A Republican-backed bill to prohibit California lawmakers from signing non-disclosure agreements, also known as NDAs, in the course of creating new laws or deciding how to spend taxpayer dollars has passed a key hurdle in the state Capitol.
The bill was re-referred to the Assembly’s Appropriations Committee on April 22 with recommendation to be placed on the Consent Calendar.
If passed, AB 1370 would prohibit members of the Legislature from signing NDAs related to the drafting, negotiation, or discussion of proposed legislation.
NDAs represent legally binding contracts that outline confidential relationships between parties for protecting sensitive or proprietary information from being disclosed to others. However, courts will not enforce NDAs that attempt to conceal illegal activities or are unreasonable or conflict with public interest….