Josh Newman
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 29
Author
Under existing law, a person who is 18 years of age or older may circulate an initiative, referendum, or recall petition. Existing law requires an initiative petition to contain specified language advising the public of its right to ask whether the person circulating the petition is a paid signature gatherer or a volunteer. This bill would provide that it is a misdemeanor for a person to pay money or any other thing of value based on the number of signatures obtained on a state or local initiative, referendum, or recall petition, and it would prescribe civil and criminal penalties for this crime. By creating a new crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law, The False Claims Act, provides that a person who commits any one of several enumerated acts relating to the submission to the state or a political subdivision of the state a false claim for money, property, or services, as specified, shall be liable to the state or political subdivision for certain damages and for a civil penalty, as specified. Existing law authorizes the Attorney General to bring a civil action for damages resulting from fraudulent claims against the state or a political subdivision, and it also authorizes an individual person to bring this type of claim and to share in the recovery. This bill would create a similar scheme to permit both the Attorney General and a person to bring a civil claim under this section, and for the person bringing the action to share in the recovery. 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.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 24. Noes 13. Page 4460.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4309.) (May 25).
Set for hearing May 25.
May 14 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
Set for hearing May 14.
April 30 hearing postponed by committee.
Set for hearing April 30.
Withdrawn from committee.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4723.) (April 17). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
Set for hearing April 17.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 4514.) (April 3). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
Set for hearing April 3.
Referred to Coms. on E. & C.A., JUD., and PUB. S.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| SB1394 | HTML |
| 02/16/18 - Introduced | |
| 04/09/18 - Amended Senate |
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