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CA AB 1560

passed one chamber

Lobbyist certification.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CA AB 1560 pass?

Not yet. CA AB 1560 has passed one chamber and awaits action in the other. Latest recorded action (2026-08-31): In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

What is CA AB 1560 about?

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. 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. 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.

Who sponsors CA AB 1560?

Tangipa is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1560, joined by 10 cosponsors.

Description

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. 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. 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.

Introduced
2026-06-22
Latest action
2026-08-31 — In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Tangipaauthor
  • DeMaiocoauthor
  • Dixoncoauthor
  • Jeff Gonzalezcoauthor
  • Macedocoauthor
  • Tacoauthor
  • Walliscoauthor
  • Alvarado-Gilcoauthor
  • Choicoauthor
  • Ochoa Boghcoauthor
  • Valladarescoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-08-31

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  2. 2026-08-31

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).

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  3. 2026-08-13

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  4. 2026-08-12

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  5. 2026-08-12

    From Consent Calendar.

  6. 2026-08-12

    Ordered to third reading.

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  7. 2026-08-11

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  8. 2026-08-10

    From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  9. 2026-07-29

    In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  10. 2026-06-30

    From 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.

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  11. 2026-06-22

    From 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.

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  12. 2026-06-10

    Referred to Com. on E. & C.A.

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  13. 2026-06-01

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  14. 2026-05-28

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 65. Noes 0. Page 5546.)

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  15. 2026-04-23

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 4813.)

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  16. 2026-04-16

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  17. 2026-04-15

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 15).

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  18. 2026-03-25

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  19. 2026-03-02

    Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.

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  20. 2026-01-09

    From printer. May be heard in committee February 8.

  21. 2026-01-08

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 01/08/26 - Introduced — 2026-01-08Compare
  • 04/23/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-23Compare
  • 06/22/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-22Compare
  • 08/12/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-12Compare
  • AB1560Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-03-25 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (8)
    • Solache: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Berman: yes

  • Do pass.

    2026-04-15 · pass · 13-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Dixon: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Pellerin: other
    • Muratsuchi: other

  • AB 1560 Tangipa Assembly Third Reading

    2026-05-28 · pass · 65-0

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Kalra: other
    • Garcia: other
    • Elhawary: other
    • Ward: other
    • Hart: other
    • Celeste Rodriguez: other
    • Lee: other
    • Pellerin: other
    • Sharp-Collins: other
    • McKinnor: other
    • Quirk-Silva: other
    • Ramos: other
    • Jackson: other
    • Bonta: other
    • Wilson: other

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-06-30 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Allen: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Choi: yes

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