BILL NUMBER: SB 1101	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 2, 2014

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Padilla

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2014

   An act to  amend Section 83112 of   add
Section 85301.5 to  the Government Code, relating to the
Political Reform Act of 1974.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1101, as amended, Padilla. Political Reform Act of 1974. 
   Existing law, the Political Reform Act of 1974, places limits on
the amount of campaign contributions that a person may make to a
candidate for elective state office.  
   This bill would prohibit any campaign contribution to a Member of
the Legislature during the following periods of time: (1) in an
odd-numbered year, on the date the Legislature adjourns for a joint
recess to reconvene in the second calendar year of the biennium of
the legislative session, and during the 7-day period following and
the 100-day period preceding that date, and (2) in an even-numbered
year, the period from May 23 to September 7, inclusive.  
   Existing law makes a knowing or willful violation of the Political
Reform Act of 1974 a misdemeanor and subjects offenders to criminal
penalties.  
   This bill would impose a state-mandated local program by creating
additional crimes.  
   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
upon a 2/3 vote of each house and compliance with specified
procedural requirements.  
   This bill would declare that it furthers the purposes of the act.
 
   The Political Reform Act of 1974 provides for the comprehensive
regulation of campaign financing. The act establishes the Fair
Political Practices Commission to administer and enforce the act's
provisions. The act authorizes the Commission to adopt, amend, or
rescind rules and regulations to carry out the purposes and
provisions of the act, as specified.  
   This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those
provisions. 
   Vote:  majority   2/3  . Appropriation:
no. Fiscal committee:  no   yes  .
State-mandated local program:  no   yes  .


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

   SECTION 1.    Section 85301.5 is added to the 
 Government Code  , to read:  
   85301.5.  A person shall not make to a Member of the Legislature,
and a Member of the Legislature shall not solicit or accept, a
contribution during the following periods:
   (a) In an odd-numbered year, on the date the Legislature adjourns
for a joint recess to reconvene in the second calendar year of the
biennium of the legislative session, during the 100-day period
preceding that date, and during the seven-day period following that
date.
   (b) In an even-numbered year, the period from May 23 to September
7, inclusive. 
   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.  
  SECTION 1.    Section 83112 of the Government Code
is amended to read:
   83112.  The Commission may adopt, amend, and rescind rules and
regulations to carry out the purposes and provisions of this title
and to govern procedures of the Commission. These rules and
regulations shall be adopted in accordance with the Administrative
Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1
of Division 3 of Title 2) and shall be consistent with this title and
other applicable law.