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FPPC law and policy committee reviews several commission-backed bills and behested‑payment changes
Summary
At its Feb. 4 Law and Policy Committee meeting, staff outlined three introduced commission-related bills and several draft proposals — including changes to behested‑payment reporting and prospective employment disclosure — and heard public comment urging a ban on lobbyists serving on state boards and commissions.
The Law and Policy Committee of the Fair Political Practices Commission on Feb. 4 received a legislative update from Senior Legislative Counsel Lindsay McConnell about bills the commission is tracking and helping to place with authors in the Legislature.
McConnell told the committee three Political Reform Act (PRA)-related bills have been introduced so far: a commission‑initiated bill to extend local contracting authority, an intent/spot bill, and a bill to change the contribution threshold that triggers recusal reporting. She also said the commission has confirmed authors for five other proposals involving cryptocurrency disclosure, preventing foreign interference in state elections, reporting of behested payments, expanding the prohibition on campaign contributions in state buildings, and disclosure of prospective employment.
The most detailed items staff presented were: - AB 359 (Ramos), a commission‑initiated bill that would remove the sunset on the FPPC’s authority to contract with local governments to administer and enforce campaign finance and government‑ethics laws, allowing that authority to continue by mutual agreement; McConnell said the bill…
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