Steve Glazer
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 7
Author
The Political Reform Act of 1974 prohibits an officer of an agency from accepting, soliciting, or directing a contribution of more than $250 from any party, participant, or a party or participant's agent, while a proceeding involving a license, permit, or other entitlement for use is pending before the agency and for 3 months following the date a final decision is rendered in the proceeding, if the officer knows or has reasons to know that the participant has a financial interest, as defined. The act also prohibits a party, participant, or participant's agent from making a contribution of more than $250 to an officer of the agency during the proceeding and 3 months following the date a final decision is rendered. The act defines "agency" for these purposes to mean any state or local government agency, except certain entities, including local government agencies whose members are directly elected by the voters. This bill would remove the exception for local government agencies, thereby subjecting them to the prohibition described above. The bill would extend the prohibition on contributions from 3 to 12 months following the date a final decision is rendered in the proceeding. The bill would permit an officer who does not willfully and knowingly accept, solicit, or direct a prohibited contribution to cure the violation by returning it. The bill would require the party to a proceeding to disclose whether the party or the party's agent has made a contribution of more than $250 in the 12 months before the proceeding. A violation of the act is punishable as a misdemeanor. By expanding the scope of restrictions on contributions, this bill would expand the scope of an existing crime, and therefore 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 of the Legislature and compliance with specified procedural requirements. This bill would declare that it furthers the purposes of the act.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 848, Statutes of 2022.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 32. Noes 0. Page 5413.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (August 11).
August 3 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 3927.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3797.) (May 19).
May 19 set for first hearing. Reconsideration of favorable vote granted.
Set for hearing May 19.
April 18 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
Set for hearing April 18.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3237.) (March 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Set for hearing March 28.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.
From printer.
Article IV Section 8(a) of the Constitution and Joint Rule 55 dispensed with February 7, 2022, suspending the 30 calendar day requirement.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB1439 | HTML |
| 02/18/22 - Introduced | |
| 03/16/22 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/21/22 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/15/22 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/08/22 - Enrolled | |
| 09/29/22 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 03/25/22- Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments | |
| 04/15/22- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/21/22- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/27/22- Assembly Elections | |
| 08/01/22- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 08/17/22- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 08/31/22- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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