Existing law requires each campaign committee formed or existing primarily to support or oppose a statewide ballot measure to file with the Secretary of State periodic reports identifying the sources and amounts of contributions received during specified periods. Existing law, including the Political Reform Act of 1974, also specifies information required to be included in the state ballot pamphlet for each statewide ballot measure to be voted upon.
California SB 844 (20132014) — Elections: ballot measure contributions.
Existing law requires each campaign committee formed or existing primarily to support or oppose a statewide ballot measure to file with the Secretary of State periodic reports identifying the sources and amounts of contributions received during specified periods. Existing law, including the Political Reform Act of 1974, also specifies information required to be included in the state ballot pamphlet for each statewide ballot measure to be voted upon.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 844 Pavley Senate Third Reading By FONG — 78–1 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended. — 6–1 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading — 35–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Pavley — primary (person)
Anderson — coauthor (person)
Block — coauthor (person)
Correa — coauthor (person)
De León — coauthor (person)
DeSaulnier — coauthor (person)
Dickinson — coauthor (person)
Garcia — coauthor (person)
Gatto — coauthor (person)
Hancock — coauthor (person)
Leno — coauthor (person)
Padilla — coauthor (person)
Wieckowski — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2014-01-08 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. reading-1, introduction
2014-01-09 From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 8.
2014-01-23 Referred to Com. on E. & C.A. referral-committee
2014-02-28 Set for hearing March 18.
2014-03-12 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-03-19 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 2927.) (March 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-03-28 Set for hearing April 7.
2014-04-01 Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2014-05-05 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-05-06 Set for hearing May 12.
2014-05-12 Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2014-05-16 Set for hearing May 23.
2014-05-23 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 1. Page 3703.) (May 23). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2014-05-27 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-05-28 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 3656.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-05-29 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2014-06-05 Referred to Com. on E. & R. referral-committee
2014-06-10 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E. & R. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-06-17 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E. & R. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-06-25 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-08-04 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-08-06 Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2014-08-14 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 14). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2014-08-18 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-08-19 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-08-21 Read third time and amended. (Page 6284.) reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-08-21 Ordered to third reading.
2014-08-25 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 1. Page 6416.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-08-26 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2014-08-26 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4872.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2014-09-02 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
2014-09-30 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2014-09-30 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 920, Statutes of 2014.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5ac2a66f-2c9e-4bd9-a012-6c17adab60fd. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).