FIRE Amended Legislation
Report Date: 6/14/2007

AB 108

(Benoit) Political Reform Act of 1974. (A-06/13/2007  html  pdf)

Status:06/13/2007-Re-referred to Com. on RLS. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on RLS.

Current Location:06/13/2007-S RLS.

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Summary:

The Political Reform Act of 1974 provides for the comprehensive regulation of campaign financing and related matters, including placing limits on campaign contributions. Existing law prohibits a person from making any monetary contribution beyond a specified limit per election to any candidate for elective state office, statewide elective office, or Governor. Further, existing law prohibits a small contributor committee from making any monetary contribution beyond a specified limit per election to any candidate for elective state office, statewide elective office, or Governor. This bill would require that, in the case of a candidate for elective state office simultaneously running for an elective office other than an elective state office, contributions to all committees controlled by the candidate be aggregated and that those contributions not exceed the elective state office limits. This bill would provide an exception for those committees whose primary activity is the support or opposition of one or more ballot measures and those committees established for a candidate's legal defense account for civil, criminal, or administrative proceedings arising directly out of the conduct of an election campaign. The bill would provide an exception for contributions made after the election if those contributions meet other specified limitations. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.

 

AB 1047

(Houston) Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act: notification. (A-06/13/2007  html  pdf)

Status:06/13/2007-From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on L.GOV.

Current Location:06/13/2007-S L. GOV.

Calendar Events:06/20/07 9:30 a.m. - Room 112 SEN LOCAL GOVERNMENT

 

Summary:

Existing law allows a public agency to elect to be subject to the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act, which authorizes bidding procedures for public projects, as specified. This bill would require the Controller to send a notice, on or before January 1, 2009, to all public agencies describing the provisions of, and the benefits of using the bidding procedures authorized under, the act. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.

 

AB 1135

(Strickland) State government: reports: declarations. (A-06/13/2007  html  pdf)

Status:06/13/2007-From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on G.O.

Current Location:06/13/2007-S G.O.

Calendar Events:06/26/07 9:30 a.m. - Room 3191 SEN GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION

 

Summary:

Existing law generally sets out the requirements for the submission of written reports by public agencies to the Legislature, the Governor, the Controller, and state legislative and other executive entities. This bill would require a written report, as defined, submitted by any state agency or department to the Legislature, a Member of the Legislature, or any state legislative or executive body to include a signed statement by the head of the agency or department declaring that the factual contents of the written report are true, accurate, and complete to the best of his or her knowledge. This bill contains other related provisions.

 

AB 1745

(Committee on Revenue and Taxation) Government finance. (A-06/13/2007  html  pdf)

Status:06/13/2007-From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on L.GOV.

Current Location:06/13/2007-S L. GOV.

Calendar Events:06/20/07 9:30 a.m. - Room 112 SEN LOCAL GOVERNMENT

 

Summary:

Existing law authorizes the legislative body of a local agency that has a sinking fund or money in its treasury that is not required for immediate needs to invest in specified investments, including, among other things, bonds issued by the state and the United States. This bill would authorize these local agencies to also invest in registered treasury notes and bonds issued by any of the 50 United States, as specified. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.