Cal. GOV § 9196
This is the official text of Cal. GOV § 9196, part of California’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of state and local government, including public employment and public records.
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Official statutory text
The secretary and assistant secretaries, the chief clerk and assistant clerks, and the engrossing and enrolling clerks and the minute clerks of the Senate and Assembly shall mark, label, and arrange all bills and papers belonging to the archives of their respective houses at the close of each session of the Legislature. They shall then deliver the bills and papers and all the books of both houses to the Secretary of State, who shall certify to their reception.
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