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CA SB1426

Bill

Status

Engrossed

5/31/2012

Primary Sponsor

Sam Blakeslee

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Origin

Senate

2011-2012 Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits lobbyists, lobbying firms, and lobbyist employers from giving elected state officers theme park tickets, professional sporting event tickets, racetrack tickets, spa treatments, recreational trips, and gift cards.

  • Prohibits lobbyist employers from giving elected state officers entertainment tickets (theater, concert, amateur sporting events) exceeding $25 face value, and prohibits all three entities from giving such tickets to officers' immediate family members.

  • Requires elected state officers to refuse gifts aggregating more than $10 per calendar month from lobbyists or lobbying firms, and to reject the specified gift categories from lobbyists, lobbying firms, or lobbyist employers.

  • Exempts fundraising events for bona fide charitable organizations from all gift prohibitions.

  • Declares the bill furthers the purposes of the Political Reform Act of 1974 and creates new crimes subject to administrative, civil, and criminal penalties.

Legislative Description

Lobbyist employers: gifts.

Last Action

Set, second hearing. Held in committee and under submission.

8/16/2012

Committee Referrals

Appropriations4/19/2012
Elections and Constitutional Amendments4/12/2012
Rules2/24/2012

Full Bill Text

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