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CA SB1426
Bill
AI Summary
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Exempts fundraising events for bona fide charitable organizations from all gift prohibitions.
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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