Ricardo Lara
- Democratic
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 930, Statutes of 2014.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4951.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6539.) Ordered to the Senate.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended. (Page 6020.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (July 2).
Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 3438.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 3387.) (May 5).
Set for hearing May 5.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3234.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Set for hearing April 22.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
Read first time.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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| SB1441 | HTML |
| 02/21/14 - Introduced | |
| 04/03/14 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/14/14 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/02/14 - Enrolled | |
| 09/30/14 - Chaptered |
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