BILL ANALYSIS
AB 528
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
AB 528 (Silva)
As Amended June 9, 2009
2/3 vote
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|ASSEMBLY: |78-0 |(May 11, 2009) |SENATE: |40-0 |(June 24, |
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Original Committee Reference: L. GOV.
SUMMARY : Conforms the reporting and disclosure requirements of
campaigns associated with local boundary changes in the
Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Act (Act) with the requirements of the
Political Reform Act (PRA).
The Senate amendments are technical and non-substantive in nature.
EXISTING LAW requires that expenditures for political purposes
related to a proposal for a change of organization or reorganization
that will be submitted to a local agency formation commission
(LAFCO), and contributions in support of or in opposition to those
proposals shall be disclosed and reported pursuant to the PRA.
AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY , this bill:
1)Required that contributions and expenditures made for a political
purpose related to a proposal or proceeding, before a LAFCO be
disclosed and reported pursuant to the applicable sections in the
PRA.
2)Amended the definition of a "LAFCO proposal" in the PRA to conform
with the definition contained in the Act.
3)Removed obsolete language from the Act and corrects cross
references in the Act to the PRA.
4)Declared that this bill furthers the purposes of the PRA.
FISCAL EFFECT : Unknown
COMMENTS : This bill amends the Act to properly reflect the PRA as
governing LAFCO financial disclosure requirements. The bill also
provides conforming and clarifying language to correct several
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erroneous cross-references to the PRA, and conforms the definition
of a "LAFCO proposal" contained in the PRA to the definition
contained in the Act.
Over the past few years there have been a number of bills relating
to LAFCO disclosure issues. AB 745 (Silva), Chapter 109, Statutes
of 2007, required that contributions and expenditures for political
purposes on boundary PRA provides for local initiative measures. AB
1998 (Silva), Chapter 192, Statues of 2008, added the substance of
those disclosure and reporting requirements into the PRA. Due to
the fact that this bill amends the PRA, this bill requires a
two-thirds vote.
Analysis Prepared by : Debbie Michel / L. GOV. / (916) 319-3958
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