Sen. Aisha Wahab. (Photo: sd10.senate.ca.gov)
SB 573: Expanded ‘Revolving Door’ Prohibition
Bill would restrict postgovernment employment activities of certain employees of the Legislature for up to 2 years following their departure from state service
By Chris Micheli, March 26, 2023 7:07 pm
Senate Bill 573 by Sen. Aisha Wahab (D-Hayward) would add provisions to California’s Political Reform Act (PRA) of 1974. SB 573 would amend Government Code Section 87406 to expand the Milton Marks Postgovernment Employment Restrictions Act of 1990.
First, the bill would provide that an employee designated in the Conflict of Interest Code for the Senate or the Assembly, for a period of two years after leaving office, would be prohibited from engaging in the following activities for compensation:
- Work that would require the individual to register as a lobbyist under the PRA.
- Work on behalf of a lobbying firm that is registered or has, within the previous three years, been registered or been required to register as a lobbying firm under the PRA.
- Work directly or indirectly influencing legislative or administrative action on behalf of a lobbyist employer that is registered or has, within the previous three years, been registered or been required to register as a lobbyist employer under this title.
Second, the above prohibitions would not apply to an individual engaging in the above activities on behalf of a nonprofit organization that is exempt from taxation under federal law.
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Why wouldn’t the prohibitions apply to an individual engaging in the above activities on behalf of a nonprofit organization? Many nonprofits are directly tied to the Democrat party and have lobbyists on their behalf? Democrats already ignore California’s Political Reform Act (PRA) of 1974. SB 573? For example, former Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez resigned from the state assembly to assume a leadership position in the California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO to assume a “leadership role” aka lobbying job.
Exactly Mario.
On the surface the bill sounds reasonable but then excluding nonprofits is a red flag.
Isn’t the First Creatine, Jennifer Siebel Newsom’s “ educational” film company considered a non profit?
As you so rightly pointed out many non profits are intertwined with political parties and PACs. Black Lives Matter, Southern Justice Poverty Law, The Clinton Global Initiative and last but not least, Catholic Charities that once did great work, is now in the business of human trafficking on our southern border .
This bill needs a rework.