilthose bills havethe bill has been made available to the public for three days on a publicly available Internet Web site.