California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 510


Introduced by Assembly Member Ammiano

February 20, 2013


An act to amend Section 84200 of the Government Code, relating to the Political Reform Act of 1974.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 510, as introduced, Ammiano. Political Reform Act of 1974.

The Political Reform Act of 1974 provides for the comprehensive regulation of campaign financing, conflicts of interests of public officials, and the lobbying industry, and further establishes the Fair Political Practices Commission to administer and enforce the provisions of the act. The act requires elected officers, candidates, and certain committees to file semiannual statements, except as specified.

This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to that provision.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

Section 84200 of the Government Code is
2amended to read:

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84200.  

(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3),
4elected officers, candidates, and committees pursuant to subdivision
5(a) of Section 82013 shall file semiannual statements each year no
6later than July 31 for the period ending June 30, and no later than
7January 31 for the period ending December 31.

P2    1(1) A candidate who, during the past six months has filed a
2declaration pursuant to Section 84206 shall not be required to file
3a semiannual statement for that six-month period.

4(2) Elected officers whose salaries are less than two hundred
5dollars ($200) a month, judges, judicial candidates, and their
6controlled committees shall not file semiannual statements pursuant
7to this subdivision for any six-month period in which they have
8not made or received any contributions or made any expenditures.

9(3) A judge who is not listed on the ballot for reelection to, or
10recall from,begin delete anyend deletebegin insert anend insert elective office during a calendar year shall not
11file semiannual statements pursuant to this subdivision for any
12six-month period in that year if both of the following apply:

13(A) The judge has not received any contributions.

14(B) The only expenditures made by the judge during the calendar
15year are contributions from the judge’s personal funds to other
16candidates or committees totaling less than one thousand dollars
17($1,000).

18(b) All committees pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) of Section
1982013 shall file campaign statements each year no later than July
2031 for the period ending June 30, and no later than January 31 for
21the period ending December 31, if they have made contributions
22or independent expenditures, including payments to a slate mailer
23organization, during the six-month period before the closing date
24of the statements.



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