BILL ANALYSIS Ó
Senate Appropriations Committee Fiscal Summary
Senator Kevin de León, Chair
SB 1103 (Padilla) - PRA: Candidacy for State Office
Amended: May 15, 2014 Policy Vote: E&CA 5-0
Urgency: No Mandate: No
Hearing Date: May 23, 2014 Consultant: Maureen Ortiz
SUSPENSE FILE. AS AMENDED.
Bill Summary: SB 1103 makes several changes to the Political
Reform Act relating to filing a statement of intention for
multiple elected offices.
Fiscal Impact (as approved May 23, 2014):
Minor administrative and enforcement costs to the FPPC
(General)
Background: Existing law, pursuant to the Political Reform Act
(PRA), requires an individual to file a statement of intention
to be a candidate for an elective office, signed under penalty
of perjury, prior to soliciting or receiving a contribution or
loan.
Existing law also requires the individual to establish one
campaign contribution account, as specified, upon filing the
statement of intention to be a candidate. Furthermore, all
contributions or loans made to the candidate, to a person on
behalf of the candidate, or to the candidate's controlled
committee must be deposited in the account. Any personal funds
that will be utilized to promote the election of the candidate
must also be deposited in the account prior to expenditure and
all campaign expenditures must be made from the account.
An individual is prohibited from filing nomination papers for
more than one office at the same election but does not prohibit
an individual from filing a statement of intention and
establishing a campaign contribution account for more than one
office at the same election.
An individual is not prohibited under current law from filing a
statement of intention to be a candidate for elective state
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office at an election occurring after the next time that office
will appear on the ballot (e.g. it is currently permissible to
file a statement to be a candidate for state office for the
2018, 2020, 2022 etc. elections even though the office will next
appear on the 2016 ballot).
Proposed Law: Specifically, SB 1103 does the following:
1) Provides that if an individual has filed a statement of
intention for elective state office, a subsequent filing of a
statement of intention for a different office at that same
election will cause a revocation of the first filing.
2) Provides that if a candidate has established campaign
contribution accounts for multiple elective state offices, the
individual can only deposit contributions into the account
associated with the most recently filed statement of intention
to be a candidate.
3) Prohibits an individual from filing a statement of intention
to be a candidate for an elective state office at an election
other than the election at which that elective state office will
next appear on the ballot, except that statements of intention
can be filed for the office of State Assembly for two election
cycles.
Staff Comments: SB 1103 will not prohibit an individual from
filing more than one statement of intention for more than one
office at the same election but it would provide that if an
individual has already filed a statement of intention to be a
candidate for an elective state office, the subsequent filing of
a statement of intention to be a candidate for a different
elective state office to be voted upon at the same election
would constitute a revocation of the previously filed statement.
It would also prohibit the individual thereafter from
soliciting or receiving a contribution or loan for the office
associated with the first statement filed.
Staff notes that the most recent amendments will only allow an
individual to deposit campaign contributions into the account
that is associated with the most recently filed statement of
intention.
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Committee Amendments: Delete provisions relating to the filing
of statements of intention, and prohibit individuals from
controlling more than two campaign contribution accounts for
elective state office.