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Bill Political Reform Act of 1974. The Political Reform Act of 1974 regulates a variety of aspects of the elections process and governmental ethics including, among other things, campaign funds, lobbyists, conflicts of interest, and the preparation of ballot pamphlets. A person who willfully violates the act is subject to criminal, civil, and administrative penalties. us/states/ca California Legislature 20192020 AB 946 California AB 946 (20192020)
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California AB 946 (20192020) — Political Reform Act of 1974.

The Political Reform Act of 1974 regulates a variety of aspects of the elections process and governmental ethics including, among other things, campaign funds, lobbyists, conflicts of interest, and the preparation of ballot pamphlets. A person who willfully violates the act is subject to criminal, civil, and administrative penalties.

Version chain

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

  1. 02/20/19 - Introduced (filed) — source
  2. 08/14/19 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
  3. 09/20/19 - Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
  4. AB946 (committee substitute) — source
  5. 09/06/19 - Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • AB 946 E. & R. Concurrence in Senate Amendments By BERMAN — 790 (pass) · lower
  • 3rd Reading AB946 E. & R. (Berman) By Umberg — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar — 50 (pass) · upper
  • AB 946 E. & R. Consent Calendar Second Day — 750 (pass) · lower
  • Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 70 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Committee on Elections and Redistricting — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2019-02-20 Read first time. To print. reading-1
  • 2019-02-21 From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
  • 2019-03-04 Referred to Com. on E. & R. referral-committee
  • 2019-03-27 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 27). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
  • 2019-03-28 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
  • 2019-04-04 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1040.) passage, reading-3, reading-1
  • 2019-04-04 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
  • 2019-04-24 Referred to Com. on E. & C.A. referral-committee
  • 2019-05-07 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (May 7). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
  • 2019-05-08 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
  • 2019-05-13 From Consent Calendar.
  • 2019-05-13 Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Umberg.
  • 2019-08-14 From inactive file.
  • 2019-08-14 Ordered to second reading.
  • 2019-08-14 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
  • 2019-08-15 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
  • 2019-09-03 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2446.). passage, reading-3, reading-1
  • 2019-09-03 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 5 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
  • 2019-09-05 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3020.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  • 2019-09-11 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
  • 2019-09-20 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
  • 2019-09-20 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 315, Statutes of 2019.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d5936f42-604b-44dd-8419-145d92ab5d93. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).