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Bill Political Reform Act of 1974: slate mailers. The Political Reform Act of 1974 regulates a type of mass mailings, known as slate mailers, that support or oppose multiple candidates or ballot measures for an election. The act requires a slate mailer organization that displays a logo, insignia, emblem, or trademark that is identical or substantially similar to that of a governmental agency or specified nongovernmental organization to obtain express written permission to do so. The act requires a slate mailer organization that sends a slate mailer or other mass mailing that identifies itself or its source material as representing a nongovernmental organization with a name that would reasonably be understood to imply that the nongovernmental organization is composed of, or affiliated with, law enforcement, firefighting, emergency medical, or other public safety personnel, to disclose in the slate mailer or mass mailing the total number of members in the organization identified in the slate mailer or mass mailing. us/states/ca California Legislature 20172018 SB 226 California SB 226 (20172018)
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California SB 226 (20172018) — Political Reform Act of 1974: slate mailers.

The Political Reform Act of 1974 regulates a type of mass mailings, known as slate mailers, that support or oppose multiple candidates or ballot measures for an election. The act requires a slate mailer organization that displays a logo, insignia, emblem, or trademark that is identical or substantially similar to that of a governmental agency or specified nongovernmental organization to obtain express written permission to do so. The act requires a slate mailer organization that sends a slate mailer or other mass mailing that identifies itself or its source material as representing a nongovernmental organization with a name that would reasonably be understood to imply that the nongovernmental organization is composed of, or affiliated with, law enforcement, firefighting, emergency medical, or other public safety personnel, to disclose in the slate mailer or mass mailing the total number of members in the organization identified in the slate mailer or mass mailing.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. 02/02/17 - Introduced (filed) — source
  2. 03/14/17 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
  3. 04/04/17 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
  4. 06/15/17 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
  5. 10/15/17 - Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
  6. SB226 (committee substitute) — source
  7. 08/23/17 - Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Sponsors

  • Hertzberg — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2017-02-02 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
  • 2017-02-03 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 5.
  • 2017-02-16 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
  • 2017-03-14 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
  • 2017-03-23 Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A. referral-committee
  • 2017-04-04 Set for hearing April 18.
  • 2017-04-04 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
  • 2017-04-19 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 743.) (April 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
  • 2017-04-21 Set for hearing May 1.
  • 2017-05-01 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
  • 2017-05-02 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
  • 2017-05-08 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 3. Page 985.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
  • 2017-05-09 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
  • 2017-05-22 Referred to Com. on E. & R. referral-committee
  • 2017-06-14 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 14). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
  • 2017-06-15 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1
  • 2017-06-28 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 1.) (June 28). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
  • 2017-06-29 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
  • 2017-07-17 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 67. Noes 7. Page 2579.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
  • 2017-07-18 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
  • 2017-08-21 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 35. Noes 3. Page 2170.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
  • 2017-08-25 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
  • 2017-08-31 Returned by the Governor at the request of the Senate.
  • 2017-08-31 Held at desk.
  • 2017-09-14 Ordered to enrgrossing and enrolling.
  • 2017-09-21 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5:30 p.m.
  • 2017-10-15 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
  • 2017-10-15 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 855, Statutes of 2017.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e3566966-e693-4a86-84cc-ba83078706da. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).