California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly 1 D cosponsors

AB 1148 — Political Reform Act of 1974: advertisements: disclosure.

Last action — Read third time. Refused passage. (Ayes 52. Noes 26. Page 3650.).

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2011-2012 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

The Political Reform Act of 1974 regulates mass mailings, known as slate mailers, that support or oppose multiple candidates or ballot measures for an election. The act requires that each slate mailer identify the slate mailer organization or committee primarily formed to support or oppose one or more ballot measures that is sending the slate mailer, and to contain other specified information in specified formatting. The act requires that each candidate and each ballot measure that has paid to appear in the slate mailer be designated by an asterisk. This bill would instead require that a candidate or ballot measure appearing in the slate mailer be designated by an asterisk if the slate mailer organization or committee primarily formed to support or oppose one or more ballot measures that is sending the slate mailer has received payment to include the candidate or ballot measure in the slate mailer. The bill would also recast the language of the prescribed notice to voters that must be included on a slate mailer. The act also regulates advertisements, which are defined as any general or public advertisement that is authorized and paid for by a person or committee for the purpose supporting or opposing a candidate for elective office or a ballot measure or ballot measures. The act places certain disclosure requirements on advertisements for or against any ballot measure, including that the advertisement disclose any person who has made cumulative contributions of $50,000 or more, as prescribed. The act places more specific disclosure requirements on broadcast or mass mailing advertisements that are paid for by independent expenditures that support or oppose a candidate or ballot measure. This bill would repeal provisions relating to disclosures for advertisements paid for by an independent expenditure and required disclosures of persons who have made cumulative contributions of $50,000 or more. This bill would, instead, impose specified disclosure requirements on radio, television, and video advertisements, and certain mass mailing and print advertisements that support or oppose a candidate or ballot measure or solicit contributions in support of those purposes. The bill would require advertisements that are authorized by a candidate or agent of the candidate to include a statement in which the candidate identifies himself or herself and states that he or she approves the message. The bill would require advertisements that are not authorized by a candidate or an agent of the candidate to disclose, in a prescribed format, the 3 largest identifiable contributors, as defined, of the committee that paid for the advertisement. The bill would require mass mailings or print advertisements that are paid for by certain persons who are not committees to disclose the name of that person as the funder of the mass mailing or print advertisement. The bill would also require that certain committees establish and maintain a committee disclosure Internet Web site, as defined, which discloses the top 5 identifiable contributors and provides a link to the Internet Web site maintained by the Secretary of State for campaign finance disclosures of the committee. The bill would require these advertisements to identify the address for the committee disclosure Internet Web site. Existing law makes a knowing or willful violation of the Political Reform Act of 1974 a misdemeanor and subjects offenders to criminal penalties. This bill would impose a state-mandated local program by creating additional crimes. 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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Read third time. Refused passage. (Ayes 52. Noes 26. Page 3650.).

  2. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  3. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (January 19).

  4. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  5. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  6. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Read second time and amended.

  7. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  8. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Read second time and amended.

  9. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (January 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  10. Re-referred to Com. on E. & R.

  11. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E. & R. Read second time and amended.

  12. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  13. Re-referred to Com. on E. & R.

  14. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E. & R. Read second time and amended.

  15. Referred to Com. on E. & R.

  16. From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  17. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Alejo · Cosponsor
  • Ammiano · Cosponsor
  • Beall · Cosponsor
  • Bradford · Cosponsor
  • Brownley · Primary
  • Buchanan · Cosponsor
  • Butler · Cosponsor
  • Bonilla · Cosponsor
  • Mitchell · Cosponsor
  • Portantino · Cosponsor
  • Eng · Cosponsor
  • Feuer · Cosponsor
  • Gordon · Cosponsor
  • Hancock · Cosponsor
  • Hayashi · Cosponsor
  • Hill · Cosponsor
  • Huffman · Cosponsor
  • Leno · Cosponsor
  • Ma · Cosponsor
  • Monning · Cosponsor
  • Pavley · Cosponsor
  • Skinner · Cosponsor
  • Swanson · Cosponsor
  • Wieckowski · Cosponsor
  • Yamada · Cosponsor
  • Yee · Cosponsor
  • V. Manuel Pérez · Cosponsor
  • Roger Hernández · Cosponsor
  • Travis Allen · Cosponsor
  • Mike Fong · Cosponsor

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1 sponsors · 29 co-sponsors · 92 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Brownley

Co-sponsors (29)

Not signed on (92)

92 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1148 BROWNLEY Assembly Third Reading

Failed 52 Yea · 26 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 512402
Democratic 1000
Republican 0200
Total 522602
% of votes cast 65%33%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Nay
Hall — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Butler — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Fong — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Campos — Yea
Ma — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Monning — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Davis — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Conway — Nay
Galgiani — Nay
Cook — Nay
Gorell — Not Voting
Halderman — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Knight — Nay
Miller — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Norby — Nay
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Valadao — Not Voting
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hill — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Lara — Yea
Logue — Nay
Mansoor — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Williams — Yea
Eng — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11500
Democratic 1000
Total 12500
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Campos — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Hill — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Norby — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Gatto — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1148 do?
The Political Reform Act of 1974 regulates mass mailings, known as slate mailers, that support or oppose multiple candidates or ballot measures for an election. The act requires that each slate mailer identify the slate mailer organization or committee primarily formed to support or oppose one or more ballot measures that is sending the slate mailer, and to contain other specified information in specified formatting. The act requires that each candidate and each ballot measure that has paid to appear in the slate mailer be designated by an asterisk. This bill would instead require that a candidate or ballot measure appearing in the slate mailer be designated by an asterisk if the slate mailer organization or committee primarily formed to support or oppose one or more ballot measures that is sending the slate mailer has received payment to include the candidate or ballot measure in the slate mailer. The bill would also recast the language of the prescribed notice to voters that must be included on a slate mailer. The act also regulates advertisements, which are defined as any general or public advertisement that is authorized and paid for by a person or committee for the purpose supporting or opposing a candidate for elective office or a ballot measure or ballot measures. The act places certain disclosure requirements on advertisements for or against any ballot measure, including that the advertisement disclose any person who has made cumulative contributions of $50,000 or more, as prescribed. The act places more specific disclosure requirements on broadcast or mass mailing advertisements that are paid for by independent expenditures that support or oppose a candidate or ballot measure. This bill would repeal provisions relating to disclosures for advertisements paid for by an independent expenditure and required disclosures of persons who have made cumulative contributions of $50,000 or more. This bill would, instead, impose specified disclosure requirements on radio, television, and video advertisements, and certain mass mailing and print advertisements that support or oppose a candidate or ballot measure or solicit contributions in support of those purposes. The bill would require advertisements that are authorized by a candidate or agent of the candidate to include a statement in which the candidate identifies himself or herself and states that he or she approves the message. The bill would require advertisements that are not authorized by a candidate or an agent of the candidate to disclose, in a prescribed format, the 3 largest identifiable contributors, as defined, of the committee that paid for the advertisement. The bill would require mass mailings or print advertisements that are paid for by certain persons who are not committees to disclose the name of that person as the funder of the mass mailing or print advertisement. The bill would also require that certain committees establish and maintain a committee disclosure Internet Web site, as defined, which discloses the top 5 identifiable contributors and provides a link to the Internet Web site maintained by the Secretary of State for campaign finance disclosures of the committee. The bill would require these advertisements to identify the address for the committee disclosure Internet Web site. Existing law makes a knowing or willful violation of the Political Reform Act of 1974 a misdemeanor and subjects offenders to criminal penalties. This bill would impose a state-mandated local program by creating additional crimes. 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.
Who sponsors AB 1148?
AB 1148 is sponsored by Alejo, Ammiano, Beall, Bradford, Brownley, Buchanan, Butler, Bonilla, Mitchell, Portantino, Eng, Feuer, Gordon, Hancock, Hayashi, Hill, Huffman, Leno, Ma, Monning, Pavley, Skinner, Swanson, Wieckowski, Yamada, Yee, V. Manuel Pérez, Roger Hernández, Travis Allen, and Fong, Mike (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 1148?
This bill died with 2011-2012 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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