20250AB__080892CHP INTRODUCED 2025-02-19 AMENDED_ASSEMBLY 2025-03-18 AMENDED_ASSEMBLY 2025-04-10 AMENDED_SENATE 2025-07-08 AMENDED_SENATE 2025-08-26 AMENDED_SENATE 2025-09-02 PASSED_ASSEMBLY 2025-09-13 PASSED_SENATE 2025-09-12 ENROLLED 2025-09-16 CHAPTERED 2025-10-03 APPROVED 2025-10-03 FILED 2025-10-03 2025 AB CHP CHP 0 Introduced by Assembly Member Addis LEAD_AUTHOR ASSEMBLY Addis

An act to amend Sections 81007, 81007.5, 81009, 81010, 82006, 82015, 82018, 82022.5, 82025, 82046, 83113, 84100, 84101, 84101.5, 84102, 84103, 84104, 84106, 84108, 84200, 84200.5, 84200.8, 84200.9, 84202.3, 84202.7, 84203, 84204, 84204.5, 84205, 84207, 84209, 84211, 84212, 84213, 84214, 84215, 84218, 84219, 84222, 84223, 84224, 84226, 84252, 84300, 84302, 84303, 84306, 84502, 84504.6, 84602, 84605, 84612, 84615, 84616, 85200, 85201, 85307, 85400, 85505, 85704, 86116, 89502, 89503, 89511.5, 89517.5, 89517.6, 90001, 90002, 90004, 91010, 91011, and of, and to repeal Sections and of, the Government Code, relating to the Political Reform Act of 1974. the Political Reform Act of Campaign statements and registrations: filing online or electronically.

(1) The Political Reform Act of authorizes specified campaign disclosure reports and statements of financial interest to be filed by fax, provided that the required originals or paper copies are sent by first-class mail or by any other personal delivery within hours of the applicable deadline.

The act generally authorizes other reports filed by candidates for elective office, committees formed primarily to support or oppose a candidate for public office or a ballot measure, and other entities to be filed by various means, including personal delivery, guaranteed overnight delivery, facsimile transmission, and online transmission. This bill would eliminate the option to file various statements and reports by facsimile transmission and would authorize certain reports to be filed by email.

(2) Existing law defines “campaign statement” for purposes of the act to mean an itemized report that is prepared on a form or in a manner prescribed by the Fair Political Practices Commission and that provides specified information. The act requires specified committees to file a statement of organization online or electronically with the Secretary of State. This bill would replace the term “campaign statement” with “campaign report” and the term “statement of organization” with “registration” throughout the act. The bill would further define “campaign report” to mean an itemized report that is prepared in a manner prescribed by the commission.

(3) Under the act, if a committee is required to file a campaign statement or report disclosing an independent expenditure, a verification statement must accompany the campaign statement or report, as specified. The bill would clarify that this provision applies to both semiannual and preelection statements disclosing an independent expenditure.

(4) Existing law requires the commission to provide a short form for filing reports for candidates and officeholders who receive contributions of less than $2,000, and who make expenditures of less than $2,000, in a calendar year. This bill would repeal that provision.

(5) Existing law prohibits a candidate for elective state, county, or city office from personally loaning to the candidate’s campaign an amount for which the outstanding balance exceeds $100,000. The act prohibits a candidate from charging interest on any such loan. This bill would remove the $100,000 cap on the outstanding balance of a candidate’s personal loan to their campaign.

(6) The act requires the Fair Political Practices Commission to annually publish a booklet by March that sets forth the provisions of the act and includes other information that the commission deems pertinent to the

interpretation and enforcement of the act. This bill would instead require the commission to annually publish the provisions of the act by that date.

(7) The act requires the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Fair Political Practices Commission, to develop online and electronic filing processes for persons and entities that are required to file statements and reports with the Secretary of State’s office. Before making the system available for public use, the act requires the Secretary of State to certify that the system meets all statutory requirements.

Once all requirements have been met, the act requires the Secretary of State to make public their availability to accept reports online or electronically and authorizes any filer to voluntarily file specified reports and statements with the Secretary of State. This bill would delete the provision regarding the voluntary filing of reports and it would require persons who, and entities that, are required to file online or electronically to file all subsequent reports online or electronically.

The bill would make other conforming changes in anticipation of reports being filed online or electronically using the new system. A violation of the Political Reform Act of is punishable as a misdemeanor. By imposing new requirements on persons and entities filing reports with the new electronic filing system, the bill would expand the scope of a crime and impose a state-mandated local program.

(8) This bill would incorporate additional changes to

Section of the Government Code proposed by SB 760, to be operative only if this bill and SB are enacted and this bill is enacted last. This bill would incorporate additional changes to

Section 89517.5 of the Government Code proposed by AB 789, to be operative only if this bill and AB are enacted and this bill is enacted last.

(9) This bill would make its provisions contingent upon the Secretary of State certifying the above-described online electronic filing system for public use.

(10) 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 2 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.

(11) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. TWO_THIRDS NO YES YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section of the Government Code , as amended by

Section of

Chapter of the Statutes of 2018, is amended to read: 81007. When a report or statement or copies thereof required to be filed in paper format with any filing officer under this title has been sent by first-class mail or by any other guaranteed overnight delivery service addressed to the filing officer, it shall for purposes of any deadline be deemed to have been received by the filing officer on the date of the deposit in the mail or of receipt by that delivery service.

It shall be presumed until the contrary is established that any date stamped by the post office on the envelope or contained on the delivery service receipt containing the report or statement is the date it was deposited in the mail or received by the delivery service. Mail that is not received by the filing officer shall be presumed not to have been sent unless the filer possesses a post office or delivery service receipt establishing the date of deposit and the name and address of the addressee.

SEC.

Section 81007.5 of the Government Code , as amended by

Section of

Chapter of the Statutes of 2018, is amended to read: 81007.5. (

a) Any report or statement or copies thereof required to be filed with any official under

Chapter 4 (commencing with

Section 84100) or

Chapter 7 (commencing with

Section 87100), other than a report or statement that is required to be filed online or electronically with the Secretary of State in accordance with this title or with a local government agency in accordance with an ordinance adopted by the agency pursuant to

Section 84615, may be emailed by the applicable deadline, provided that the required originals or paper copies are sent by first-class mail or by any other personal delivery or guaranteed overnight delivery service within hours of the applicable deadline. (

b) An emailed report or statement shall not be considered filed if the emailed report or statement is not a true and correct copy of the original. (

c) A filing officer who receives an emailed report or statement shall make the report or statement available to the public in the same manner as provided in

Section 81008.

SEC. 3.

Section of the Government Code , as amended by

Section of

Chapter of the Statutes of 2024, is amended to read: 81009. (

a) Registrations and original campaign reports of persons holding elective state office, candidates for any such office, committees supporting any such officeholder or candidate, and committees supporting or opposing statewide measures, shall be retained by filing officers indefinitely. (

b) Original campaign reports of mayors, city council members, county supervisors, candidates for any of these offices, and committees supporting any officeholder or candidate shall be retained indefinitely, except that original campaign reports of candidates not elected to these offices and of committees supporting candidates not elected to these offices shall be retained by filing officers for a period of at least five years. (

c) Original campaign reports of all other persons shall be retained by filing officers for at least seven years. (

d) Original statements of economic interests of persons holding statewide elective office shall be retained by filing officers indefinitely. (

e) Original reports and statements not specified above in this

section shall be retained by filing officers for at least seven years. (

f) Copies of reports or statements shall be retained by the officer with whom they are filed for at least four years, provided, however, that a filing officer is not required to retain more than one copy of a report or statement. (g)

(1) If an original report or statement or a copy is filed in a paper format, the officer with whom it is filed may comply with this

section by retaining either of the following available for public inspection: (

A) The original report or statement or copy filed in a paper format. (

B) An electronic copy.

(2) Upon request, the office shall provide copies of such statements pursuant to

Section 81008.

(3) Reports and statements filed online or electronically under this title shall be retained and archived pursuant to this

section and Sections and 84615.

SEC. 4.

Section of the Government Code , as amended by

Section of

Chapter of the Statutes of 2018, is amended to read: 81010. For reports and statements filed with a filing officer pursuant to this title, the filing officer shall do all of the following: (

a) Supply the necessary reports and manuals prescribed by the Commission. (

b) Determine whether required information has been filed and, if so, whether it conforms on its face with the requirements of this title. (

c) Notify promptly all persons and known committees who have failed to file a report or statement in the manner and at the time required by this title. (

d) Report apparent violations of this title to the appropriate agencies. (

e) Compile and maintain a current list of all reports and statements filed with this office.

SEC. 5.

Section of the Government Code , as amended by

Section of

Chapter of the Statutes of 2018, is amended to read: 82006. “Campaign report” means an itemized report that is prepared in a manner prescribed by the Commission and that provides the information required by Chapters and of this title.

SEC. 6.

Section of the Government Code is amended to read: 82015. (a) “Contribution” means a payment, a forgiveness of a loan, a payment of a loan by a third party, or an enforceable promise to make a payment, except to the extent that full and adequate consideration is received or if it is clear from the surrounding circumstances that the payment is not made for political purposes. (b) “Contribution” includes all of the following:

(1) The purchase of tickets for events such as dinners, luncheons, rallies, and similar fundraising events; the candidate’s own money or property used on behalf of the candidate’s candidacy, other than personal funds of the candidate used to pay either a filing fee for a declaration of candidacy or a candidate statement prepared pursuant to

Section of the Elections Code; the granting of discounts or rebates not extended to the public generally or the granting of discounts or rebates by television and radio stations and newspapers not extended on an equal basis to all candidates for the same office; the payment of compensation by any person for the personal services or expenses of any other person if the services are rendered or expenses incurred on behalf of a candidate or committee without payment of full and adequate consideration.

(2) The transfer of anything of value received by a committee from another committee, unless full and adequate consideration is received.

(3) The payment of public moneys by a state or local governmental agency for a communication to the public that satisfies both of the following: (

A) The communication expressly advocates the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate or the qualification, passage, or defeat of a clearly identified measure, or, taken as a whole and in context, unambiguously urges a particular result in an election. (

B) The communication is made at the behest of the affected candidate or committee.

(4) A payment made by a person to a multipurpose organization as defined and described in

Section 84222. (5) (

A) A payment made by a lobbyist or a cohabitant of a lobbyist for costs related to a fundraising event held at the home of the lobbyist, including the value of the use of the home as a fundraising event venue. A payment described in this paragraph is attributable to the lobbyist for purposes of

Section 85702. (

B) A payment made by a lobbying firm for costs related to a fundraising event held at the office of the lobbying firm, including the value of the use of the office as a fundraising event venue. (c) “Contribution” does not include any of the following:

(1) Amounts received pursuant to an enforceable promise to the extent those amounts have been previously reported as a contribution. However, the fact that those amounts have been received shall be indicated in the appropriate campaign report.

(2) Except as provided in paragraph (5) of subdivision (b), a payment made by an occupant of a home or office for costs related to any meeting or fundraising event held in the occupant’s home or office if the costs for the meeting or fundraising event are five hundred dollars ($500) or less.

(3) Volunteer personal services or payments made by any individual for the individual’s own travel expenses if the payments are made voluntarily without any understanding or agreement that they will be, directly or indirectly, repaid to the individual.

(4) A behested payment, as defined in

Section 82004.5, but only as to the behesting committee, elected officer, or member of the Public Utilities Commission.

SEC. 7.

Section of the Government Code is amended to read: 82018. (

a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b), (c), and (d), “cumulative amount” means the amount of contributions received or expenditures made in the calendar year. (

b) For a filer required to file a campaign report or independent expenditure report in one year in connection with an election to be held in another year, the period over which the cumulative amount is calculated shall end on the closing date of the first semiannual report filed after the election. (

c) For a filer required to file a campaign report in connection with the qualification of a measure which extends into two calendar years, the period over which the cumulative amount is calculated shall end on December of the second calendar year. (

d) For a person filing a campaign report with a period modified by the provisions of this section, the next period over which the cumulative amount is calculated shall begin on the day after the closing date of the report.

SEC.

Section 82022.5 of the Government Code is amended to read: 82022.5. “Election-related activities” include, but are not limited to, the following with respect to candidate-based elections: (

a) Communications that contain express advocacy of the nomination or election of a candidate or the defeat of a candidate’s opponent. (

b) Communications that contain reference to a candidate’s candidacy for elective office, the candidate’s election campaign, or the candidate’s or the candidate’s opponent’s qualifications for elective office. (

c) Solicitation of contributions to the candidate or to third persons for use in support of the candidate or in opposition to the candidate’s opponent. (

d) Arranging, coordinating, developing, writing, distributing, preparing, or planning of any communication or activity described in subdivisions (

a) to (c), inclusive. (

e) Recruiting or coordinating campaign activities of campaign volunteers on behalf of the candidate. (

f) Preparing campaign budgets. (

g) Preparing campaign finance disclosure reports. (

h) Communications directed to voters or potential voters as part of activities encouraging or assisting persons to vote if the communication contains express advocacy of the nomination or election of the candidate or the defeat of the candidate’s opponent.

SEC. 9.

Section of the Government Code is amended to read: 82025. (a) “Expenditure” means a payment, a forgiveness of a loan, a payment of a loan by a third party, or an enforceable promise to make a payment, unless it is clear from the surrounding circumstances that it is not made for political purposes. “Expenditure” does not include a candidate’s use of the candidate’s own money to pay for either a filing fee for a declaration of candidacy or a candidate statement prepared pursuant to

Section of the Elections Code. An expenditure is made on the date the payment is made or on the date consideration, if any, is received, whichever is earlier. (

b) A payment is made for political purposes if it is any of the following:

(1) For purposes of influencing or attempting to influence the action of the voters for or against the nomination or election of a candidate or candidates, or the qualification or passage of any measure.

(2) Made by any of the following: (

A) A candidate, unless it is clear from surrounding circumstances that the payment was made for personal purposes unrelated to the candidate’s candidacy or status as an officeholder. (

B) A controlled committee. (

C) An official committee of a political party, including a state central committee, county central committee, assembly district committee, or any subcommittee of such committee. (

D) An organization formed or existing primarily for political purposes, as described in paragraph (1), including, but not limited to, a political action committee established by any membership organization, labor union, or corporation. (c) “Expenditure” includes any monetary or nonmonetary payment made by any person, other than the persons or organizations described in subdivision (b), that is used for communications that expressly advocate the nomination, election, or defeat of a clearly identified candidate or candidates, or the qualification, passage, or defeat of a clearly identified ballot measure. (1) “Clearly identified” is defined as follows: (

A) A candidate is clearly identified if the communication states the candidate’s name, makes unambiguous reference to the candidate’s office or status as a candidate, or unambiguously describes the candidate in any manner. (

B) A group of candidates is clearly identified if the communication makes unambiguous reference to some well-defined characteristic of the group, even if the communication does not name each candidate. A communication that clearly identifies a group of candidates and expressly advocates their election or defeat is reportable as an expenditure, but the expenditure need not be allocated among all members of the class or group on the campaign report disclosing the expenditure. (

C) A measure that has qualified to be placed on the ballot is clearly identified if the communication states a proposition number, official title, or popular name associated with the measure. In addition, the measure is clearly identified if the communication refers to the subject matter of the measure and either states that the measure is before the people for a vote or, taken as a whole and in context, unambiguously refers to the measure. (

D) A measure that has not qualified to be placed on the ballot is clearly identified if the communication refers to the subject matter of the measure and the qualification drive.

(2) A communication “expressly advocates” the nomination, election, or defeat of a candidate or the qualification, passage, or defeat of a measure if it contains express words of advocacy such as “vote for,” “elect,” “support,” “cast your ballot,” “vote against,” “defeat,” “reject,” “sign petitions for,” or, within days before an election in which the candidate or measure appears on the ballot, the communication otherwise refers to a clearly identified candidate or measure so that the communication, taken as a whole, unambiguously urges a particular result in an election. (

A) Except for those communications paid for with public moneys by a state or local government agency, a communication, taken as a whole, unambiguously urges a particular result in an election if it is not susceptible of any reasonable

interpretation other than as an appeal to vote for or against a specific candidate or measure. A communication is not susceptible of any reasonable

interpretation other than as an appeal to vote for or against a specific candidate or measure when, taken as a whole, it could only be interpreted by a reasonable person as containing an appeal to vote for or against a specific candidate or measure because of both of the following: (

i) The electoral portion of the communication is unmistakable, unambiguous, and suggestive of only one meaning. (ii) Reasonable minds could not differ as to whether it encourages a vote for or against a clearly identified candidate or measure, or encourages some other kind of action on a legislative, executive, or judicial matter or issue. (

B) The following nonexhaustive examples, referring to candidates or measures on the ballot in an upcoming election, illustrate statements that in most contexts would not be susceptible of any reasonable

interpretation other than as an appeal to vote for or against a specific candidate or measure: “Smith’s the One”; “No Measure A”; “Rally ‘round O’Malley”; “Create jobs with Measure X”; “Only Nancy Brown can clean out City Hall”; “Proposition 123 - your last chance to save California”; “Joe Green will earn your trust”; “Bob Boone is unqualified for office and a special-interest puppet”; “Shirley Hall - bad for California, bad for you.” (

C) The following nonexhaustive examples, referring to candidates or measures on the ballot in an upcoming election, illustrate statements that would be susceptible of a reasonable

interpretation other than as an appeal to vote for or against a specific candidate or measure: “Assembly Member Nancy Brown needs to be tough on criminals. Call her and tell her to stand firm on AB 100”; “Poor children need a home too. Support the Mayor’s stance against more budget cuts”; “Thank you, Supervisor Smith, for continuing to support our farmers.” (

D) Safe Harbor. A communication does not expressly advocate the nomination, election, or defeat of a candidate, or the qualification, passage, or defeat of a measure, within the meaning of this section, if both of the following apply: (

i) The communication does not mention an election, candidacy, political party unless required by law, opposing candidate, or voting by the general public, and it does not take a position on the character, qualifications, or fitness for office of a candidate or officeholder, or the merits of a ballot measure. (ii) The communication focuses on a legislative, executive, or judicial matter or issue, either urging a candidate to take a particular position or action with respect to the matter or issue, or urging the public to adopt a particular position and to contact the candidate with respect to the matter or issue. (

E) Rules of

Interpretation. If a communication does not qualify for the safe harbor described in subparagraph (D), the commission shall consider if the communication has an

interpretation other than as an appeal to vote for or against a clearly identified candidate or measure, in order to determine if, on balance, the communication is not susceptible of any reasonable

interpretation other than as an appeal to vote for or against a clearly identified candidate or measure.

(3) Reporting Expenditures. (

A) The amount of an expenditure reportable pursuant to this subdivision shall include all costs directly attributable to the communication, including, but not limited to, salaries, production, postage, space or time purchased, agency fees, printing, and any additional administrative or overhead costs attributable to the communication. The expenditure does not include any of the regular ongoing business overhead that will be incurred in similar amounts regardless of the communication. (

B) When a printed or broadcast communication circulates outside the state, the expenditure may be calculated on the basis of the fraction of the total cost attributable to circulation within the state. (

C) Costs directly traceable to the communication are reportable when the communication is made, or when payments are made in connection with the development, production, or dissemination of the communication, whichever occurs first. (

D) The costs of printing and distributing petitions, recruiting, training, and paying expenses of petition circulators, and other costs incurred in connection with the qualification of a measure are reportable expenditures.

(4) Except for those communications paid for with public moneys by a state or local government agency, notwithstanding this subdivision, “expenditure” does not include costs incurred for communications that expressly advocate the nomination, election, or defeat of a clearly identified candidate or candidates, or the qualification, passage, or defeat of a clearly identified measure or measures by either of the following: (

A) A broadcasting station, including a cable or satellite television operation, programmer, or producer, internet website, or a regularly published newspaper, magazine, or other periodical of general circulation, including an internet or electronic publication, that routinely carries news and commentary of general interest, for the cost of covering or carrying a news story, commentary, or editorial. (

B) A regularly published newsletter or regularly published periodical, other than those specified in subparagraph (A), whose circulation is limited to an organization’s members, employees, shareholders, other affiliated individuals, and those who request or purchase the publication. This subparagraph applies only to the costs regularly incurred in publishing the newsletter or periodical. If additional costs are incurred because the newsletter or periodical is issued on other than its regular schedule, expanded in circulation, or substantially altered in style, size, or format, the additional costs are expenditures.

(5) The term “expenditure” also does not include uncompensated internet activity by an individual supporting or opposing a candidate or measure as stated in

Section 18215.2 of Title of the California Code of Regulations. (

d) A payment used to make contributions, as defined in

Section 82015, is an expenditure.

SEC. 10.

Section of the Government Code is amended to read: 82046. (a) “Period covered” by a statement or report required to be filed by this title, other than a campaign report, means, unless a different period is specified, the period beginning with the day after the closing date of the most recent statement or report which was required to be filed, and ending with the closing date of the statement or report in question. If the person filing the statement or report has not previously filed a statement or report of the same type, the period covered begins on the day on which the first reportable transaction occurred. Nothing in this

chapter shall be interpreted to exempt any person from disclosing transactions which occurred prior to the effective date of this title according to the laws then in effect. (b) “Period covered” by a campaign report required pursuant to Sections 84200, 84200.5, 84202.3, and 84202.7 means, unless a different period is specified, the period beginning the day after the closing date of the most recent campaign report which was required to be filed and ending with the closing date of the statement in question. If a person has not previously filed a campaign report, the period covered begins on January 1.

SEC. 11.

Section of the Government Code is amended to read: 83113. The commission shall, in addition to its other duties, do all of the following: (

a) Specify the format for reports, statements, notices and other documents required by this title. (

b) Prepare and publish manuals and instructions setting forth methods of bookkeeping and preservation of records to facilitate compliance with and enforcement of this title, and explaining the duties of persons and committees under this title. (

c) Provide assistance to agencies and public officials in administering the provisions of this title. (

d) Maintain a central file of local campaign contribution and expenditure ordinances forwarded to it by local government agencies. (

e) Annually publish the provisions of this title no later than March 1.

SEC. 12.

Section of the Government Code is amended to read: 84100. (

a) Every recipient committee, as defined by subdivision (

a) of

Section 82013, shall have a treasurer. An expenditure shall not be made by or on behalf of a committee without the authorization of the treasurer or the treasurer’s designated agents. A contribution or expenditure shall not be accepted or made by or on behalf of a committee when the office of treasurer is vacant. (

b) A recipient committee, as defined by subdivision (

a) of

Section 82013, may designate one assistant treasurer on the committee’s registration. The assistant treasurer may sign and verify a campaign report on behalf of the committee if the assistant uses reasonable diligence to prepare and review the report and signs to that effect under penalty of perjury as required by

Section 81004.

SEC. 13.

Section of the Government Code , as amended by

Section of

Chapter of the Statutes of 2024, is amended to read: 84101. (

a) A committee that is a committee by virtue of subdivision (

a) of

Section shall register online or electronically with the Secretary of State within days after the committee has qualified as a committee. The Secretary of State shall assign a number to each committee that registers and shall notify the committee of the number. The Secretary of State shall make available to the local filing officer, as designated by the filer on their registration, the information filed pursuant to this subdivision. (

b) In addition to registering as required by subdivision (a), if a committee qualifies as a committee under subdivision (

a) of

Section within days before the date of an election in connection with which the committee is required to file preelection reports, the committee shall register, within hours of qualifying as a committee, online or electronically with the Secretary of State. Within hours, the Secretary of State shall make available to the local filing officer designated by the filer on their registration the information filed pursuant to this subdivision. (

c) If an independent expenditure committee qualifies as a committee pursuant to subdivision (

a) of

Section during the time period described in

Section 82036.5 and makes independent expenditures of one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more to support or oppose a candidate or candidates for office, the committee shall register, within hours of qualifying as a committee, online or electronically with the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall make the information filed available to the local filing officer designated by the filer on their registration and the filing officers designated by the filer on their registration for the candidate or candidates supported or opposed by the independent expenditures within hours of a registration filed pursuant to this subdivision. The filings required by this

section are in addition to filings that may be required by

Section 84204. (

d) For purposes of this section, in calculating whether two thousand dollars ($2,000) in contributions has been received, payments for a filing fee or for a statement of qualifications to appear in a state or county voter information guide shall not be included if these payments have been made from the candidate’s personal funds. (e)

(1) For purposes of this subdivision, “authorized person” means a person, other than the treasurer, who is authorized to obtain the bank records of the committee from the financial institution where the campaign bank account is maintained.

(2) The Secretary of State shall not include a bank account number or the name of an authorized person on or with any registration information provided to the local filing officer pursuant to this section.

(3) Notwithstanding

Section or the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with

Section 7920.000) of Title of the Government Code), the Secretary of State shall not provide to the public the bank account number or the name of an authorized person provided by a committee when registering.

SEC.

Section 84101.5 of the Government Code , as amended by

Section of

Chapter of the Statutes of 2021, is amended to read: 84101.5. (

a) Notwithstanding

Section 81006, the Secretary of State shall charge each committee that is required to register pursuant to subdivision (

a) of

Section an annual fee of fifty dollars ($50) until the committee is terminated pursuant to

Section 84214. (b)

(1) A committee subject to the annual fee pursuant to subdivision (

a) shall pay the fee no later than days after filing its registration and no later than April of each year thereafter, except as provided in paragraph (2).

(2) A committee that is created, and pays the initial fee pursuant to paragraph (1), in October, November, or December of a calendar year is not subject to the annual fee for the following calendar year. (c)

(1) A committee that fails to timely pay the annual fee required by this

section is subject to an administrative penalty of one hundred fifty dollars ($150).

(2) The Secretary of State shall enforce the requirements of this section.

SEC. 15.

Section of the Government Code is amended to read: 84102. Committee registration required by

Section shall include all of the following: (

a) The name, street address, email address, and telephone number, if any, of the committee. In the case of a sponsored committee, the name of the committee shall include the name of its sponsor. If a committee has more than one sponsor, and the sponsors are members of an industry or other identifiable group, a term identifying that industry or group shall be included in the name of the committee. (

b) In the case of a sponsored committee, the name, street address, and telephone number of each sponsor. (

c) The full name, street address, email address, and telephone number of the treasurer and any other principal officers.

(1) A committee with more than one principal officer shall identify its principal officers as follows: (

A) A committee with three or fewer principal officers shall identify all principal officers. (

B) A committee with more than three principal officers shall identify no fewer than three principal officers.

(2) If no individual other than the treasurer is a principal officer, the treasurer shall be identified as both the treasurer and the principal officer. (d)

(1) An acknowledgment by any person identified as a treasurer or assistant treasurer on the committee registration of the following: (

A) By serving as treasurer or assistant treasurer, the person must comply with all applicable duties stated in this title and the regulations of the Commission. (

B) A violation of these duties could result in criminal, civil, or administrative penalties.

(2) A failure to complete the acknowledgment pursuant to paragraph (1) is not a violation of this title. However, the Secretary of State shall not accept a committee registration unless the acknowledgment has been completed. (

e) The full name and office sought by a candidate, and the title and ballot number, if any, of any measure, that the committee supports or opposes as its primary activity. A committee that does not support or oppose one or more candidates or ballot measures as its primary activity shall provide a brief description of its political activities, including whether it supports or opposes candidates or measures and whether such candidates or measures have common characteristics, such as a political party preference. (

f) A statement whether the committee is independent or controlled and, if it is controlled, the name of each candidate or state measure proponent by which it is controlled, or the name of any controlled committee with which it acts jointly. If a committee is controlled by a candidate for partisan or voter-nominated office, the controlled committee shall indicate the political party, if any, for which the candidate has disclosed a preference. (

g) For a committee that is a committee by virtue of subdivision (

a) of

Section 82013, the name and address of the financial institution in which the committee has established an account and the account number. (

h) If the committee registration is filed by a candidate, the name, street address, and treasurer of any other committee controlled by the same candidate. (

i) Other information as shall be required by the rules or regulations of the Commission consistent with the purposes and provisions of this chapter.

SEC. 16.

Section of the Government Code is amended to read: 84103. (

a) If there is a change in any of the information contained in a committee registration, the committee shall amend its registration within days to reflect the change. The Secretary of State shall make available to the local filing officer designated by the filer on their registration the information filed pursuant to this subdivision. (b)

(1) In addition to amending a committee registration as required by subdivision (a), a committee as defined in subdivision (

a) of

Section shall amend its committee registration within hours if the change requiring the amendment occurs within days before the date of the election in connection with which the committee is required to file a preelection report, and if any of the following information is changed: (

A) The name of the committee. (

B) The name of the treasurer or other principal officers. (

C) The name of any candidate or committee by which the committee is controlled or with which it acts jointly.

(2) The amendment shall include the changed information, the date of the change, and the committee’s name and identification number.

(3) Within hours, the Secretary of State shall make available to the local filing officer designated by the filer on their registration the information filed pursuant to this subdivision. (c)

(1) If an amendment to a committee registration identifies a new treasurer or assistant treasurer that person shall complete the acknowledgment required by subdivision (

d) of

Section 84102.

(2) A failure to complete the acknowledgment pursuant to paragraph (1) is not a violation of this title. However, the Secretary of State shall not accept an amendment to a committee registration that identifies a new treasurer or assistant treasurer unless the acknowledgment has been completed.

(3) This subdivision shall not become operative until the Secretary of State certifies an online filing and disclosure system pursuant to paragraph (7) of subdivision (

b) of

Section 84602.

SEC. 17.

Section of the Government Code is amended to read: 84104. It shall be the duty of each candidate, treasurer, principal officer, and elected officer to maintain detailed accounts, records, bills, and receipts necessary to prepare campaign reports, to establish that campaign reports were properly filed, and to otherwise comply with the provisions of this chapter. The detailed accounts, records, bills, and receipts shall be retained by the filer for a period specified by the Commission. However, the Commission shall not require retention of records for a period longer than the statute of limitations specified in

Section 91000.5 or two years after the adoption of an audit report pursuant to

Chapter 10 (commencing with

Section 90000), whichever is less.

SEC. 18.

Section of the Government Code is amended to read: 84106. (

a) Whenever identification of a sponsored committee is required by this title, the identification shall include the full name of the committee as required in its committee registration. (

b) A sponsored committee shall use only one name in its committee registration.

SEC. 19.

Section of the Government Code , as amended by

Section of

Chapter of the Statutes of 2018, is amended to read: 84108. (

a) Every slate mailer organization shall comply with the requirements of Sections 84100, 84101, 84103, and 84104. (

b) The registration of a slate mailer organization shall include:

(1) The name, street address, email address, and telephone number of the organization. In the case of an individual or business entity that qualifies as a slate mailer organization, the name of the slate mailer organization shall include the name by which the individual or entity is identified for legal purposes. Whenever identification of a slate mailer organization is required by this title, the identification shall include the full name of the slate mailer organization as contained in its registration.

(2) The full name, street address, email address, and telephone number of the treasurer and other principal officers.

(3) The full name, street address, email address, and telephone number of each person with final decisionmaking authority as to which candidates or measures will be supported or opposed in the organization’s slate mailers. (

c) The registration shall be submitted online or electronically with the Secretary of State within days after the slate mailer organization receives or is promised five hundred dollars ($500) or more for producing one or more slate mailers. However, if an entity qualifies as a slate mailer organization within days before the date of an election in which it is required to file preelection reports, the slate mailer organization shall register online or electronically with the Secretary of State within hours of qualifying as a slate mailer organization.

SEC. 20.

Section of the Government Code is amended to read: 84200. (

a) Except as provided in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), elected officers, candidates, and committees pursuant to subdivision (

a) of

Section shall file semiannual reports each year no later than July for the period ending June 30, and no later than January for the period ending December 31.

(1) A candidate who, pursuant to subdivision (

b) of

Section 85200, has indicated on their statement of intention that they do not intend to qualify as a committee pursuant to subdivision (

a) of

Section 82013, and who, during the past six months, has not otherwise qualified as a committee pursuant to subdivision (

a) of

Section 82013, shall not be required to file a semiannual report for that six-month period.

(2) Elected officers whose salaries are less than two hundred dollars ($200) a month, judges, judicial candidates, and their controlled committees shall not file semiannual reports pursuant to this subdivision for any six-month period in which they have not made or received any contributions or made any expenditures.

(3) A judge who is not listed on the ballot for reelection to, or recall from, any elective office during a calendar year shall not file semiannual reports pursuant to this subdivision for any six-month period in that year if both of the following apply: (

A) The judge has not received any contributions. (

B) The only expenditures made by the judge during the calendar year are contributions from the judge’s personal funds to other candidates or committees totaling less than one thousand dollars ($1,000). (

b) All committees pursuant to subdivision (

b) or (

c) of

Section shall file campaign reports each year no later than July for the period ending June 30, and no later than January for the period ending December 31, if they have made contributions or independent expenditures, including payments to a slate mailer organization, during the six-month period before the closing date of the reports.

SEC.

Section 84200.5 of the Government Code is amended to read: 84200.5. (

a) In addition to the semiannual campaign reports required by

Section 84200, the following elected officers, candidates, and committees shall file preelection reports under

Section 84200.8:

(1) All candidates appearing on the ballot at the next election, their controlled committees, and committees primarily formed to support or oppose an elected officer, candidate, or measure appearing on the ballot for the next election.

(2) All elected state officers and candidates for elective state office who are not appearing on the ballot at the next state primary or general election, and who, during the preelection reporting periods covered by

Section 84200.8, make contributions or independent expenditures totaling five hundred dollars ($500) or more to a state or county general purpose committee, or to support or oppose a candidate or measure appearing on the ballot at the next state primary or general election.

(3) A state or county general purpose committee formed pursuant to subdivision (

a) of

Section 82013, other than a political party committee as defined in

Section 85205, that, during the preelection reporting periods covered by

Section 84200.8, makes contributions or independent expenditures totaling five hundred dollars ($500) or more to a state or county general purpose committee, or to support or oppose a candidate or measure appearing on the ballot at the next state primary or general election. However, a state or county general purpose committee formed pursuant to subdivision (

b) or (

c) of

Section is not required to file the preelection reports specified in

Section 84200.8.

(4) A political party committee as defined in

Section that, during the preelection reporting periods covered by

Section 84200.8, receives contributions totaling one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more, or makes contributions or independent expenditures totaling five hundred dollars ($500) or more, to a state or county general purpose committee, or to support or oppose a candidate or measure appearing on the ballot at a state election.

(5) A city general purpose committee formed pursuant to subdivision (

a) of

Section that, during the preelection reporting periods covered by

Section 84200.8, makes contributions or independent expenditures totaling five hundred dollars ($500) or more to a city general purpose committee formed within the same jurisdiction, or to support or oppose a candidate or measure appearing on the ballot at the next city election. However, a city general purpose committee formed pursuant to subdivision (

b) or (

c) of

Section is not required to file the preelection reports specified in

Section 84200.8. (

b) During an election period for the Board of Administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System or the Teachers’ Retirement Board, the following candidates and committees shall file the preelection reports specified in

Section 84200.9:

(1) All candidates for these boards, their controlled committees, and committees primarily formed to support or oppose the candidates.

(2) A state or county general purpose committee formed pursuant to subdivision (

a) of

Section that, during the preelection reporting periods covered by

Section 84200.9, makes contributions or independent expenditures totaling five hundred dollars ($500) or more to support or oppose a candidate for the Board of Administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System or the Teachers’ Retirement Board. However, a general purpose committee formed pursuant to subdivision (

b) or (

c) of

Section is not required to file the reports specified in

Section 84200.9.

SEC.

Section 84200.8 of the Government Code , as amended by

Section of

Chapter of the Statutes of 2018, is amended to read: 84200.8. Preelection reports shall be filed under this

section as follows: (

a) For the period ending days before the election, the report shall be filed no later than days before the election. (

b) For the period ending days before the election, the report shall be filed no later than days before the election. (

c) For runoff elections held within days of the qualifying election, an additional preelection report for the period ending days before the runoff election shall be filed no later than days before the election. (

d) All candidates being voted on in the election in connection with which the report is filed, their controlled committees, and committees formed primarily to support or oppose a candidate or measure being voted on in that election shall file the statement due days before the election in subdivisions (

b) and (

c) online or electronically, if required or, for a city or county committee filing in paper format, by guaranteed overnight delivery service or personal delivery.

SEC.

Section 84200.9 of the Government Code is amended to read: 84200.9. Preelection reports for an election period for the Board of Administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System or the Teachers’ Retirement Board shall be filed as follows: (

a) For the period ending five days before the beginning of the ballot period, as determined by the relevant board, a report shall be filed no later than two days before the beginning of the ballot period. (

b) For the period ending five days before the deadline to return ballots, as determined by the relevant board, a report shall be filed no later than two days before the deadline to return ballots. (

c) In the case of a runoff election, for the period ending five days before the deadline to return runoff ballots, as determined by the relevant board, a report shall be filed no later than two days before the deadline to return runoff ballots. (

d) All candidates being voted upon, their controlled committees, and committees primarily formed to support or oppose a candidate being voted upon in that election shall file the reports specified in subdivisions (

b) and (

c) by guaranteed overnight delivery service or by personal delivery.

SEC.

Section 84202.3 of the Government Code is amended to read: 84202.3. (

a) In addition to the campaign reports required by

Section 84200, committees pursuant to subdivision (

a) of

Section that are primarily formed to support or oppose the qualification, passage, or defeat of a measure and proponents of a state ballot measure who control a committee formed or existing primarily to support the qualification, passage, or defeat of a state ballot measure, shall file campaign reports on the following dates:

(1) No later than April for the period January through March 31.

(2) No later than October for the period July through September 30. (

b) This

section does not apply to a committee during any semiannual period in which the committee is required to file preelection reports pursuant to paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subdivision (

a) of

Section 84200.5. (

c) This

section does not apply to a committee following the election at which the measure is voted upon unless the committee makes contributions or expenditures to support or oppose the qualification or passage of another ballot measure.

SEC.

Section 84202.7 of the Government Code is amended to read: 84202.7. During an odd-numbered year, any committee by virtue of

Section that makes contributions totaling ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more to elected state officers, their controlled committees, or committees primarily formed to support or oppose any elected state officer during a period specified below shall file campaign reports on the following dates: (

a) No later than April for the period of January through March 31. (

b) No later than October for the period of July through September 30.

SEC. 26.

Section of the Government Code , as amended by

Section of

Chapter of the Statutes of 2021, is amended to read: 84203. (

a) Each candidate or committee that makes or receives a late contribution, as defined in

Section 82036, shall report the late contribution to each office with which the candidate or committee is required to file its next campaign report pursuant to

Section 84215.

(1) The candidate or committee that makes the late contribution shall report the candidate or committee’s full name and street address and the full name and street address of the person to whom the late contribution has been made, the office sought if the recipient is a candidate, or the ballot measure number or letter if the recipient is a committee primarily formed to support or oppose a ballot measure, and the date and amount of the late contribution.

(2) The recipient of the late contribution shall report the recipient’s full name and street address, the date and amount of the late contribution, whether the contribution was a monetary contribution, in-kind contribution of goods or services, or a loan, the cumulative amount of contributions, and whether the contribution was for the primary, general, or other election, if required. The recipient shall also report the full name of the contributor, the contributor’s street address, occupation, and the name of the contributor’s employer, or, if self-employed, the name of the business. (

b) A late contribution shall be reported within hours of the time it is made in the case of the candidate or committee that makes the contribution and within hours of the time it is received in the case of the recipient. A late contribution shall be reported online or electronically, if required, or for a city or county committee filing in paper format, by email, guaranteed overnight delivery, or personal delivery. If a late contribution is required to be reported to the Secretary of State, the report to the Secretary of State shall be by online or electronic transmission only.

A late contribution shall be reported on subsequent campaign reports without regard to reports filed pursuant to this section. (

c) A late contribution need not be reported nor shall it be deemed accepted if it is not cashed, negotiated, or deposited and is returned to the contributor within hours of its receipt. (

d) A report filed pursuant to this

section shall be in addition to any other campaign report required to be filed by this chapter. (

e) The report required pursuant to this

section is not required to be filed by a candidate or committee that has disclosed the late contribution pursuant to subdivision (

a) or (

b) of

Section 85309.

SEC. 27.

Section of the Government Code , as amended by

Section of

Chapter of the Statutes of 2018, is amended to read: 84204. (

a) A committee that makes a late independent expenditure, as defined in

Section 82036.5, shall report the late independent expenditure within hours of the time it is made. A late independent expenditure shall be reported online or electronically, if required, or if filing in a paper format, by email, guaranteed overnight delivery, or personal delivery. If a late independent expenditure is required to be reported to the Secretary of State, the report to the Secretary of State shall be by online or electronic transmission only. A late independent expenditure shall be reported on subsequent campaign reports without regard to reports filed pursuant to this section. (

b) A committee that makes a late independent expenditure shall report its full name and street address, as well as the name, office, and district of the candidate if the report is related to a candidate, or if the report is related to a measure, the number or letter of the measure, whether the expenditure was made to support or oppose the candidate or ballot measure, the jurisdiction in which the measure is to be voted upon, and the amount and the date, as well as a description of goods or services for which the late independent expenditure was made.

In addition to the information required by this subdivision, a committee that makes a late independent expenditure shall include with its late independent expenditure report the information required by paragraphs (1) to (5), inclusive, of subdivision (

f) of

Section 84211, covering the period from the day after the closing date of the last campaign report filed to the date of the late independent expenditure, or if the committee has not previously filed a campaign report, covering the period from the previous January to the date of the late independent expenditure. Information required by paragraphs (1) to (5), inclusive, of subdivision (

f) of

Section that is required to be reported with a late independent expenditure report by this subdivision is not required to be reported on more than one late independent expenditure report. (

c) A committee that makes a late independent expenditure shall file a late independent expenditure report in the places where it would be required to file campaign reports under this

article as if it were formed or existing primarily to support or oppose the candidate or measure for or against which it is making the late independent expenditure. (

d) A report filed pursuant to this

section shall be in addition to any other campaign report required to be filed by this article. (

e) Expenditures that have been disclosed by candidates and committees pursuant to

Section are not required to be disclosed pursuant to this section.

SEC.

Section 84204.5 of the Government Code , as amended by

Section of

Chapter of the Statutes of 2018, is amended to read: 84204.5. (

a) In addition to any other report required by this title, a committee pursuant to subdivision (

a) of

Section that is required to file reports pursuant to

Section shall file online or electronically with the Secretary of State each time it makes contributions totaling five thousand dollars ($5,000) or more or each time it makes independent expenditures totaling five thousand dollars ($5,000) or more to support or oppose the qualification or passage of a single state ballot measure. The report shall be filed within business days of making the contributions or independent expenditures and shall contain all of the following:

(1) The full name, street address, and identification number of the committee.

(2) The number or letter of the measure if the measure has qualified for the ballot and has been assigned a number or letter; the title of the measure if the measure has not been assigned a number or letter but has been issued a title by the Attorney General; or the subject of the measure if the measure has not been assigned a number or letter and has not been issued a title by the Attorney General.

(3) In the case of a contribution, the date and amount of the contribution and the name, address, and identification number of the committee to whom the contribution was made. In addition, the report shall include the information required by paragraphs (1) to (5), inclusive, of subdivision (

f) of

Section 84211, regarding contributions or loans received from a person described in that subdivision, covering the period from the day after the closing date of the last campaign report filed to the date of the contribution requiring a report under this section, or if the committee has not previously filed a campaign report, covering the period from the previous January to the date of the contribution requiring a report under this section. The information described in paragraphs (1) to (5), inclusive, of subdivision (

f) of

Section that is required to be reported pursuant to this subdivision is not required to be reported in more than one report provided for in this subdivision for each contribution or loan received from a person described in subdivision (

f) of

Section 84211.

(4) In the case of an independent expenditure, the date, amount, and a description of the goods or services for which the expenditure was made. In addition, the report shall include the information required by paragraphs (1) to (5), inclusive, of subdivision (

f) of

Section regarding contributions or loans received from a person described in that subdivision, covering the period from the day after the closing date of the last campaign report filed to the date of the expenditure, or if the committee has not previously filed a campaign report, covering the period from the previous January to the date of the expenditure. The information described in paragraphs (1) to (5), inclusive, of subdivision (

f) of

Section that is required to be reported pursuant to this subdivision is not required to be reported in more than one report provided for in this subdivision for each contribution or loan received from a person described in subdivision (

f) of

Section 84211. (

b) In addition to any other report required by this title, a committee pursuant to subdivision (

a) of

Section shall file a report each time it makes contributions totaling five thousand dollars ($5,000) or more or independent expenditures aggregating five thousand dollars ($5,000) or more to support or oppose the qualification of a single local initiative or referendum ballot measure. A committee that is required to file a report under this subdivision shall file the report in the places where it would be required to file campaign reports under this

article as if it were formed or existing primarily to support or oppose the local initiative or referendum ballot measure. The report shall be filed within business days of reaching the aggregate dollar threshold and shall contain all of the following:

(1) The full name, street address, and identification number of the committee.

(2) The name or subject of the measure.

(3) In the case of an independent expenditure, the date, amount, and a description of the goods or services for which the expenditure was made. In the case of a contribution, the date and amount of the contribution and the name, address, and identification number of the committee to which the contribution was made. In addition, the report shall include the information required by paragraphs (1) to (5), inclusive, of subdivision (

f) of

Section regarding contributions or loans received from a person described in that subdivision, covering the period from the day after the closing date of the last campaign report filed to the date of the contribution or expenditure, or if the committee has not previously filed a campaign report, covering the period from the previous January to the date of the contribution or expenditure. The information described in paragraphs (1) to (5), inclusive, of subdivision (

f) of

Section that is required to be reported pursuant to this subdivision is not required to be reported in more than one report provided for in this subdivision for each contribution or loan received from a person described in subdivision (

f) of

Section 84211. (

c) Reports required by this

section are not required to be filed by a committee primarily formed to support or oppose the qualification or passage of a state ballot measure or the qualification of a local initiative or referendum ballot measure for expenditures made on behalf of the ballot measure or measures for which it is formed. (

d) Independent expenditures that have been disclosed by a committee pursuant to

Section or are not required to be disclosed pursuant to this section.

SEC. 29.

Section of the Government Code is amended to read: 84205. The commission may, by regulation or written advice, permit candidates and committees to combine campaign reports when filing as required by this title.

SEC. 30.

Section of the Government Code is repealed.

SEC. 31.

Section of the Government Code is amended to read: 84207. (

a) An elected member of, or a candidate for election to, a county central committee of a qualified political party who receives contributions of less than two thousand dollars ($2,000) and who makes expenditures of less than two thousand dollars ($2,000) in a calendar year shall not be required to file any campaign reports required by this title. (

b) Notwithstanding Sections 81009.5 and 81013, a local government agency shall not impose any filing requirements on an elected member of, or a candidate for election to, a county central committee of a qualified political party who receives contributions of less than two thousand dollars ($2,000) and who makes expenditures of less than two thousand dollars ($2,000) in a calendar year.

SEC. 32.

Section of the Government Code is amended to read: 84209. A candidate or state measure proponent and any committee or committees which the candidate or a state measure proponent controls may file consolidated campaign reports under this chapter. Such consolidated reports shall be filed in each place each of the committees and the candidate or state measure proponent would be required to file campaign reports if separate reports were filed.

SEC. 33.

Section of the Government Code , as amended by

Section of

Chapter of the Statutes of 2021, is amended to read: 84211. Each campaign report required by Sections and 84200.5 shall contain all of the following information: (

a) The total amount of contributions received during the period covered by the campaign report and the total cumulative amount of contributions received. (

b) The total amount of expenditures made during the period covered by the campaign report and the total cumulative amount of expenditures made. (

c) The total amount of contributions received during the period covered by the campaign report from persons who have given a cumulative amount of one hundred dollars ($100) or more. (

d) The total amount of contributions received during the period covered by the campaign report from persons who have given a cumulative amount of less than one hundred dollars ($100). (

e) The balance of cash and cash equivalents on hand at the beginning and the end of the period covered by the campaign report. (

f) If the cumulative amount of contributions (including loans) received from a person is one hundred dollars ($100) or more and a contribution or loan has been received from that person during the period covered by the campaign report, all of the following:

(1) That person’s full name.

(2) That person’s street address.

(3) That person’s occupation.

(4) The name of that person’s employer, or, if self-employed, the name of the business.

(5) The date and amount received for each contribution received during the period covered by the campaign report and whether the contribution was made in the form of a monetary contribution, in-kind contribution of goods or services, or a loan.

(6) The cumulative amount of contributions. (

g) If the cumulative amount of loans received from or made to a person is one hundred dollars ($100) or more, and a loan has been received from or made to a person during the period covered by the campaign report, or is outstanding during the period covered by the campaign report, all of the following:

(1) That person’s full name.

(2) That person’s street address.

(3) That person’s occupation.

(4) The name of that person’s employer, or, if self-employed, the name of the business.

(5) The original date and amount of each loan.

(6) The due date and interest rate of the loan.

(7) The cumulative payment made or received to date at the end of the reporting period.

(8) The balance outstanding at the end of the reporting period.

(9) The cumulative amount of contributions. (

h) For each person, other than the filer, who is directly, indirectly, or contingently liable for repayment of a loan received or outstanding during the period covered by the campaign report, all of the following:

(1) That person’s full name.

(2) That person’s street address.

(3) That person’s occupation.

(4) The name of that person’s employer, or, if self-employed, the name of the business.

(5) The amount that person’s maximum liability outstanding. (

i) The total amount of expenditures made during the period covered by the campaign report to persons who have received one hundred dollars ($100) or more. (

j) The total amount of expenditures made during the period covered by the campaign report to persons who have received less than one hundred dollars ($100). (

k) For each person to whom an expenditure of one hundred dollars ($100) or more has been made during the period covered by the campaign report, all of the following:

(1) That person’s full name.

(2) That person’s street address.

(3) The date and amount of each expenditure.

(4) A brief description of the consideration for which each expenditure was made.

(5) In the case of an expenditure which is a contribution to a candidate, elected officer, or committee or an independent expenditure to support or oppose a candidate or measure, in addition to the information required in paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, the date of the contribution or independent expenditure, the cumulative amount of contributions made to a candidate, elected officer, or committee, or the cumulative amount of independent expenditures made relative to a candidate or measure; the full name of the candidate, and the office and district for which the candidate seeks nomination or election, or the number or letter of the measure; and the jurisdiction in which the measure or candidate is voted upon.

(6) The information required in paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, for each person, if different from the payee, who has provided consideration for an expenditure of five hundred dollars ($500) or more during the period covered by the campaign report. For purposes of subdivisions (i), (j), and (

k) only, the terms “expenditure” or “expenditures” mean any individual payment or accrued expense, unless it is clear from surrounding circumstances that a series of payments or accrued expenses are for a single service or product. (

l) In the case of a controlled committee, an official committee of a political party, or an organization formed or existing primarily for political purposes, the amount and source of any miscellaneous receipt. (

m) If a committee is listed pursuant to subdivision (f), (g), (h), (k), ( l ), or (p), the number assigned to the committee by the Secretary of State shall be listed, or, if a number has not been assigned, the full name and street address of the treasurer of the committee. (

n) In a campaign report filed by a candidate who is a candidate in both a state primary and general election, such a candidate’s controlled committee, or a committee primarily formed to support or oppose such a candidate, the total amount of contributions received and the total amount of expenditures made for the period of January through June and the total amount of contributions received and expenditures made for the period of July through December 31. (

o) The full name, residential or business address, email address, and telephone number of the filer, or, in the case of a campaign report filed by a committee defined by subdivision (

a) of

Section 82013, the name, street address, email address, and telephone number of the committee and of the committee treasurer. In the case of a committee defined by subdivision (

b) or (

c) of

Section 82013, the name that the filer uses on campaign reports shall be the name by which the filer is identified for other legal purposes or any name by which the filer is commonly known to the public. (

p) A contribution need not be reported nor shall it be deemed accepted if it is not cashed, negotiated, or deposited and is returned to the contributor before the closing date of the campaign report on which the contribution would otherwise be reported. (

q) If a committee primarily formed for the qualification or support of, or opposition to, an initiative or ballot measure is required to report an expenditure to a business entity pursuant to subdivision (

k) and percent or more of the business entity is owned by a candidate or person controlling the committee, by an officer or employee of the committee, or by a spouse of any of these individuals, the committee’s campaign report shall also contain, in addition to the information required by subdivision (k), that person’s name, the relationship of that person to the committee, and a description of that person’s ownership interest or position with the business entity. (

r) If a committee primarily formed for the qualification or support of, or opposition to, an initiative or ballot measure is required to report an expenditure to a business entity pursuant to subdivision (k), and a candidate or person controlling the committee, an officer or employee of the committee, or a spouse of any of these individuals is an officer, partner, consultant, or employee of the business entity, the committee’s campaign report shall also contain, in addition to the information required by subdivision (k), that person’s name, the relationship of that person to the committee, and a description of that person’s ownership interest or position with the business entity. (

s) If the campaign report is filed by a committee, as defined in subdivision (

b) or (

c) of

Section 82013, information sufficient to identify the nature and interests of the filer, including:

(1) If the filer is an individual, the name and address of the filer’s employer, if any, or the filer’s principal place of business if the filer is self-employed, and a description of the business activity in which the filer or the filer’s employer is engaged.

(2) If the filer is a business entity, a description of the business activity in which it is engaged.

(3) If the filer is an industry, trade, or professional association, a description of the industry, trade, or profession which it represents, including a specific description of any portion or faction of the industry, trade, or profession which the association exclusively or primarily represents.

(4) If the filer is not an individual, business entity, or industry, trade, or professional association, a statement of the person’s nature and purposes, including a description of any industry, trade, profession, or other group with a common economic interest which the person principally represents or from which its membership or financial support is principally derived.

SEC. 34.

Section of the Government Code is amended to read: 84212. The disclosures for the reporting of loan information required by this

chapter shall provide for the reporting of loans and similar transactions in a manner that does not result in substantial overstatement or understatement of total contributions and expenditures.

SEC. 35.

Section of the Government Code , as amended by

Section of

Chapter of the Statutes of 2021, is amended to read: 84213. (

a) A candidate or state measure proponent shall verify the candidate’s or proponent’s campaign report and the campaign report of each committee subject to the candidate or state measure proponent’s control. The verification shall be in accordance with the provisions of

Section except that it shall state that to the best of the candidate or state measure proponent’s knowledge the treasurer of each controlled committee used all reasonable diligence in the preparation of the committee’s report. This

section does not relieve the treasurer of any committee from the obligation to verify each campaign report filed by the committee pursuant to

Section 81004. (

b) A committee reporting an independent expenditure on a preelection or semiannual campaign report shall verify all of the following: “I have not received any unreported contributions or reimbursements to make these independent expenditures. I have not coordinated any expenditure made during this reporting period with the candidate or the opponent of the candidate who is the subject of the expenditure, with the proponent or the opponent of the state measure that is the subject of the expenditure, or with the agents of the candidate or the opponent of the candidate or the state measure proponent or opponent.”

SEC. 36.

Section of the Government Code is amended to read: 84214. Committees and candidates shall terminate their filing obligation pursuant to regulations adopted by the commission which insure that a committee or candidate will have no activity which must be disclosed pursuant to this

chapter subsequent to the termination. Such regulations shall not require the filing of any campaign reports other than those required by this chapter. In no case shall a committee which qualifies solely under subdivision (

b) or (

c) of

Section be required to file any notice of its termination.

SEC. 37.

Section of the Government Code , as amended by

Section of

Chapter of the Statutes of 2018, is amended to read: 84215. Campaign reports shall be filed at the following places: (

a) Statewide elected officers, including members of the State Board of Equalization; Members of the Legislature; Supreme Court justices, court of appeal justices, and superior court judges; candidates for those offices and their controlled committees; committees formed or existing primarily to support or oppose these candidates, elected officers, justices and judges, or statewide measures, or the qualification of state ballot measures; and all state general purpose committees and filers not specified in subdivisions (

b) to (e), inclusive, shall file a campaign report with the Secretary of State by online or electronic means, as specified in

Section 84605. (

b) Elected officers in jurisdictions other than legislative districts, State Board of Equalization districts, or appellate court districts that contain parts of two or more counties, candidates for these offices, their controlled committees, and committees formed or existing primarily to support or oppose candidates or local measures to be voted upon in one of these jurisdictions shall file the original and, if the filing is in paper format, one copy with the elections official of the county with the largest number of registered voters in the jurisdiction.

Elected officers, candidates for these offices, and their controlled committees shall also file a copy of their campaign reports with the elections official of the county in which the elected officer or candidate is domiciled, as defined in subdivision (

b) of

Section of the Elections Code. (

c) County elected officers, candidates for these offices, their controlled committees, committees formed or existing primarily to support or oppose candidates or local measures to be voted upon in any number of jurisdictions within one county, other than those specified in subdivision (d), and county general purpose committees shall file the original and, if the filing is in paper format, one copy with the elections official of the county. (

d) City elected officers, candidates for city office, their controlled committees, committees formed or existing primarily to support or oppose candidates or local measures to be voted upon in one city, and city general purpose committees shall file the original and, if the filing is in paper format, one copy with the clerk of the city. (

e) Elected members of the Board of Administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System, elected members of the Teachers’ Retirement Board, candidates for these offices, their controlled committees, and committees formed or existing primarily to support or oppose these candidates or elected members shall file the original with the Secretary of State, and a copy shall be filed at the relevant board’s office in Sacramento. (

f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a committee, candidate, or elected officer is not required to file more than the original and one copy, or one copy, of a campaign report with any one county elections official or city clerk or with the Secretary of State. (

g) If a committee is required to file campaign reports required by

Section or 84200.5 in places designated in subdivisions (

a) to (d), inclusive, it shall continue to file these reports in those places, in addition to any other places required by this title, until the end of the calendar year.

SEC. 38.

Section of the Government Code is amended to read: 84218. (

a) A slate mailer organization shall file semiannual campaign reports no later than July for the period ending June 30, and no later than January for the period ending December 31. (

b) In addition to the semiannual reports required by subdivision (a), a slate mailer organization which produces a slate mailer supporting or opposing candidates or measures being voted on in an election shall file the reports specified in

Section 84200.8 if, during the period covered by the preelection report, the slate mailer organization receives payments totaling five hundred dollars ($500) or more from any person for the support of or opposition to candidates or ballot measures in one or more slate mailers, or expends five hundred dollars ($500) or more to produce one or more slate mailers. (

c) A slate mailer organization shall file two copies of its campaign reports with the clerk of the county in which it is domiciled. A slate mailer organization is domiciled at the address listed on its registration unless it is domiciled outside California, in which case its domicile shall be deemed to be Los Angeles County for purposes of this section. In addition, slate mailer organizations shall file campaign reports as follows:

(1) A slate mailer organization which produces one or more slate mailers supporting or opposing candidates or measures voted on in a state election, or in more than one county, shall file campaign reports in the same manner as state general purpose committees pursuant to subdivision (

a) of

Section 84215.

(2) A slate mailer organization which produces one or more slate mailers supporting or opposing candidates or measures voted on in only one county, or in more than one jurisdiction within one county, shall file campaign reports in the same manner as county general purpose committees pursuant to subdivision (

c) of

Section 84215.

(3) A slate mailer organization which produces one or more slate mailers supporting or opposing candidates or measures voted on in only one city shall file campaign reports in the same manner as city general purpose committees pursuant to subdivision (

d) of

Section 84215.

(4) Notwithstanding the above, no slate mailer organization shall be required to file more than the original and one copy, or two copies, of a campaign report with any one county or city clerk or with the Secretary of State.

SEC. 39.

Section of the Government Code , as amended by

Section of

Chapter of the Statutes of 2021, is amended to read: 84219. Whenever a slate mailer organization is required to file campaign reports pursuant to

Section 84218, the campaign report shall include the following information: (

a) The total amount of receipts during the period covered by the campaign report and the total cumulative amount of receipts. For purposes of this

section only, “receipts” means payments received by a slate mailer organization for production and distribution of slate mailers. (

b) The total amount of disbursements made during the period covered by the campaign report and the total cumulative amount of disbursements. For purposes of this

section only, “disbursements” means payment made by a slate mailer organization for the production or distribution of slate mailers. (

c) For each candidate or committee that is a source of receipts totaling one hundred dollars ($100) or more during the period covered by the campaign report:

(1) The name of the candidate or committee, identification of the jurisdiction and the office sought or ballot measure number or letter, and, if the source is a committee, the committee’s identification number, street address, and the name of the candidate or measure on whose behalf or in opposition to which the payment is made.

(2) The date and amount received for each receipt totaling one hundred dollars ($100) or more during the period covered by the campaign report.

(3) The cumulative amount of receipts on behalf of or in opposition to the candidate or measure. (

d) For each person other than a candidate or committee who is a source of receipts totaling one hundred dollars ($100) or more during the period covered by the campaign report:

(1) Identification of the jurisdiction, office or ballot measure, and name of the candidate or measure on whose behalf or in opposition to which the payment was made.

(2) Full name, street address, name of employer, or, if self-employed, name of business of the source of receipts.

(3) The date and amount received for each receipt totaling one hundred dollars ($100) or more during the period covered by the campaign report.

(4) The cumulative amount of receipts on behalf of or in opposition to the candidate or measure. (

e) For each candidate or ballot measure not reported pursuant to subdivision (

c) or (d), but who was supported or opposed in a slate mailer sent by the slate mailer organization during the period covered by the report, identification of jurisdiction, office or ballot measure, and name of the candidate or measure who was supported or opposed. (

f) The total amount of disbursements made during the period covered by the campaign report to persons who have received one hundred dollars ($100) or more. (

g) The total amount of disbursements made during the period covered by the campaign report to persons who have received less than one hundred dollars ($100). (

h) For each person to whom a disbursement of one hundred dollars ($100) or more has been made during the period covered by the campaign report:

(1) That person’s full name.

(2) That person’s street address.

(3) The date and amount of each disbursement.

(4) A brief description of the consideration for which each disbursement was made.

(5) The information required in paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, for each person, if different from the payee, who has provided consideration for a disbursement of five hundred dollars ($500) or more during the period covered by the campaign report. (

i) Cumulative disbursements, totaling one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more, made directly or indirectly to any person listed in the slate mailer organization’s registration.

For purposes of this subdivision, a disbursement is made indirectly to a person if it is intended for the benefit of or use by that person or a member of the person’s immediate family, or if it is made to a business entity in which the person or member of the person’s immediate family is a partner, shareholder, owner, director, trustee, officer, employee, consultant, or holds any position of management or in which the person or member of the person’s immediate family has an investment of one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more.

This subdivision does not apply to any disbursement made to a business entity whose securities are publicly traded. (

j) The full name, street address, email address, and telephone number of the slate mailer organization and of the treasurer. (

k) Whenever a slate mailer organization also qualifies as a general purpose committee pursuant to

Section 82027.5, the campaign report shall include, in addition to the information required by this section, the information required by

Section 84211.

SEC. 40.

Section of the Government Code is amended to read: 84222. (

a) For purposes of this title, “multipurpose organization” means an organization described in Sections 501(c)(3) to 501(c)(10), inclusive, of the Internal Revenue Code and that is exempt from taxation under

Section 501(

a) of the Internal Revenue Code, a federal or out-of-state political organization, a trade association, a professional association, a civic organization, a religious organization, a fraternal society, an educational institution, or any other association or group of persons acting in concert, that is operating for purposes other than making contributions or expenditures. “Multipurpose organization” does not include a business entity, an individual, or a federal candidate’s authorized committee, as defined in

Section of Title of the United States Code, that is registered and filing reports pursuant to the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (Public Law 92-225). (

b) A multipurpose organization that makes expenditures or contributions and does not qualify as a committee pursuant to subdivision (

c) may qualify as an independent expenditure committee or major donor committee if the multipurpose organization satisfies subdivision (

b) or (

c) of

Section 82013. (

c) Except as provided in subparagraph (

A) of paragraph (5), a multipurpose organization is a recipient committee within the meaning of subdivision (

a) of

Section only under one or more of the following circumstances:

(1) The multipurpose organization is a political committee registered with the Federal Election Commission, except as provided in subdivision (

a) of this section, or a political committee registered with another state, and the multipurpose organization makes contributions or expenditures in this state in an amount equal to or greater than the amount identified in subdivision (

a) of

Section 82013.

(2) The multipurpose organization solicits and receives payments from donors in an amount equal to or greater than the amount identified in subdivision (

a) of

Section for the purpose of making contributions or expenditures.

(3) The multipurpose organization accepts payments from donors in an amount equal to or greater than the amount identified in subdivision (

a) of

Section subject to a condition, agreement, or understanding with the donor that all or a portion of the payments may be used for making contributions or expenditures.

(4) The multipurpose organization has existing funds from a donor and a subsequent agreement or understanding is reached with the donor that all or a portion of the funds may be used for making contributions or expenditures in an amount equal to or greater than the amount identified in subdivision (

a) of

Section 82013. The date of the subsequent agreement or understanding is deemed to be the date of receipt of the payment.

(5) The multipurpose organization makes contributions or expenditures totaling more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) in a period of months or more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) in a period of four consecutive calendar years. (

A) A multipurpose organization shall not qualify as a committee within the meaning of subdivision (

a) of

Section pursuant to this paragraph if the multipurpose organization makes contributions or expenditures using only available nondonor funds. A multipurpose organization that makes contributions or expenditures with nondonor funds shall briefly describe the source of the funds used on its major donor or independent expenditure report. (

B) For purposes of this paragraph, “nondonor funds” means investment income, including capital gains, or income earned from providing goods, services, or facilities, whether related or unrelated to the multipurpose organization’s program, sale of assets, or other receipts that are not donations. (

d) A multipurpose organization that is a committee pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (

c) shall comply with the registration and reporting requirements of this chapter, subject to the following:

(1) The multipurpose organization is not required to comply with subdivision (

k) of

Section for contributions and expenditures made to influence federal or out-of-state elections, which shall instead be reported as a single expenditure and be described as such on the campaign report.

(2) A multipurpose organization registered with the Federal Election Commission is not subject to subdivisions (

d) and (

f) of

Section but shall disclose the total amount of contributions received pursuant to subdivision (

a) of

Section 84211, and shall disclose the multipurpose organization’s name and identification number registered with the Federal Election Commission on the campaign report. (e)

(1) A multipurpose organization that is a committee pursuant to paragraph (2), (3), (4), or (5) of subdivision (

c) shall comply with the registration and reporting requirements of this chapter, subject to the following, except that if the multipurpose organization is the sponsor of a committee as described in subdivision (

f) it may report required information on its sponsored committee report pursuant to subdivision (f): (

A) The multipurpose organization shall register in the calendar year in which it satisfies any of the criteria in subdivision (c). The registration filed pursuant to

Section shall indicate that the organization is filing pursuant to this

section as a multipurpose organization and state the organization’s nonprofit tax exempt status, if any. The registration shall also describe the organization’s mission or most significant activities, and describe the organization’s political activities. A multipurpose organization may comply with the requirement to describe the mission or significant activities and political activities by referencing where the organization’s Internal Revenue Service Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax form may be accessed. (

B) Except as provided in this subparagraph, the registration of a multipurpose organization that meets the criteria of paragraph (5) of subdivision (

c) shall terminate automatically on December of the calendar year in which the multipurpose organization is registered. The multipurpose organization shall not be required to file a semiannual report pursuant to subdivision (

b) of

Section 84200, unless the multipurpose organization has undisclosed contributions or expenditures to report, in which case termination shall occur automatically upon filing the semiannual report that is due no later than January 31. After the multipurpose organization’s registration has terminated, the multipurpose organization’s reporting obligations are complete, unless the organization qualifies as a committee for purposes of subdivision (

a) of

Section again in the following calendar year pursuant to subdivision (

c) of this section. Notwithstanding this subdivision, a multipurpose organization may elect to remain registered as a committee by submitting written notification to the Secretary of State prior to the end of the calendar year. (

C) A multipurpose organization shall report all contributions received that satisfy the criteria of paragraph (2), (3), or (4) of subdivision (

c) of this

section in the manner required by subdivision (

f) of

Section 84211, and for the balance of its contributions or expenditures shall further report contributors based on a last in, first out accounting method.

(2) A multipurpose organization reporting pursuant to this subdivision shall disclose total contributions received in an amount equal to the multipurpose organization’s total contributions and expenditures made in the reporting period. When a multipurpose organization reports donors based on the last in, first out accounting method, it shall attribute to and include the information required by subdivision (

f) of

Section for any donor who donates one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more in a calendar year, except for the following: (

A) A donor who designates or restricts the donation for purposes other than contributions or expenditures. (

B) A donor who prohibits the multipurpose organization’s use of its donation for contributions or expenditures. (

C) A private foundation, as defined by subdivision (

a) of

Section of the Internal Revenue Code, that provides a grant that does not constitute a taxable expenditure for purposes of paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (

d) of

Section of the Internal Revenue Code.

(3) A multipurpose organization that qualifies as a committee pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (

c) shall not be required to include contributions or expenditures made in a prior calendar year on the reports filed for the calendar year in which the multipurpose organization qualifies as a committee.

(4) If a multipurpose organization qualifies as a committee solely pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (

c) and the committee is required to report donors based on a last in, first out accounting method pursuant to paragraph (1), the multipurpose organization shall not be required to disclose donor information for a donation received by the multipurpose organization prior to July 1, 2014.

This paragraph shall not apply with respect to a donation made by a donor who knew that the multipurpose organization would use the donation to support or oppose a candidate or ballot measure in the state by requesting that the donation be used for that purpose or by making the donation in response to a message or solicitation indicating the multipurpose organization’s intent to use the donation for that purpose.

(5) A contributor identified and reported in the manner provided in subparagraph (

C) of paragraph (1) that is a multipurpose organization and receives contributions that satisfy the criteria in subdivision (

c) shall be subject to the requirements of this subdivision.

(6) The commission shall adopt regulations establishing notice requirements and reasonable filing deadlines for donors reported as contributors based on the last in, first out accounting method. (

f) A multipurpose organization that is the sponsor of a committee as defined in

Section 82048.7, that is a membership organization, that makes all of its contributions and expenditures from funds derived from dues, assessments, fees, and similar payments that do not exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per calendar year from a single source, and that elects to report its contributions and expenditures on its sponsored committee’s campaign report pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (

e) shall report as follows:

(1) The sponsored committee shall report all contributions and expenditures made from the sponsor’s treasury funds on reports filed by the committee. The sponsor shall use a last in, first out accounting method and disclose the information required by subdivision (

f) of

Section for any person who pays dues, assessments, fees, or similar payments of one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more to the sponsor’s treasury funds in a calendar year and shall disclose all contributions and expenditures made, as required by subdivision (

k) of

Section 84211, on the sponsored committee’s campaign reports.

(2) The sponsored committee shall report all other contributions and expenditures in support of the committee by the sponsor, its intermediate units, and the members of those entities. A sponsoring organization makes contributions and expenditures in support of its sponsored committee when it provides the committee with money from its treasury funds, with the exception of establishment or administrative costs. With respect to dues, assessments, fees, and similar payments channeled through the sponsor or an intermediate unit to a sponsored committee, the original source of the dues, assessments, fees, and similar payments is the contributor.

(3) A responsible officer of the sponsor, as well as the treasurer of the sponsored committee, shall verify the committee’s campaign report pursuant to

Section 81004. (

g) For purposes of this section, “last in, first out accounting method” means an accounting method by which contributions and expenditures are attributed to the multipurpose organization’s contributors in reverse chronological order beginning with the most recent of its contributors or, if there are any prior contributions or expenditures, beginning with the most recent contributor for which unattributed contributions remain.

SEC. 41.

Section of the Government Code , as added by

Section of

Chapter of the Statutes of 2019, is amended to read: 84223. (

a) For a committee primarily formed to support or oppose a state ballot measure or state candidate that raises one million dollars ($1,000,000) or more for an election, the Secretary of State shall maintain an accurate list of the committee’s top contributors, as specified by Commission regulations. The list shall be based on the filer’s campaign reports. A current list of the top contributors shall be posted on the Secretary of State’s internet website, as provided in subdivision (c). (b)

(1) Except as provided in paragraph (4), the list of top contributors shall identify the names of the persons who have made the largest cumulative contributions to the committee, the total amount of each person’s contributions, the city and state of the person, the person’s committee identification number, if any, and any other information deemed necessary by the Commission. If any of the top contributors identified on the list are committees pursuant to subdivision (

a) of

Section 82013, the Commission may require, by regulation, that the list also identify the top contributors to those contributing committees. (2) (

A) For a committee primarily formed to support or oppose a state ballot measure, the cumulative amount of contributions received by the committee from a person for the period beginning months prior to the date the committee made its first expenditure to qualify, support, or oppose the measure and ending with the current date shall be counted. (

B) For a committee primarily formed to support or oppose a state candidate, the cumulative amount of contributions received by the committee from a person for the primary and general elections combined shall be counted.

(3) The aggregation rules of

Section 82015.5 and any implementing regulations adopted by the Commission shall apply in identifying the persons who have made the top cumulative contributions to a committee.

(4) A person who makes contributions to a committee in a cumulative amount of less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) shall not be identified or disclosed as a top contributor to a committee pursuant to this section. (c)

(1) The Commission shall adopt regulations to govern the manner in which the Secretary of State shall display top contributor lists maintained for a committee that is subject to this section, and the Secretary of State shall post the top contributor lists on its internet website in the manner prescribed by those regulations.

(2) A committee’s top contributor list shall be updated when any of the following occurs: (

A) A new person qualifies as a top contributor to the committee. (

B) A person who is an existing top contributor makes additional contributions to the committee. (

C) A change occurs that alters the relative ranking order of the top contributors.

(3) The persons who have made the largest cumulative contributions to a committee shall be listed in order from largest contribution amount to smallest amount. If two or more contributors of identical amounts meet the threshold for inclusion in the list of top contributors, the order of disclosure shall be made beginning with the most recent contributor of that amount.

(4) The Secretary of State shall post or update a top contributor list within five business days or, during the days before the election, within hours of receiving data of a contributor qualifying for the list or of any change to the list. (

d) In addition to any other lists that the Secretary of State is required to post on its internet website, the Secretary of State shall compile, maintain, and display on its internet website a current list of the top contributors supporting and opposing each state ballot measure, as prescribed by Commission regulations. (

e) This

section shall not become operative until the Secretary of State certifies an online filing and disclosure system pursuant to paragraph (7) of subdivision (

b) of

Section of the Government Code.

SEC. 42.

Section of the Government Code is amended to read: 84224. (

a) A behested payment described in subdivision (

b) shall be reported within days following the date on which the payment or payments equal or exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) in the aggregate from the same source in the same calendar year in which they are made. The report shall be filed by the behesting officer or member of the Public Utilities Commission with the officer’s or member’s agency and is a public record subject to inspection and copying pursuant to

Section 81008. The report shall contain all of the following information: name of payor; address of payor; amount of the payment or payments; date or dates the payment or payments were made; the name and address of the payee; a brief description of the goods or services provided or purchased, if any; and a description of the specific purpose or event for which the payment or payments were made.

Once the five-thousand-dollar ($5,000) aggregate threshold from a single source has been reached for a calendar year, all payments for the calendar year made by that source shall be disclosed within days after the date the threshold was reached or the payment was made, whichever occurs later. Within days after receipt of the report, state agencies, including the Public Utilities Commission, shall forward a copy of these reports to the Fair Political Practices Commission, and local agencies shall forward a copy of these reports to the officer with whom elected officers of that agency file their campaign reports. (

b) The reporting requirement imposed by this

section applies to a behested payment that satisfies each of the following:

(1) The payment is made at the behest of an elected officer or member of the Public Utilities Commission.

(2) The behesting elected officer or member of the Public Utilities Commission does not provide full and adequate consideration in exchange for the payment.

(3) The payment is made principally for a legislative, governmental, or charitable purpose.

(4) If made principally for a legislative or governmental purpose, the payment is made by a person other than a state, local, or federal governmental agency.

SEC. 42.5.

Section of the Government Code is amended to read: 84224. (

a) A behested payment described in subdivision (

b) shall be reported within days following the date on which the payment or payments equal or exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) in the aggregate from the same source in the same calendar year in which they are made. The report shall be filed by the behesting officer or member of the Public Utilities Commission with the officer’s or member’s agency and is a public record subject to inspection and copying pursuant to

Section 81008. The report shall contain all of the following information: name of payor; address of payor; amount of the payment or payments; date or dates the payment or payments were made; the name and address of the payee; a brief description of the goods or services provided or purchased, if any; and a description of the specific purpose or event for which the payment or payments were made.

Once the five-thousand-dollar ($5,000) aggregate threshold from a single source has been reached for a calendar year, all payments for the calendar year made by that source shall be disclosed within days after the date the threshold was reached or the payment was made, whichever occurs later. Within days after receipt of the report, state agencies, including the Public Utilities Commission, shall forward a copy of these reports to the Fair Political Practices Commission, and local agencies shall forward a copy of these reports to the officer with whom elected officers of that agency file their campaign reports. (

b) The reporting requirement imposed by this

section applies to a behested payment that satisfies each of the following:

(1) The payment is made at the behest of an elected officer or member of the Public Utilities Commission.

(2) The behesting elected officer or member of the Public Utilities Commission does not provide full and adequate consideration in exchange for the payment.

(3) The payment is made principally for a legislative, governmental, or charitable purpose.

(4) If made principally for a legislative or governmental purpose, the payment is made by a person other than a state, local, or federal governmental agency. (c)

(1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a report is not required if the payment results from an officer or member of the Public Utilities Commission making a public appeal for payment by any of the following means: (

A) Television. (

B) Radio. (

C) Billboard. (

D) A public message on an online platform. (

E) A public speech, unless the speech is given at an event that the officer or member knows is being held for the purpose of raising funds for the recipient organization and any of the following apply: (

i) The officer or member consents in advance to be a speaker. (ii) The officer or member consents to be featured in a solicitation. (iii) The officer or member publicly solicits contributions to the recipient organization. (2) Paragraph (1) does not apply if either of the following conditions is satisfied: (

A) The payee organization is not a governmental agency and the elected officer or member of the Public Utilities Commission knows that they, or a member of their immediate family, campaign staff, or officeholder staff, holds a position, including any of the following, with that payee organization: (

i) Any position with decisionmaking capacity within the organization, such as a board member or executive officer position. (ii) Salaried employment at the organization. (iii) Status as a founding member of the organization. (iv) A position on an honorary or advisory board of the organization. (

B) The behesting officer or member of the Public Utilities Commission knows, within two years of the payment, that a specific payment was made in response to the officer or member’s public appeal.

(3) If an officer or member of the Public Utilities Commission does not know at the time that a payment was made in response to their public appeal, the deadline described in subdivision (

a) shall commence on the date that the officer or member first learns that the payment was made in response to that public appeal.

SEC. 43.

Section of the Government Code is amended to read: 84226. (

a) This

section applies to any elected local government officer or candidate for elective local government office who meets both of the following criteria:

(1) The officer or candidate is required to file a report or other document required by this chapter, with their local filing officer or otherwise, but whose filing requirements do not include filing with the Secretary of State.

(2) The officer or candidate has received campaign contributions to support their candidacy for office in an upcoming election that equal or exceed fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000). (b)

(1) Notwithstanding any other law, and subject to paragraph (2) of this subdivision and subdivisions (

c) and (d), an elected local government officer or candidate for elective local government office specified in subdivision (

a) shall, in addition to filing with any other person required by this title, file a copy of a report or other document specified in

Section 84200, 84200.5, 84203, or online or electronically with the Secretary of State through the online filing and disclosure system specified in subdivision (

b) of

Section 84602.

(2) An elected local government officer or candidate for elective local government office specified in subdivision (

a) is required to file a copy of a report or other document online or electronically with the Secretary of State pursuant to paragraph (1) only if the persons specified in subdivisions (

a) and (

e) of

Section are also required to file that same category of report or other document online or electronically with the Secretary of State. (

c) By the first January 1st after the date the Secretary of State certifies an online filing and disclosure system pursuant to paragraph (7) of subdivision (

b) of

Section 84602, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Legislature in compliance with

Section that specifies the changes to that system, if any, that are required to accommodate filings by local officers and candidates pursuant to this section. The report shall include a date by which the Secretary of State expects to certify that those changes have been made. In preparing this report, the Secretary of State shall consult with the Fair Political Practices Commission and the Department of Technology. (

d) Subdivisions (

a) and (

b) shall become operative on the first January 1st after the date the Secretary of State certifies that the changes specified in the report described in subdivision (

c) have been made.

SEC. 44.

Section of the Government Code is amended to read: 84252. A committee primarily formed to support or oppose a LAFCO proposal shall file all reports required under this

chapter except that, in lieu of the reports required by Sections and 84202.3, the committee shall file monthly campaign reports from the time circulation of a petition begins until a measure is placed on the ballot or, if a measure is not placed on the ballot, until the committee is terminated pursuant to

Section 84214. The committee shall file an original and one copy of each report on the 15th day of each calendar month, covering the prior calendar month, with the clerk of the county in which the measure may be voted on. If the petition results in a measure that is placed on the ballot, the committee thereafter shall file campaign reports required by this chapter.

SEC. 45.

Section of the Government Code is amended to read: 84300. (

a) No contribution of one hundred dollars ($100) or more shall be made or received in cash. A cash contribution shall not be deemed received if it is not negotiated or deposited and is returned to the contributor before the closing date of the campaign report on which the contribution would otherwise be reported. If a cash contribution, other than a late contribution, as defined in

Section 82036, is negotiated or deposited, it shall not be deemed received if it is refunded within hours of receipt. In the case of a late contribution, as defined in

Section 82036, it shall not be deemed received if it is returned to the contributor within hours of receipt. (

b) No expenditure of one hundred dollars ($100) or more shall be made in cash. (

c) No contribution of one hundred dollars ($100) or more other than an in-kind contribution shall be made unless in the form of a written instrument containing the name of the donor and the name of the payee and drawn from the account of the donor or the intermediary, as defined in

Section 84302. (

d) The value of all in-kind contributions of one hundred dollars ($100) or more shall be reported in writing to the recipient upon the request in writing of the recipient.

SEC. 46.

Section of the Government Code is amended to read: 84302. A person shall not make a contribution on behalf of another, or while acting as the intermediary or agent of another, without disclosing to the recipient of the contribution both that person’s own full name and street address, occupation, and the name of that person’s employer, if any, or that person’s principal place of business if that person is self-employed, and the full name and street address, occupation, and the name of employer, if any, or principal place of business if self-employed, of the other person for whom the contribution is made.

The recipient of the contribution shall include in the recipient’s campaign report the full name and street address, occupation, and the name of the employer, if any, or the principal place of business if self-employed, of both the intermediary and the contributor.

SEC. 47.

Section of the Government Code is amended to read: 84303. (

a) An expenditure of five hundred dollars ($500) or more shall not be made, other than for overhead or normal operating expenses, by an agent or independent contractor, including, but not limited to, an advertising agency, on behalf of or for the benefit of a candidate or committee unless it is reported by the candidate or committee as if the expenditure were made directly by the candidate or committee. (

b) A subagent or subcontractor who provides goods or services to or for the benefit of a candidate or committee shall make known to the agent or independent contractor all of the information required to be reported by this section, and the agent or independent contractor shall then make known to the candidate or committee all of the information required to be reported by this

section no later than three working days prior to the time the campaign report reporting the expenditure is required to be filed, except that an expenditure that is required to be reported by

Section or shall be reported to the candidate or committee within hours of the time that it is made.

SEC. 48.

Section of the Government Code is amended to read: 84306. All contributions received by a person acting as an agent of a candidate shall be reported promptly to the candidate or any of the candidate’s designated agents. All contributions received by a person acting as an agent of a committee shall be reported promptly to the committee’s treasurer or any of the treasurer’s designated agents. “Promptly” as used in this

section means not later than the closing date of any campaign report the committee or candidate for whom the contribution is intended is required to file.

SEC. 49.

Section of the Government Code is amended to read: 84502. (a)

(1) Any advertisement not described in subdivision (

b) of

Section 84504.3 that is paid for by a committee pursuant to subdivision (

a) of

Section 82013, other than a political party committee or a candidate controlled committee established for an elective office of the controlling candidate, shall include the words “Ad paid for by” followed by the name of the committee as it appears on the most recent committee registration filed pursuant to

Section 84101.

(2) Any advertisement not described in subdivision (

b) of

Section 84504.3 that is paid for by a committee pursuant to subdivision (

a) of

Section that is a political party committee or a candidate controlled committee established for an