Bill Text: CA SB328 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Political Reform Act of 1974: contribution limits.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Engrossed) 2023-09-01 - September 1 hearing: Held in committee and under submission. [SB328 Detail]
Download: California-2023-SB328-Introduced.html
Introduced by Senator Dodd |
February 07, 2023 |
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Vote: 2/3 Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YESBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 35177 of the Education Code is repealed.The governing board of a district may by resolution limit campaign expenditures or contributions in elections to district offices.
SEC. 2.
Section 72029 of the Education Code is repealed.The governing board of a community college district may by resolution limit campaign expenditures or contributions in elections to district offices.
SEC. 3.
Section 10544 of the Elections Code is repealed.A governing body of a district may, by resolution, limit campaign contributions in elections to district offices.
SEC. 4.
Section 85301 of the Government Code is amended to read:85301.
(a) A person, other than a small contributor committee or political party committee, shall not make to a candidate for elective state office other than a candidate for statewide elective office, and a candidate for elective state office other than a candidate for statewide elective office shall not accept from a person, a contribution totaling more than three thousand dollars ($3,000) per election.(2)This subdivision shall become operative on January 1, 2021.
SEC. 5.
Section 85305 of the Government Code is amended to read:85305.
(b)This section shall become operative on January 1, 2021.
SEC. 6.
Section 85306 of the Government Code is amended to read:85306.
(a) A candidate may transfer campaign funds from one controlled committee to a controlled committee for elective(e)This section shall become operative on January 1, 2021.
SEC. 7.
Section 85307 of the Government Code is amended to read:85307.
(a) The provisions of this article regarding loans apply to extensions of credit, but do not apply to loans made to a candidate by a commercial lending institution in the lender’s regular course of business on terms available to members of the general public for which the candidate is personally liable.(c)This section shall become operative on January 1, 2021.
SEC. 8.
Section 85315 of the Government Code is amended to read:85315.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, an elected(d)This section shall become operative on January 1, 2021.
SEC. 9.
Section 85316 of the Government Code is amended to read:85316.
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a contribution for an election may be accepted by a candidate for elective(d)This section shall become operative on January 1, 2021.
SEC. 10.
Section 85317 of the Government Code is amended to read:85317.
(b)This section shall become operative on January 1, 2021.
SEC. 11.
Section 85318 of the Government Code is amended to read:85318.
(a) A candidate for elective(c)This section shall become operative on January 1, 2021.