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Committee advances bill letting FPPC extend Form 700 deadlines during declared emergencies

California State Senate Elections Committee · January 13, 2026
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Summary

SB 401, presented by Senator Allen for Senator Hurtado, would give the Fair Political Practices Commission discretionary authority to extend statements-of-economic-interest (Form 700) filing deadlines during declared emergencies; the FPPC counsel said duration would be set case-by-case and committee members asked for a defined maximum extension.

Senator Allen presented SB 401 (author: Senator Hurtado), saying the bill would allow the Fair Political Practices Commission to extend filing deadlines for statements of economic interest (Form 700) during declared emergencies so that filers displaced or otherwise hindered by disasters would not face late-filing penalties. "These are the form 700s that promote transparency and public accountability," Allen said, and he described past disruptions from…

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