BILL NUMBER: AB 914	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Gordon

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2013

   An act relating to the Political Reform Act of 1974.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 914, as introduced, Gordon. Political Reform Act of 1974.
   The Political Reform Act of 1974 imposes various reporting
requirements with regard to contributions and independent
expenditures, as defined, made for political purposes.
   This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would strengthen the act by requiring greater
accountability and disclosure by multipurpose groups and nonprofit
organizations that make campaign contributions and independent
expenditures.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would strengthen the Political Reform Act of 1974 by
requiring greater accountability and disclosure by multipurpose
groups and nonprofit organizations that make campaign contributions
and independent expenditures.