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Authors Essayli  
Subject Campaign contributions: investor-owned utilities.
Relating To relating to the Political Reform Act of 1974.
Title An act to add Section 85322 to the Government Code, relating to the Political Reform Act of 1974.
Last Action Dt 2025-02-19
State Introduced
Status Died
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2026-02-02     From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
2026-01-31     Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.
2025-04-02     In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2025-03-10     Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.
2025-02-20     From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2025-02-19     Read first time. To print.
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Introduced     2025-02-19
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The Political Reform Act of 1974 provides for the comprehensive regulation of campaign financing and related matters.

This bill would prohibit an investor-owned utility from making a contribution to a candidate for elective state office and would prohibit a candidate for elective state office from accepting a contribution from an investor-owned utility.

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 3 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.