BILL NUMBER: SB 1742	CHAPTERED  08/14/02

	CHAPTER  212
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  AUGUST 14, 2002
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  AUGUST 13, 2002
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  JULY 3, 2002
	PASSED THE SENATE  APRIL 25, 2002

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Johnson

                        FEBRUARY 21, 2002

   An act to amend Section 85319 of the Government Code, relating to
the Political Reform Act of 1974.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1742, Johnson.  Political Reform Act of 1974:  limitations of
contributions.
   Under the existing Political Reform Act of 1974, a candidate for
elective state office is authorized to return all or part of any
contribution to the donor at any time.
   This bill would prohibit a candidate for elective state office
from returning, to himself or herself, contributions that were made
by the candidate to the candidate's controlled committee.
  The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local
agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
   This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this
act for a specified reason.
   The Political Reform Act of 1974, an initiative measure, provides
that the Legislature may amend the act to further the act's purposes
with a 2/3 vote of each house and compliance with specified
procedural requirements.
   This bill, which would declare that it furthers the purposes of
the act, would therefore require a 2/3 vote.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 85319 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   85319.  A candidate for state elective office may return all or
part of any contribution to the donor who made the contribution at
any time, whether or not other contributions are returned, except a
contribution that the candidate made for state elective office to his
or her own controlled committee.
  SEC. 2.  No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because
the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school
district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or
infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty
for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the
Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the
meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California
Constitution.
  SEC. 3.  The Legislature finds and declares that this bill furthers
the purposes of the Political Reform Act of 1974 within the meaning
of subdivision (a) of Section 81012 of the Government Code.