CA AB37

Eliminates the requirement that candidates or elected officers must have law enforcement-verified threats and the $5,000 spending cap to use campaign funds for security expenses.

Authorizes campaign funds to pay for reasonable costs of installing and monitoring home or office electronic security systems and providing personal security to candidates, elected officers, their immediate family, or staff when threats arise from their official status or activities.

Requires return of security systems to the committee or reimbursement to the campaign fund account within one year of leaving office, candidate defeat, property sale, or cessation of verified threats, whichever occurs sooner.

Exempts immediate family and staff from personal liability for reimbursement of security expenses paid by campaign funds.

Declares that security expenses are considered outstanding campaign debts or elected officer expenses under the Political Reform Act, allowing their payment from surplus campaign funds.