California Government Code

§ 54954.3

GOV § 54954.3 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 2 · Title 5 · Part 1 · Ch. 9

Statute text

(a)(1) Every agenda for regular meetings shall provide an opportunity for members of the public to directly address the legislative body on any item of interest to the public, before or during the legislative body’s consideration of the item, that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the legislative body, provided that no action shall be taken on any item not appearing on the agenda unless the action is otherwise authorized by subdivision (b) of Section 54954.2.

(2)(A) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the agenda need not provide an opportunity for members of the public to address the legislative body on any item that has already been considered by a committee, composed exclusively of members of the legislative body, at a public meeting wherein all interested members of the public were afforded the opportunity to address the committee on the item, before or during the committee’s consideration of the item.

(B)Subparagraph (A) shall not apply if any of the following conditions are met:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 327, Sec. 17. (SB 707) Effective January 1, 2026.