CaliforniaLobbyist certification.
What it does
The Political Reform Act of 1974 requires individual lobbyists to prepare certifications, as specified, for filing with the Secretary of State. The act also requires lobbying firms and certain lobbyist employers to register with the Secretary of State. The act makes a violation of these provisions a misdemeanor.
More detail
Under existing law, a person who violates the act is prohibited from acting as a lobbyist for a period of four years following the date of conviction, except as specified.
This bill would prohibit a person who has been convicted of a crime of public corruption, as defined, from serving as a lobbyist for 12 years following the date of the conviction. The bill would prohibit the Secretary of State from accepting a lobbying certification from a person who indicates such a conviction on the lobbying certification. The bill would void an existing lobbying certification in the event of such a conviction. The bill would require a registered lobbyist, upon conviction for a crime of public corruption, to immediately terminate their registration with the Secretary of State. The bill would require a lobbying certification to include a statement that the applicant has not been convicted of a crime of public corruption within the previous 12 years.
This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 86103 of the Government Code proposed by AB 2592 to be operative only if this bill and AB 2592 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
The Political Reform Act of 1974, an initiative measure, provides that the Legislature may amend the act to further the act's purposes upon a 23 vote of each house of the Legislature and compliance with specified procedural requirements.
This bill would declare that it furthers the purposes of the act.
A violation of the Political Reform Act of 1974 is punishable as a misdemeanor. By creating a new crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
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- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Aug 31In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.Latest
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB1560 Tangipa et al. By Valladares. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 31Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).Passed Senate
- Aug 13Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 12Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Aug 12Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 12From Consent Calendar.
- Aug 11Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- Aug 10From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- Jul 29In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- Jun 30From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 22From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.Major
- Jun 10Referred to Com. on E. & C.A.Minor
- Jun 1In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- May 28Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 65. Noes 0. Page 5546.)Passed Assembly
- Vote recorded AB 1560 Tangipa Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 23Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 4813.)Major
- Apr 16Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Apr 15From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 15).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 25From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 2Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.Minor
- Jan 9From printer. May be heard in committee February 8.
- Jan 8Read first time. To print.Introduced
- Aug 31In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.Latest