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          Bill No:  AB 528
          Author:   Silva (R)
          Amended:  6/9/09 in Senate
          Vote:     27

           
           SENATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE  :  5-0, 6/17/09
          AYES:  Wiggins, Cox, Aanestad, Kehoe, Wolk

           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  78-0, 5/11/09 - See last page for vote


           SUBJECT  :    Local government:  reorganization:  expenditure  
          reporting

           SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST  :    This bill creates a new definition of a LAFCO  
          proposal" within the Political Reform Act.  Within the  
          Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Act, this bill replaces specific  
          cross-references to the Political Reform Act with a direct  
          requirement to disclose and report contributions and  
          expenditures for political purposes pursuant to the  
          Political Reform Act.

           ANALYSIS  :    The Political Reform Act requires ballot  
          measure committees to disclose and report their  
          contributions and expenditures.  The Fair Political  
          Practices Commission enforces these requirements.

          The Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Act creates local agency  
          formation commissions (LAFCOs) and controls the boundaries  
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          of cities and special districts.  Contributions and  
          expenditures for political purposes on boundary changes  
          approved by LAFCOs must be disclosed and reported subject  
          to the same requirements that the Political Reform Act  
          provides for local initiatives (AB 745, Silva, Chapter 109,  
          Statutes of 2007).  Contributions and expenditures to  
          support or oppose LAFCO proposals are also subject to  
          Political Reform Act's reporting and enforcement  
          requirements (AB 1998, Silva, Chapter 192, Statutes of  
          2008).  Local officials want the Legislature to clarify the  
          specific language of the 2007 and 2008 Silva bills.

          This bill creates a new definition of a "LAFCO proposal"  
          within the Political Reform Act.  Within the  
          Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Act, this bill replaces specific  
          cross-references to the Political Reform Act with a direct  
          requirement to disclose and report contributions and  
          expenditures for political purposes pursuant to the  
          Political Reform Act.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Appropriation:  No   Fiscal Com.:  No    
          Local:  No

           SUPPORT  :   (Verified  6/18/09)

          California Association of Local Agency Formation  
          Commissions
          Fair Political Practices Commission
          Orange County LAFCO
          San Diego County LAFCO
          Santa Barbara County LAFCO
          Santa Cruz County LAFCO


           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  : 
          AYES:  Adams, Ammiano, Anderson, Arambula, Beall, Bill  
            Berryhill, Tom Berryhill, Blakeslee, Block, Blumenfield,  
            Brownley, Buchanan, Caballero, Charles Calderon, Carter,  
            Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Coto, Davis, De La Torre, De Leon,  
            DeVore, Emmerson, Eng, Evans, Feuer, Fletcher, Fong,  
            Fuentes, Fuller, Furutani, Gaines, Galgiani, Garrick,  
            Gilmore, Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Hayashi, Hernandez, Hill,  
            Huber, Huffman, Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Krekorian, Lieu,  
            Logue, Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza, Miller, Monning,  







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            Nava, Nestande, Niello, Nielsen, John A. Perez, V. Manuel  
            Perez, Portantino, Price, Ruskin, Salas, Saldana, Silva,  
            Skinner, Smyth, Solorio, Audra Strickland, Swanson,  
            Torlakson, Torres, Torrico, Tran, Villines, Bass
          NO VOTE RECORDED:  Duvall, Yamada


          AGB:nl  6/18/09   Senate Floor Analyses 

                         SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  SEE ABOVE

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