BILL ANALYSIS
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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 1391
Author: Leno (D)
Amended: 6/26/06 in Senate
Vote: 27
SENATE ELEC., REAP. & CONST. AMEND. COMMITTEE : 3-1, 6/28/06
AYES: Bowen, Murray, Romero
NOES: Battin
NO VOTE RECORDED: Poochigian
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 71-0, 04/21/05 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : Campaign disclosure: use of campaign funds
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill with respect to income in excess of
$100,000, increases the number of thresholds for reporting
specified types of public officials income and provide for
a prohibition on the use of campaign funds for the lease of
real property wherein legal title to the property resides
in an entity for which an interest of at least 10 percent
is held by a candidate or other individual who approves the
expenditure of the relevant campaign.
ANALYSIS : Existing law requires public officials,
candidates, and designated employees of public agencies to
file statements of the economic interest (SEIs) on an
CONTINUED
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annual basis and at other specified times (e.g., when
assuming or leaving office, etc.)
When the filer's income is required to be reported, the SEI
must include whether the aggregate value of income form
each source was:
1.Between $500 and $1,000
2.$1,000 to $10,000
3.$10,000 than $100,000
This bill instead requires SEI filers to specify income in
the following increments:
1. Between $500 and $1,000
2.$1,000 to $10,000
3.$10,000 to $100,000
4.$100,000 to $250,000
5.$250,000 to $500,000
6.$500,000 to $ 1 million
7.$ 1 million to $ 2 million
8.Greater than $ 2 million
Existing law prohibits the use of campaign funds to pay or
reimburse for the lease or purchase of real property, or
the purchase, lease, or refurbishment of any appliance or
equipment leased or owned by a candidate, officer, or other
specified person with authority to approve the expenditure
of campaign funds, or members of his or her immediate
family.
This bill expands that prohibition to include property
where the legal title resides in whole or in part in any
person in which an interest of 10 percent or more is held
by a candidate, elected officer or other specified person
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with authority to approve the expenditure of campaign
funds, or members of his or her immediate family.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: Yes
ASSEMBLY FLOOR :
AYES: Aghazarian, Arambula, Baca, Benoit, Berg, Bermudez,
Blakeslee, Bogh, Calderon, Canciamilla, Chan, Chavez,
Chu, Cogdill, Cohn, Coto, Daucher, De La Torre, DeVore,
Dymally, Emmerson, Evans, Frommer, Garcia, Goldberg,
Hancock, Harman, Haynes, Jerome Horton, Shirley Horton,
Houston, Huff, Jones, Karnette, Keene, Klehs, Koretz, La
Malfa, Laird, Leno, Leslie, Levine, Lieber, Liu,
Matthews, Maze, McCarthy, Mountjoy, Mullin, Nakanishi,
Nava, Negrete McLeod, Niello, Parra, Plescia, Richman,
Ridley-Thomas, Sharon Runner, Ruskin, Saldana, Salinas,
Spitzer, Strickland, Torrico, Tran, Umberg, Vargas,
Villines, Wolk, Wyland, Yee
NO VOTE RECORDED: Bass, Gordon, La Suer, Montanez, Nation,
Oropeza, Pavley, Walters, Nunez
DLW:do 8/9/06 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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