California 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly 1 D cosponsors

AB 975 — Political Reform Act of 1974: filing requirements and gifts.

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

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2021-2022 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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

(1) The Political Reform Act of 1974 generally requires elected officials, candidates for elective offices, and committees formed primarily to support or oppose a candidate for public office or a ballot measure, along with other persons and entities, to file periodic campaign statements and certain reports concerning campaign finances and related matters. Existing law permits a report or statement that has been on file for at least two years to be retained by a filing officer as a copy on microfilm or other space-saving materials and, after the Secretary of State certifies an online filing and disclosure system, as an electronic copy. This bill would permit a filing officer to retain a report or statement filed in a paper format as a copy on microfilm or other space-saving materials or as an electronic copy, as specified, without a two-year waiting period. The bill would also permit a filing officer to retain a report or statement as an electronic copy before the Secretary of State certifies an online filing and disclosure system. (2) The Political Reform Act of 1974 regulates conflicts of interests of public officials and requires that public officials file, with specified filing officers, periodic statements of economic interests disclosing certain information regarding income, investments, and other financial data. The Fair Political Practices Commission is the filing officer for statewide elected officers and candidates and other specified public officials. If the Commission is the filing officer, the public official generally files with their agency or another person or entity, who then makes a copy and files the original with the Commission. This bill would revise and recast these filing requirements to make various changes, including requiring public officials and candidates for whom the Commission is the filing officer to file their original statements of economic interests electronically with the Commission. The bill would also make conforming changes to other provisions of law. The bill would prohibit the Commission from making available on the internet statements of economic interests filed by certain nonelected officials and would require the Commission to redact personal addresses and telephone numbers of all filers. (3) The Political Reform Act of 1974 regulates the making of gifts to public officials. However, the act exempts from the definition of "gift," among other things, a gift to an official that, within 30 days of receipt, is returned to the donor or delivered to a charitable organization without being claimed as a deduction for tax purposes. This bill would allow a gift to be returned, reimbursed, or donated within 30 days following the end of the calendar quarter in which it was received, and would make other changes prescribing conditions for the donation, return, or reimbursement. (4) Under the Political Reform Act of 1974, lobbyists, lobbying firms, and lobbyist employers are required to provide each beneficiary of a gift with the date and amount of each gift reportable by the beneficiary and a description of the goods or services provided to the beneficiary within 30 days following the end of each calendar quarter in which the gift was provided. This bill would reduce that time limit to 15 days following the end of each calendar quarter in which the gift was provided. (5) Existing law makes a knowing or willful violation of the Political Reform Act of 1974 a misdemeanor and subjects offenders to criminal penalties. By expanding the scope of an existing crime, 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. (6) 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.

Bill Text

Action History

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

  2. Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4879.)

  3. Motion to reconsider made by Senator Umberg.

  4. Read third time. Refused passage. (Ayes 21. Noes 14. Page 4878.).

  5. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  7. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  8. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 13).

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

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

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

  12. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 3441.)

  13. Ordered to third reading.

  14. From inactive file.

  15. Notice of intention to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member Luz Rivas.

  16. Ordered to inactive file at the request of Assembly Member Luz Rivas.

  17. Ordered to third reading.

  18. From Consent Calendar.

  19. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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

  21. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 5).

  22. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  23. Read second time and amended.

  24. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 15).

  25. Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.

  26. From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.

  27. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Votes

3rd Reading AB975 Luz Rivas

Failed 21 Yea · 14 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13802
Democratic 8203
Republican 0400
Total 211405
% of votes cast 53%35%0%13%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Hertzberg — Yea
Kamlager — Yea
Min — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Newman — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Glazer — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Dodd — Nay
Bates — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Borgeas — Nay
Roth — Not Voting
Pan — Not Voting
Hueso — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Not Voting
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Not Voting
Becker, Josh Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Nay
Cortese, Dave Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Not Voting
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Nay
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Nay

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AB 975 Luz Rivas Assembly Third Reading

Passed 72 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 27000
Unaffiliated 37003
Republican 8001
Total 72004
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (76)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Holden — Yea
Villapudua — Yea
Salas — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wood — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Ting — Yea
Low — Yea
Levine — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Daly — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Smith — Yea
Burke — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Gray — Not Voting
Rodriguez — Not Voting
Mathis — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Luz Rivas — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Vince Fong — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Bennett, Steve Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Lee, Alex Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Davies, Laurie Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Yea
Valladares, Suzette Martinez Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Democratic 7000
Republican 2000
Total 16000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Levine — Yea
Holden — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chau — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Davies, Laurie Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1000
Democratic 3000
Unaffiliated 3000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Mullin — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Bennett, Steve Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 975 do?
(1) The Political Reform Act of 1974 generally requires elected officials, candidates for elective offices, and committees formed primarily to support or oppose a candidate for public office or a ballot measure, along with other persons and entities, to file periodic campaign statements and certain reports concerning campaign finances and related matters. Existing law permits a report or statement that has been on file for at least two years to be retained by a filing officer as a copy on microfilm or other space-saving materials and, after the Secretary of State certifies an online filing and disclosure system, as an electronic copy. This bill would permit a filing officer to retain a report or statement filed in a paper format as a copy on microfilm or other space-saving materials or as an electronic copy, as specified, without a two-year waiting period. The bill would also permit a filing officer to retain a report or statement as an electronic copy before the Secretary of State certifies an online filing and disclosure system. (2) The Political Reform Act of 1974 regulates conflicts of interests of public officials and requires that public officials file, with specified filing officers, periodic statements of economic interests disclosing certain information regarding income, investments, and other financial data. The Fair Political Practices Commission is the filing officer for statewide elected officers and candidates and other specified public officials. If the Commission is the filing officer, the public official generally files with their agency or another person or entity, who then makes a copy and files the original with the Commission. This bill would revise and recast these filing requirements to make various changes, including requiring public officials and candidates for whom the Commission is the filing officer to file their original statements of economic interests electronically with the Commission. The bill would also make conforming changes to other provisions of law. The bill would prohibit the Commission from making available on the internet statements of economic interests filed by certain nonelected officials and would require the Commission to redact personal addresses and telephone numbers of all filers. (3) The Political Reform Act of 1974 regulates the making of gifts to public officials. However, the act exempts from the definition of "gift," among other things, a gift to an official that, within 30 days of receipt, is returned to the donor or delivered to a charitable organization without being claimed as a deduction for tax purposes. This bill would allow a gift to be returned, reimbursed, or donated within 30 days following the end of the calendar quarter in which it was received, and would make other changes prescribing conditions for the donation, return, or reimbursement. (4) Under the Political Reform Act of 1974, lobbyists, lobbying firms, and lobbyist employers are required to provide each beneficiary of a gift with the date and amount of each gift reportable by the beneficiary and a description of the goods or services provided to the beneficiary within 30 days following the end of each calendar quarter in which the gift was provided. This bill would reduce that time limit to 15 days following the end of each calendar quarter in which the gift was provided. (5) Existing law makes a knowing or willful violation of the Political Reform Act of 1974 a misdemeanor and subjects offenders to criminal penalties. By expanding the scope of an existing crime, 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. (6) 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.
Who sponsors AB 975?
AB 975 is sponsored by Rivas, Robert (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 975?
This bill died with 2021-2022 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 975?
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