CA SB 1432

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Political Reform Act of 1974.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

(1) The Political Reform Act of 1974 establishes the Fair Political Practices Commission and authorizes the commission to appoint officers, counsel, and employees consistent with applicable civil service laws. The act prohibits the commission from including a nonclerical position in the same civil service class as any position of any other department or agency. This bill would instead authorize the commission to do so. (2) The act requires an individual, before becoming a candidate for a specific office, to file a statement of intention to be a candidate. The act requires an individual who intends to be a candidate for elective state office to file the statement of intention online or electronically with the Secretary of State. This bill would expand the state offices for which a candidate must file their statement of intention online or electronically with the Secretary of State to include judicial offices. (3) Under the act, lobbyists, lobbying firms, and lobbyist employers who send any written or printed invitation to an elected state officer, candidate for elective state office, legislative official, or agency official, are required to include on the invitation or on a letter attached to the invitation a statement that "Attendance at this event by a public official will constitute acceptance of a reportable gift." The statement must be typed, printed, or handwritten at least as large and readable as 8-point Roman boldface type, in a color or print that contrasts with the background so as to be easily legible. This bill would increase the minimum text size of the required statement to 10-point Roman boldface type. (4) 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: 2026-03-05
Status date: —
Latest action: 2026-06-18 — Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

PoliticalReformActof1974

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-03-05
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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2026-03-06
From printer. May be acted upon on or after April 5.
2026-03-18
Referred to Com. on E. & C.A.
referral-committee
2026-04-09
Set for hearing April 21.
2026-04-14
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.
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2026-04-21
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3972.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-04-24
Set for hearing May 4.
2026-05-04
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.
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2026-05-05
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
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2026-05-07
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4168.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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2026-05-07
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2026-05-18
Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.
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2026-06-17
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 17).
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2026-06-18
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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Versions

03/05/26 - Introduced — 2026-03-05Compare
04/14/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-04-14Compare
06/18/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-06-18Compare
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Documents

Votes

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-04-21 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Allen: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Choi: yes
Consent Calendar 2nd SB1432 E. & C.A.
2026-05-07 · pass · 36-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Strickland: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Laird: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Becker: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Choi: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Limón: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Allen: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Stern: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Jones: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Grove: other
- Gonzalez: other
- Alvarado-Gil: other
- Niello: other
Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-06-17 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Stefani: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Solache: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Berman: yes

Related bills

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Official source

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1432

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