CA AB 2655
enactedCampaign funds: security expenses: security personnel.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 2655 pass?
Yes. CA AB 2655 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-07-13): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 78, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 2655 about?
The Political Reform Act of 1974 regulates the use of campaign funds held by candidates for elective office, elected officers, and campaign committees. The act authorizes the use of campaign funds to pay or reimburse the state for security expenses to protect a candidate, an elected officer, or the immediate family or staff of a candidate or elected officer, as specified. The act defines "security expenses" to include, among other things, the reasonable costs of providing personal security to a candidate, elected officer, or the immediate family or staff of a candidate or elected officer. The act permits a candidate or elected officer to expend campaign funds for these purposes without any monetary cap until January 1, 2029. This bill would limit the use of campaign funds to pay for security personnel to only those instances where the security personnel hold the appropriate license issued by the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services. 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 2655?
Valencia is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2655.
Description
The Political Reform Act of 1974 regulates the use of campaign funds held by candidates for elective office, elected officers, and campaign committees. The act authorizes the use of campaign funds to pay or reimburse the state for security expenses to protect a candidate, an elected officer, or the immediate family or staff of a candidate or elected officer, as specified. The act defines "security expenses" to include, among other things, the reasonable costs of providing personal security to a candidate, elected officer, or the immediate family or staff of a candidate or elected officer. The act permits a candidate or elected officer to expend campaign funds for these purposes without any monetary cap until January 1, 2029. This bill would limit the use of campaign funds to pay for security personnel to only those instances where the security personnel hold the appropriate license issued by the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services. 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
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- Latest action
- 2026-07-13 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 78, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Valenciaauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-07-13
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 78, 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.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-06-25
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 5014.).
2026-06-17
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
reading-1,reading-2
2026-06-16
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 16).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-06-04
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2026-05-20
Referred to Com. on E. & C.A.
referral-committee
2026-05-07
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-05-07
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 66. Noes 0. Page 4968.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-04-30
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
reading-1,reading-2
2026-04-29
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 29).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-16
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
reading-1,reading-2
2026-04-16
Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 97.
referral-committee
2026-04-15
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 15).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-16
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.
reading-1
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Votes
Do pass. To Consent Calendar.
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. To Consent Calendar.
2026-04-29 · pass · 14-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Tangipa: yes
- Solache: yes
- Fong: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Krell: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Ta: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Muratsuchi: other
AB 2655 Valencia Consent Calendar Second Day
2026-05-07 · pass · 66-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Fong: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Patel: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Lee: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Davies: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Haney: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Addis: yes
- Bains: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Ward: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Berman: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Krell: yes
- Ta: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Soria: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Solache: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Gallagher: other
- Irwin: other
- Hoover: other
- Wicks: other
- Chen: other
- Bonta: other
- Hart: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Valencia: other
- Arambula: other
- Wallis: other
- Petrie-Norris: other
- Flora: other
- Papan: other
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
2026-06-16 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Umberg: yes
- Allen: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Choi: yes
- Cervantes: yes
Consent Calendar 2nd
2026-06-25 · pass · 36-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Gonzalez: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Limón: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- 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
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