20250SB__042896CHP INTRODUCED 2025-02-18 AMENDED_SENATE 2025-03-28 PASSED_ASSEMBLY 2025-07-17 PASSED_SENATE 2025-05-29 ENROLLED 2025-07-18 CHAPTERED 2025-07-30 APPROVED 2025-07-30 FILED 2025-07-30 2025 SB CHP CHP 0 Introduced by Senator Laird (Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Harabedian) (Coauthor: Senator Cabaldon) (Coauthor: Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry) LEAD_AUTHOR SENATE Laird PRINCIPAL_COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Harabedian COAUTHOR SENATE Cabaldon COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Aguiar-Curry

An act to amend

Section 8544.4 of the Government Code, relating to the State Auditor, and making an appropriation therefor. the State Auditor, and making an appropriation therefor State Auditor: permanent office. Existing law requires the permanent office of the California State Auditor to be in Sacramento. This bill would additionally authorize the permanent office to be within a 2-mile radius of the State Capitol Building, thereby allowing the permanent office to be located in the City of West Sacramento.

Existing law establishes within the State Treasury the State Audit Fund, which is a continuously appropriated fund for the expenses of the State Auditor. By authorizing the expenditure of moneys in that fund for additional purposes, this bill would create an appropriation. TWO_THIRDS YES YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION

Section 8544.4 of the Government Code is amended to read: 8544.4. The permanent office of the California State Auditor shall be in Sacramento or within a two-mile radius of the State Capitol Building, where they shall be provided with suitable and sufficient offices. When in the California State Auditor’s judgment the conduct of the work requires, they may maintain offices at other places in the state.