CA AB2255

Candidate controlled committees must report additional expenditure details when the candidate will not appear on the next election ballot and committee expenditures to a single person exceed an unspecified threshold amount during the reporting period

Required disclosures include the recipient's full name and street address, amount of each expenditure, description of consideration received, and any relationship between the recipient and the candidate or individuals authorized to approve committee spending

Amends Section 84211 of the Government Code under the Political Reform Act of 1974, which governs campaign statement reporting requirements for candidates, elected officials, and committees

Knowing or willful violations constitute a misdemeanor under existing Political Reform Act enforcement provisions, expanding the scope of potential criminal liability

Requires a two-thirds vote in each house of the Legislature to pass, as it amends the voter-approved Political Reform Act of 1974