CaliforniaLobbyist registration and termination.
What it does
The Political Reform Act of 1974 requires individual lobbyists to prepare certifications, as specified, for filing with the Secretary of State. If any change occurs in the information contained in a lobbyist certification, or if a lobbyist terminates all activity that required certification, existing law requires the lobbyist to submit an amended certification or notice of termination to the lobbyist's lobbying firm or lobbyist employer for filing with the Secretary of State within specified timelines. Existing law also requires lobbyist employers and other persons who make specified payments to influence legislative or administrative action to file reports containing information about themselves and about the type and amount of payments, as specified.
More detail
Existing law requires the Secretary of State to develop an online filing and disclosure system that, once operative, must be used for the filing of these reports.
This bill would instead require the lobbyist to submit the amended certification or notice of termination directly to the Secretary of State. The bill would make conforming changes to the filing requirements for lobbyist employers and other persons that will become operative when the Secretary of State certifies that the online filing and disclosure system is functional and additional conforming changes that will become operative one year after this certification.
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.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Sep 27Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 682, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 27Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Aug 21Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 18Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5513.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Major
- Vote recorded Unfinished Business SB1175 Rubio et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 30In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Vote recorded SB 1175 Rubio Consent Calendar Second Day. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 29Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 5925.) Ordered to the Senate.Passed Assembly
- Jun 22Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.Minor
- Jun 18Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Jun 17From committee: Do pass as amended. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 17).Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- May 18Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.Minor
- May 7In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading SB1175 Rubio et al. Urgency Clause. Result: pass.Upper
- May 7Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4165.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
- Apr 8Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Apr 7From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3755.) (April 7).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 24From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.Major
- Mar 16Set for hearing April 7.
- Feb 26Referred to Com. on E. & C.A.Minor
- Feb 19From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.
- Feb 18Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced