CA AB 2413
enactedLarge-format public advertisements: public expense.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 2413 pass?
Yes. CA AB 2413 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-30): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 940, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 2413 about?
The Political Reform Act of 1974 provides for the comprehensive regulation of campaign financing and activities. The act defines "mass mailing" to mean over 200 substantially similar pieces of mail, and defines "mass electronic mailing" to mean sending more than 200 substantially similar pieces of electronic mail within a calendar month. The act prohibits a mass mailing from being sent at public expense if, among other things, the mailing features an elected officer affiliated with the agency that produces or sends the mailing, or includes the name, office, photograph, or other reference to the elected officer and is prepared or sent in cooperation, consultation, coordination, or concert with the elected officer. This bill would define "large-format public advertisement" as a billboard, wrap on a bus or other public transportation vehicle, advertisement affixed to a bus stop, and other public advertisements designated by the commission by regulation that are 24 inches by 36 inches or more in size. This bill would prohibit a large-format public advertisement from being published or displayed at public expense if, among other things, the advertisement includes the photograph of an elected officer affiliated with the agency that produces or purchases the large-format public advertisement. The bill would make an agency and elected official jointly and severally liable for any administrative or civil penalties incurred if the agency prepares a large-format public advertisement that violates the bill's provisions in cooperation, consultation, coordination, or concert with the elected officer. 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. 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.
Who sponsors CA AB 2413?
Ransom is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2413.
Description
The Political Reform Act of 1974 provides for the comprehensive regulation of campaign financing and activities. The act defines "mass mailing" to mean over 200 substantially similar pieces of mail, and defines "mass electronic mailing" to mean sending more than 200 substantially similar pieces of electronic mail within a calendar month. The act prohibits a mass mailing from being sent at public expense if, among other things, the mailing features an elected officer affiliated with the agency that produces or sends the mailing, or includes the name, office, photograph, or other reference to the elected officer and is prepared or sent in cooperation, consultation, coordination, or concert with the elected officer. This bill would define "large-format public advertisement" as a billboard, wrap on a bus or other public transportation vehicle, advertisement affixed to a bus stop, and other public advertisements designated by the commission by regulation that are 24 inches by 36 inches or more in size. This bill would prohibit a large-format public advertisement from being published or displayed at public expense if, among other things, the advertisement includes the photograph of an elected officer affiliated with the agency that produces or purchases the large-format public advertisement. The bill would make an agency and elected official jointly and severally liable for any administrative or civil penalties incurred if the agency prepares a large-format public advertisement that violates the bill's provisions in cooperation, consultation, coordination, or concert with the elected officer. 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. 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.
- Introduced
- 2026-04-08
- Latest action
- 2026-09-30 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 940, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Ransomauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-30
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 940, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-30
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-08-20
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-13
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 73. Noes 0.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-13
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 6139.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-11
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-10
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-10
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5324.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-04
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
reading-1,reading-2
2026-08-03
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
2026-06-30
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.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-06-24
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.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-06-22
Referred to Com. on E. & C.A.
referral-committee
2026-05-12
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-05-11
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 5005.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-05-07
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-05-06
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 6).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-15
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-04-09
Re-referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.
referral-committee
2026-04-08
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ELECTIONS. Read second time and amended.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-09
Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.
referral-committee
2026-02-21
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2026-02-20
Read first time. To print.
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Votes
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-15 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (8)
- Pellerin: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Berman: yes
- Solache: yes
- Gallagher: yes
Do pass.
2026-05-06 · pass · 14-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Solache: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Fong: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Ta: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Krell: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Arambula: other
AB 2413 Ransom Assembly Third Reading
2026-05-11 · pass · 71-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Jackson: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Haney: yes
- Flora: yes
- Berman: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Davies: yes
- Mark González: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Ta: yes
- Hart: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Patel: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Fong: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Chen: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Papan: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Bains: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Addis: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Krell: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Ward: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Lee: other
- Lowenthal: other
- Solache: other
- Gallagher: other
- Michelle Rodriguez: other
- Soria: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Quirk-Silva: other
- Arambula: 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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