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FPPC hears legislative update; commission worries about funding for SB 644 contribution limits
Summary
Staff told the commission about a broad legislative package, including a request to support SB 644 (extending contribution limits to judicial and certain school and community college candidates). Commissioners raised concerns about the FPPC’s ability to fund the estimated six new positions the bill would require.
At its May 15 meeting, the California Fair Political Practices Commission received a legislative update from senior commission counsel Lindsay Nacano on more than a dozen active bills that would affect the agency and its work.
Nacano highlighted SB 644 (author: Sen. Blake Spear), which would, beginning January 1, 2027, extend the Political Reform Act’s contribution limits to candidates for judicial office and candidates for school district and community college district offices. The bill would permit a city or county to impose different limits and would permit the Judicial Council, school districts and community college districts to impose more restrictive limits.
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