The California State Senate passed a bill Thursday that would make it a crime for state lawmakers to sign non-disclosure agreements when they determine how to use taxpayer dollars or put together state laws.

Non-disclosure agreements are legally binding contracts that force the people involved to keep information secret.

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The legislation, AB 1370, is a direct result of KCRA 3's reporting on how California's government has either used them or allowed special interest groups to use them on a major public project and state laws .

The State Senate passed the bill unanimously in a 39-0 vote on Thursday.

KCRA 3 has learned that Democratic lawmakers in the state Senate shelved the bill Wednesday night and told the bill's author, Assemblymember Joe P

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