The Political Reform Act of 1974: Fair Political Practices Commission: political reform education program.
The Political Reform Act of 1974 provides for the comprehensive regulation of campaign financing, including requiring the reporting of campaign contributions and expenditures and imposing other reporting and recordkeeping requirements on campaign committees. Under existing law, the Fair Political Practices Commission has primary responsibility for the impartial, effective administration and implementation of the Political Reform Act of 1974. Existing law makes a knowing or willful violation of the Political Reform Act of 1974 a misdemeanor and subjects offenders to criminal penalties. Under existing law, a person who files an original statement or report after a deadline imposed by the Political Reform Act of 1974 is liable in the amount of $10 per day after the deadline until the statement or report is filed, as specified. Existing law authorizes a filing officer to not impose this liability if the officer determines that the late filing was not willful and that enforcement of the liability will not further the purposes of the act, except as specified. Existing regulation directs the commission to develop a diversion program to allow for the education of a person who commits a minor violation of the act, as specified.
California SB 29 (20232024) — The Political Reform Act of 1974: Fair Political Practices Commission: political reform education program.
The Political Reform Act of 1974 provides for the comprehensive regulation of campaign financing, including requiring the reporting of campaign contributions and expenditures and imposing other reporting and recordkeeping requirements on campaign committees. Under existing law, the Fair Political Practices Commission has primary responsibility for the impartial, effective administration and implementation of the Political Reform Act of 1974. Existing law makes a knowing or willful violation of the Political Reform Act of 1974 a misdemeanor and subjects offenders to criminal penalties. Under existing law, a person who files an original statement or report after a deadline imposed by the Political Reform Act of 1974 is liable in the amount of $10 per day after the deadline until the statement or report is filed, as specified. Existing law authorizes a filing officer to not impose this liability if the officer determines that the late filing was not willful and that enforcement of the liability will not further the purposes of the act, except as specified. Existing regulation directs the commission to develop a diversion program to allow for the education of a person who commits a minor violation of the act, as specified.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 29 Glazer Third Reading Urgency By Pellerin — 79–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 8–0 (pass) · lower
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Special Consent SB29 Glazer et al. Urgency Clause — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB29 Glazer et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 16–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Glazer — primary (person)
Bryan — coauthor (person)
Ochoa Bogh — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2022-12-05 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2022-12-06 From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 5.
2023-01-18 Referred to Com. on E. & C.A. referral-committee
2023-03-09 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2023-03-13 Set for hearing March 21.
2023-03-21 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 423.) (March 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-03-28 Set for hearing April 10.
2023-04-10 April 10 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
2023-05-12 Set for hearing May 18.
2023-05-18 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1158.) (May 18). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-05-18 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-05-23 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2023-05-25 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 1295.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-05-25 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2023-06-08 Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS. referral-committee
2023-06-21 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 21). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-06-22 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2023-08-16 August 16 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
2023-09-01 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (September 1). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-09-05 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-09-06 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2958.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-09-06 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2023-09-11 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2593.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-09-15 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2023-10-10 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2023-10-10 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 696, Statutes of 2023. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0d39ee09-1471-4820-9fbf-f52d7645461f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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