Patricia C. Bates
- Republican
Author
Existing law, the Political Reform Act of 1974, provides for the comprehensive regulation of campaign financing, including requiring the reporting of campaign contributions. The act imposes various prohibitions relating to the expenditure of campaign funds. The act prohibits a committee that is primarily formed to support or oppose one or more ballot measures from sending a slate mailer unless it complies with specified requirements. This bill would prohibit a committee controlled by a candidate for elective office that is primarily formed to support or oppose one or more ballot measures from expending campaign funds on an advertisement featuring the controlling candidate or another officeholder or candidate, as specified. 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.
May 27 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
Set for hearing May 27.
May 2 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
Set for hearing May 2.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 3609.) (April 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.
Set for hearing April 19.
April 5 hearing postponed by committee.
Set for hearing April 5.
Read first time.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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| SB1467 | HTML |
| 02/19/16 - Introduced | |
| 04/13/16 - Amended Senate |
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