Senate Bill No. 1101

Introduced by Senator Padilla

February 19, 2014

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

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 1101, as introduced, Padilla. Political Reform Act of 1974.

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

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

SECTION 1.  

Section 83112 of the Government Code is
amended to read:

83112.  

The Commission may adopt, amend begin insert , end insert and rescind rules
and regulations to carry out the purposes and provisions of this
title begin delete , end delete and to govern procedures of the Commission. These rules
and regulations shall be adopted in accordance with the
Administrative Procedure Act begin delete (Government Code, Title 2, Division
3, Part 1, Chapter 4.5, Sections 11371 et seq.) end delete begin insert ( end insert begin insert Chapter 3.5
(commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title
2) end insert and shall be consistent with this title and other applicable law.