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CA SB1360

Bill

Status

Passed

9/30/2022

Primary Sponsor

Benjamin Allen

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Origin

Senate

2021-2022 Session

AI Summary

  • Requires initiative, referendum, and recall petitions to include disclosure language instructing voters to sign only after viewing information about top contributors to the measure, with specific formatting and placement requirements.

  • Modifies political advertisement disclosure requirements to specify the form, content, and presentation of "top contributors" disclosures across different media types (video, print, online, social media, radio, etc.).

  • Requires committees paying for petition circulation to create an "Official Top Funders" sheet listing the top three contributors, with detailed formatting specifications for font size, type, layout, and background.

  • Allows local jurisdictions to merge substantially similar disclosure statements required by local ordinance with state-mandated disclosures into a single statement.

  • Declares that violations of the disclosure requirements are violations of the Political Reform Act of 1974; specifies no state reimbursement is required as costs relate to crime definition changes.

Legislative Description

Elections: disclosure of contributors.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 887, Statutes of 2022.

9/30/2022

Committee Referrals

Appropriations6/29/2022
Elections6/2/2022
Appropriations3/31/2022
Elections and Constitutional Amendments3/9/2022
Rules2/18/2022

Full Bill Text

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