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Title

Political Reform Act of 1974.

Description

SB 888, as amended, Committee on Elections and Constitutional Amendments. Political Reform Act of 1974. 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…expand

SB 888, as amended, Committee on Elections and Constitutional Amendments. Political Reform Act of 1974. 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. The act is enforced by the Fair Political Practices Commission, and existing law requires that each member of the Commission, during their tenure on the Commission, refrain from holding or seeking other public office, serve as an officer of any political party or partisan organization, or participate in or contribute to an election campaign.This bill would require a member of the Commission who declares a candidacy for elective office to resign from the Commission. The bill would also prohibit the chair of the Commission from filing to be a candidate for elective office until at least one year after their service in this position expires. The Political Reform Act of 1974 requires a committee that receives contributions totaling $2,000 or more in a calendar year to file a statement of organization with the Secretary of State and, if applicable, a local filing officer.This bill would authorize a committee to redact the bank account number on a copy of a statement of organization filed with a local filing officer, and it would require the Secretary of State to redact the bank account number on a statement of organization filed with the Secretary of State before making the statement available to the public in any form. The bill would also require the Secretary of State or local filing officer, as applicable, to redact the street name and building number on a campaign statement or report before making it available to the public in any form.The Political Reform Act of 1974 requires certain political advertisements to make specified disclosures and specifies the required form, content, and presentation of the disclosures depending on the medium in which the advertisement appears.This bill would clarify the required form and content of disclosures on print advertisements.Existing law prohibits the loan of funds or extension of credit to a candidate unless made by a commercial lending institution under terms available to members of the general public. Existing law caps the amount a candidate can loan the candidate’s own campaign at $100,000.This bill would eliminate this cap.Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest.This bill would make legislative findings to that effect.Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest.This bill would make legislative findings to that effect.A violation of the act’s provisions is punishable as a misdemeanor. By expanding the scope of an existing crime, as well as by imposing new duties on local officers, the 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 with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.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 2/3 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.

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Bill Summary

This bill would authorize a committee to redact the bank account number on a copy of a statement of organization filed with a local filing officer, and it would require the Secretary of State to redact the bank account number on a statement of organization filed with the Secretary of State before making the statement available to the public in any form. The bill would also require the Secretary of State or local filing officer, as applicable, to redact the street name and building number on a campaign statement or report before making it available to the public in any form. The Political Reform Act of 1974 requires certain political advertisements to make specified disclosures and specifies the required form, content, and presentation of the disclosures depending on the medium in which the advertisement appears. This bill would clarify the required form and content of disclosures on print advertisements. Existing law prohibits the loan of funds or extension of credit to a candidate unless made by a commercial lending institution under terms available to members …expand

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Link To Website

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB888

Chamber and Session Information

Session Dates

Dec 5, 2022 - Aug 31, 2024

Session

2023-2024 Regular Sessions

Chamber

CA Senate

Sponsors and Cosponsors

Primary Sponsors

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Outlook

Compared to other bills in California, this bill is less likely to pass.

We calculated this based on the strength of the bill sponsor, the language in the bill, and the network of the cosponsors.

At least one bill with similar language passed in a previous session in this legislature.

None of the sponsors hold leadership positions or are on a committee that this bill has been assigned to.

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Committee Assignments and Scheduled Hearings and Markups

Committee

Chair

CA Senate

Senate Appropriations Committee

Anna Marie Caballero

CA Senate

Senate Judiciary Committee

Thomas J. Umberg

CA Senate

Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee

Catherine S. Blakespear

CA Senate

Senate Rules Committee

Michael McGuire

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Senate Appropriations

Date

May 18th 2023

Where

1021 O Street, Room 2200

Senate Appropriations

Date

May 8th 2023

Time

10:00 am PDT

Where

1021 O Street, Room 2200

Senate Judiciary

Date

April 25th 2023

Time

9:00 am PDT

Where

1021 O Street, Room 2100

Senate Elections And Constitutional Amendments

Date

April 18th 2023

Time

9:30 am PDT

Where

1021 O Street, Room 2100

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Timeline

Current Status of CA SB 888: Failed

Feb 1, 2024

Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
May 18, 2023

May 18 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
May 12, 2023

Set for hearing May 18.
May 8, 2023

May 8 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
May 1, 2023

Set for hearing May 8.
Apr 26, 2023

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 897.) (April 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Apr 19, 2023

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 793.) (April 18). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
Apr 18, 2023

Set for hearing April 25 in JUD. pending receipt.
Apr 17, 2023

From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.
Apr 3, 2023

Set for hearing April 18.
Mar 22, 2023

Referred to Coms. on E. & C.A. and JUD.
Mar 16, 2023

From printer. May be acted upon on or after April 15.
Mar 15, 2023

Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Votes

Sen Appropriations - Placed on suspense file

May 8, 2023

Sen Judiciary - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

Apr 25, 2023

Sen Elections and Constitutional Amendments - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with the recommendation: To Consent Cale…

Apr 18, 2023