CA AB 1736
enactedPolitical Reform Act of 1974: lobbyist employers: fictitious appearances.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did CA AB 1736 pass?
Yes. CA AB 1736 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-07-13): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 71, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 1736 about?
(1) Existing law, the Political Reform Act of 1974, prohibits a lobbyist or lobbying firm from attempting to create a fictitious appearance of public favor or disfavor of any proposed legislative or administrative action or to cause any communication to be sent to any elected state officer, legislative official, agency official, or state candidate in the name of any fictitious person or in the name of any real person, except with the consent of the real person. The act defines "lobbyist employer" as any person, other than a lobbying firm, who employs one or more lobbyists or contracts for the services of a lobbying firm, as specified. This bill would extend the above prohibition to lobbyist employers. (2) 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. (3) A violation of the Political Reform Act of 1974 is punishable as a misdemeanor. By expanding the scope of a prohibition under the act, the bill would expand the scope of an existing crime and therefore create 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 1736?
Pellerin is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1736.
Description
(1) Existing law, the Political Reform Act of 1974, prohibits a lobbyist or lobbying firm from attempting to create a fictitious appearance of public favor or disfavor of any proposed legislative or administrative action or to cause any communication to be sent to any elected state officer, legislative official, agency official, or state candidate in the name of any fictitious person or in the name of any real person, except with the consent of the real person. The act defines "lobbyist employer" as any person, other than a lobbying firm, who employs one or more lobbyists or contracts for the services of a lobbying firm, as specified. This bill would extend the above prohibition to lobbyist employers. (2) 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. (3) A violation of the Political Reform Act of 1974 is punishable as a misdemeanor. By expanding the scope of a prohibition under the act, the bill would expand the scope of an existing crime and therefore create 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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- Latest action
- 2026-07-13 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 71, Statutes of 2026.
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- Pellerinauthor
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-07-13
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 71, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-07-13
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-07-02
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-06-25
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
committee-passage
2026-06-25
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 5015.).
2026-06-25
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-06-23
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
reading-1,reading-2
2026-06-22
From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.
committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-06-09
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-05-06
Referred to Com. on E. & C.A.
referral-committee
2026-04-23
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-04-23
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 4794.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-04-16
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
reading-1,reading-2
2026-04-15
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 15).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-25
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-02-23
Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.
referral-committee
2026-02-06
From printer. May be heard in committee March 8.
2026-02-05
Read first time. To print.
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Votes
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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. To Consent Calendar.
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 1736 Pellerin Consent Calendar Second Day
2026-04-23 · pass · 74-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Irwin: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Ta: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Davies: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Haney: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Hart: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Solache: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Krell: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Berman: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Lee: yes
- Chen: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Flora: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Fong: yes
- Ward: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Papan: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Bains: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Patel: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Hadwick: other
- Soria: other
- Addis: other
- Wicks: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Sharp-Collins: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-06-09 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Cervantes: yes
- Allen: yes
- Choi: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Umberg: yes
Consent Calendar 2nd
2026-06-25 · pass · 36-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Grove: yes
- Laird: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Niello: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Allen: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Choi: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Becker: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Stern: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Dahle: other
- Reyes: other
- Jones: other
- Alvarado-Gil: other
- Gonzalez: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Limón: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Cervantes: yes
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