Garcia
Author
Existing law, the Political Reform Act of 1974, provides for the comprehensive regulation of campaign financing, including requiring the reporting of campaign contributions and expenditures and imposing other reporting and recordkeeping requirements on campaign committees. "Contribution" is defined for purposes of the act as a payment, a forgiveness of a loan, a payment of a loan by a third party, or an enforceable promise to make a payment, except to the extent that full and adequate consideration is received, unless it is clear from the surrounding circumstances that it is not made for political purposes. The definition does not include a payment made by an occupant of a home or office for costs related to any meeting or fundraising event held in the occupant's home or office if the costs for the meeting or fundraising event are $500 or less. The act prohibits a lobbyist from making, and an elected state officer or candidate for elective state office from accepting, a contribution if the lobbyist is registered to lobby the governmental agency for which the candidate is seeking election or the governmental agency of the elected state officer. This bill would revise the definition of "contribution" to include a payment made by a lobbyist or a cohabitant of a lobbyist for costs related to a fundraising event held at the home of the lobbyist, as specified. The bill would make these payments attributable to the lobbyist for purposes of the prohibition against a lobbyist making a contribution to specified candidates and elected officers. The bill would also revise the definition of "contribution" to include a payment made by a lobbying firm for costs related to a fundraising event held at the office of the lobbying firm. A violation of the act's provisions is punishable as a misdemeanor. By expanding the scope of an existing crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. The Political Reform Act of 1974, an initiative measure, provides that the Legislature may amend the act to further the act's purposes upon a 23 vote of each house and compliance with specified procedural requirements. This bill would declare that it furthers the purposes of the act.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 882, Statutes of 2014.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 6550.)
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6562.).
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 4866.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 28 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
From consent calendar.
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 4835.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 30).
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 1).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E. & R. Read second time and amended.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB1673 | HTML |
| 02/12/14 - Introduced | |
| 03/10/14 - Amended Assembly | |
| 04/09/14 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/13/14 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/29/14 - Enrolled | |
| 09/30/14 - Chaptered |
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