California Political Reform Act Archives

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Should After School Programs Bills Require Detailed Legislative Findings?

April 1, 2022 6:18 amApril 1, 2022 6:25 am

Similar to bills proposing to amend the California Political Reform Act, California Privacy Rights Act, and others, in reviewing recently-introduced legislation that proposes amendments to Proposition 49, the same legislative finding and declaration is made in each bill. It is...

The Need for Improved Legislative Findings in California Privacy Rights Act Bills

March 19, 2022 3:08 pmMarch 19, 2022 9:21 pm

Similar to bills proposing to amend the California Political Reform Act, in reviewing recently-introduced legislation that proposes amendments to the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), the same legislative finding and declaration is made in each bill. It is a simplistic...

Disclosures in Campaign Advertisements in the CA Political Reform Act

February 8, 2022 3:31 pmFebruary 8, 2022 11:08 am

California’s Government Code, in Title 9, contains the Political Reform Act. Article 5, “Disclosure in Advertisements,” was added in November 1996 by Proposition 208, which falls under Chapter 4, dealing with campaign disclosures. Article 5 contains Government Code Sections 84501...

Online Disclosure Act Under the California Political Reform Act

February 7, 2022 6:26 amFebruary 7, 2022 6:36 am

The Political Reform Act, contained in Title 9 of the Government Code, includes Chapter 4.6, which is titled the “Online Disclosure Act of 1997.” Title 4.6 was added by Chapter 866 in 1997 and contains Sections 84600 – 84616. Section...

Placement Agents and the California Political Reform Act

January 14, 2022 2:20 amJanuary 13, 2022 8:55 pm

The California Political Reform Act was amended to regulate “placement agents.” Under Government Code Section 82047.3(a), a “placement agent” is defined to mean an individual directly or indirectly hired, engaged, or retained by, or serving for the benefit of or...

California’s Lobbyist Exemptions

January 12, 2022 3:03 pmJanuary 12, 2022 9:08 am

California’s Political Reform Act contains detailed laws related to lobbyists in Chapter 6. Article 3 of Chapter 6 deals with Exemptions and contains Government Code Section 86300. Section 86300 specifies that the provisions related to lobbyists are not applicable to...

California’s Lobbyist Prohibitions

January 12, 2022 6:37 amJanuary 12, 2022 6:59 am

California’s Political Reform Act contains detailed laws related to lobbyists in Chapter 6. Article 2 of Chapter 6 deals with Prohibitions and contains Government Code Sections 86201 – 86206. Section 86201 defines a “gift” to mean a gift made directly...