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FPPC adopts repeal and amendments to Levine Act regulations, removes narrow "competitively bid" definition
Summary
The Fair Political Practices Commission on March 20 voted to adopt a package of regulatory changes implementing recent amendments to Government Code section 84308 (the Levine Act), removing one agencyregulation's definition of "competitively bid" and clarifying application, disclosure, aggregation and contribution thresholds.
The Fair Political Practices Commission on March 20 adopted a set of regulatory changes that amend and repeal provisions implementing Government Code section 84308, commonly called the Levine Act. The package clarifies when the statute applies, updates contribution thresholds to match recent legislation and removes a staff-drafted definition of "competitively bid" contracts from the commissionregulations.
Commission counsel Torren Lewis and senior commission counsel Kevin Cornwall told commissioners the changes respond to statutory amendments enacted in 2023 and 2024 that raised the contribution threshold and added new exemptions such as contracts under $50,000. Lewis said the revisions make the statuteapplication prospective and tie the relevant timeline to when the governmental decision or conduct occurred rather than only when a proceeding began.
The package wipes Regulation 18438.3, which defined…
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