The Political Reform Act of 1974 provides for the comprehensive regulation of campaign financing and related matters, including campaign contributions, as defined. Under existing law, a payment made at the behest of a candidate for elective office is considered a contribution unless the payment is made for purposes unrelated to the candidate's candidacy. Under the act, a payment made by a government agency or an exempt nonprofit organization is presumed to be unrelated to a candidate's candidacy. Likewise, a payment made principally for legislative, governmental, or charitable purposes is presumed to be unrelated to a candidate's candidacy, and such payments are required to be reported by a candidate who is an elected officer if they total $5,000 or more in the aggregate from a single source in a calendar year. For purposes of the act, an elected officer retains his or her status as a candidate for that office until the officer has terminated all of his or her committees and no longer holds the office, as specified.
California AB 1544 (20152016) — Political Reform Act of 1974: behested payments.
The Political Reform Act of 1974 provides for the comprehensive regulation of campaign financing and related matters, including campaign contributions, as defined. Under existing law, a payment made at the behest of a candidate for elective office is considered a contribution unless the payment is made for purposes unrelated to the candidate's candidacy. Under the act, a payment made by a government agency or an exempt nonprofit organization is presumed to be unrelated to a candidate's candidacy. Likewise, a payment made principally for legislative, governmental, or charitable purposes is presumed to be unrelated to a candidate's candidacy, and such payments are required to be reported by a candidate who is an elected officer if they total $5,000 or more in the aggregate from a single source in a calendar year. For purposes of the act, an elected officer retains his or her status as a candidate for that office until the officer has terminated all of his or her committees and no longer holds the office, as specified.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
3rd Reading AB1544 Cooley By Anderson Urgency Clause — 37–1 (pass) · upper
Do pass — 5–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 6–0 (pass) · lower
AB 1544 COOLEY Third Reading Urgency — 74–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Cooley — primary (person)
Jones — author (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2015-07-15 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2015-07-15 (Introduced pursuant to Joint Rule 54) introduction
2015-07-16 From printer. May be heard in committee August 15.
2015-08-17 Referred to Com. on E. & R. referral-committee
2015-08-17 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E. & R. Read second time and amended. reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-08-18 Re-referred to Com. on E. & R. referral-committee
2015-08-20 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E. & R. Read second time and amended. reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-08-24 Re-referred to Com. on E. & R. referral-committee
2015-08-25 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 24). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-08-26 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2015-09-02 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 2777.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-09-02 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2015-09-04 Referred to Com. on E. & C.A. referral-committee
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