Bill Text: CA SB18 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Political Reform Act of 1974: gifts.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-31 - Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [SB18 Detail]

Download: California-2011-SB18-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: SB 18	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Blakeslee

                        DECEMBER 6, 2010

   An act relating to the Political Reform Act of 1974.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 18, as introduced, Blakeslee. Political Reform Act of 1974:
gifts.
   The Political Reform Act of 1974 regulates the receipt of gifts by
public officials, including Members of the Legislature, and also
regulates the activities of members of the lobbying industry,
including lobbyist employers.
   This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would further limit the ability of special interest
groups, including lobbyist employers, to give gifts to Members of the
Legislature.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the public
has expressed its disapproval of the practice whereby special
interest groups provide gifts, including tickets to sporting events,
rounds of golf, spa treatments, and other recreational activities,
for the purpose of gaining access to, and influence with, Members of
the Legislature.
   (b) Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that will limit the ability of special interest groups,
including lobbyist employers, to give gifts to Members of the
Legislature.