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Bills · 2009-2010 Regular Session

AB 645

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the threshold for registration and reporting by groups and individuals seeking to influence referendum results.

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Currently, with limited exceptions, every group that makes or accepts

contributions, incurs obligations, or makes disbursements (expenditures), and every

individual that accepts contributions, incurs obligations, or makes disbursements

exceeding a total of $25 within a calendar year to influence the outcome of a state or

local referendum must register with the appropriate filing officer or agency and, with

certain exceptions, must file regular financial reports providing the information

specified by law. A registrant that meets certain qualifications and does not accept

any contribution from a single source exceeding a total of $100 within a calendar year

may qualify for an exemption from reporting.

This bill increases the registration threshold to amounts exceeding a total of

$750 within a calendar year. The bill also adjusts the threshold for acceptance of

contributions from a single source to potentially qualify for a reporting exemption to

a total of $750 within a calendar year.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Campaign Reform , Committee on Elections , by request of Government Accountability Board

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by committee on Elections and Campaign Reform, Ayes 7, Noes 0

Passed 7–0 Mar 3, 2010 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Jan 6, 2010 · Assembly

    Introduced by committee on Elections and Campaign Reform, by request of Government Accountability Board

  2. Jan 6, 2010 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Elections and Campaign Reform

  3. Feb 2, 2010 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 25, 2010 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Mar 3, 2010 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by committee on Elections and Campaign Reform, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  6. Mar 3, 2010 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  7. Apr 13, 2010 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 11:24 A.M. on 4-15-2010 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 22

  8. Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  9. Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1