California Lawmakers Kill Bill That Would Ban Using NDAs in Legislative Discussions

Published on April 29, 2024

Democratic members of the California Assembly’s Elections Committee blocked a bill that was meant to prevent the use of nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) in the legislative process during a hearing April 25. At issue was Assembly Bill 2654—introduced by Republican Assemblyman Vince Fong in response to reports that secret agreements were utilized by special interest groups in the drafting of exemptions included in a fast-food bill that raised the minimum wage in the industry to $20 per hour, among other things. “Laws don’t magically appear in this building. Someone drafted it; someone asked for it,” Mr. Fong said during the hearing. “As lawmakers, we deserve to know how the sausage was made.”...

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