California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 84 — Political Reform Act of 1974: political party committee disclosures.

Last action — Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Monning.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2017-2018 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

(1) The Political Reform Act of 1974 provides for the comprehensive regulation of campaign financing. The act requires elected officers, candidates, and committees, including political party committees, to file various reports at specified periods, including semiannual reports, preelection statements, and supplemental preelection statements. The act defines a "political party committee" as the state central committee or county central committee of an organization that meets the requirements for recognition as a political party under law. This bill would additionally require political party committees that received or contributed $50,000 or more in the current or previous two-year election cycle to file monthly reports, as specified. (2) The act generally limits contributions made or received by elected officers, candidates, and committees. The act does not limit the contributions of a political party committee to a candidate for elective state office. The act also authorizes a political party committee to receive higher levels of contributions than other committees. In addition, political party committees are not controlled committees for purposes of the act. This bill would expand the definition of "political party committee" to include a legislative caucus committee. The bill would authorize the caucus of each political party of each house of the Legislature to create a legislative caucus committee directed by the caucus leader, as specified. The bill would provide that funds received by a legislative caucus committee shall be held in trust to advance the interests of the caucus and may be used to make expenditures associated with the election of members to the Legislature and for caucus expenses. The bill would also provide that a legislative caucus committee is not a controlled committee and that a bank account established for a legislative caucus committee is not a campaign contribution account of any candidate. (3) The act prohibits a lobbyist from making a contribution to an elected state officer or candidate for elected state office if the lobbyist is registered to lobby the governmental agency of the officer or for which the candidate is seeking election. This bill would similarly prohibit a lobbyist from making a contribution to a legislative caucus committee if the lobbyist is registered to lobby the Legislature. (4) Because a violation of the act is punishable as a misdemeanor, 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. (5) 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. (6) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute, but would become operative 14 days after its effective date.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Monning.

  2. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  3. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  4. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 3. Noes 2.) (August 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  5. Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.

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

  7. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(c).

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  9. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  10. Ordered to second reading.

  11. From inactive file.

  12. Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Lara.

  13. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  14. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (July 12).

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

  16. Referred to Com. on E. & C.A.

  17. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  18. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 52. Noes 20. Page 1382.)

  19. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  20. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (April 26).

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

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

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

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

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

  26. From printer. May be heard in committee February 5.

  27. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Dahle · Cosponsor
  • Mullin · Primary
  • Rendon · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on · 7 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Mullin

Co-sponsors (2)

  • Dahle
  • Rendon

Not signed on (119)

119 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Do pass

Passed 4 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3001
Democratic 1000
Total 4001
% of votes cast 80%0%0%20%
How each member voted (5)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Allen — Not Voting
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea

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AB 84 MULLIN Assembly Third Reading

Passed 52 Yea · 20 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 371406
Democratic 14101
Republican 1501
Total 522008
% of votes cast 65%25%0%10%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Nay
Bigelow — Not Voting
Brough — Nay
Harper — Nay
Kiley — Nay
Maienschein — Nay
Mathis — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wood — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Not Voting
Bloom — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Chu — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Low — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Weber — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Gray — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Chau — Yea
Levine — Yea
Baker — Nay
Chávez — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Mayes — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Nay
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Quirk — Nay
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Not Voting
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Not Voting
Ting — Yea
Voepel — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Not Voting
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Nay
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Not Voting
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Nay
Choi, Steven S. Republican Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Not Voting

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Do pass.

Passed 6 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5100
Democratic 1000
Total 6100
% of votes cast 86%14%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Mullin — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Harper — Nay
Low — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Weber — Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 84 do?
(1) The Political Reform Act of 1974 provides for the comprehensive regulation of campaign financing. The act requires elected officers, candidates, and committees, including political party committees, to file various reports at specified periods, including semiannual reports, preelection statements, and supplemental preelection statements. The act defines a "political party committee" as the state central committee or county central committee of an organization that meets the requirements for recognition as a political party under law. This bill would additionally require political party committees that received or contributed $50,000 or more in the current or previous two-year election cycle to file monthly reports, as specified. (2) The act generally limits contributions made or received by elected officers, candidates, and committees. The act does not limit the contributions of a political party committee to a candidate for elective state office. The act also authorizes a political party committee to receive higher levels of contributions than other committees. In addition, political party committees are not controlled committees for purposes of the act. This bill would expand the definition of "political party committee" to include a legislative caucus committee. The bill would authorize the caucus of each political party of each house of the Legislature to create a legislative caucus committee directed by the caucus leader, as specified. The bill would provide that funds received by a legislative caucus committee shall be held in trust to advance the interests of the caucus and may be used to make expenditures associated with the election of members to the Legislature and for caucus expenses. The bill would also provide that a legislative caucus committee is not a controlled committee and that a bank account established for a legislative caucus committee is not a campaign contribution account of any candidate. (3) The act prohibits a lobbyist from making a contribution to an elected state officer or candidate for elected state office if the lobbyist is registered to lobby the governmental agency of the officer or for which the candidate is seeking election. This bill would similarly prohibit a lobbyist from making a contribution to a legislative caucus committee if the lobbyist is registered to lobby the Legislature. (4) Because a violation of the act is punishable as a misdemeanor, 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. (5) 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. (6) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute, but would become operative 14 days after its effective date.
Who sponsors AB 84?
AB 84 is sponsored by Dahle, Mullin, and Rendon.
What is the current status of AB 84?
This bill died with 2017-2018 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.
Where can I track AB 84?
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