California Assembly Bill AB2007 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 2007AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 5, 2010 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Adams FEBRUARY 17, 2010  An act to amend Section 10 of the Elections Code, relating to elections.   An act to add Section 86119 to the Government Code, relating to the Political Reform Act of 1974.  LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2007, as amended, Adams.  Elections.   Political Reform Act of 1974: gifts.   The Political Reform Act of 1974 requires lobbyists, lobbying firms, lobbyist employers, and other persons who directly or indirectly make payments to influence legislative or administrative action of $5,000 or more in value in any calendar quarter to prepare and file with the Secretary of State periodic reports disclosing specified activity expenses incurred during specified reporting periods, including gifts donated to elected state officials and legislative officials.   This bill would require the Fair Political Practices Commission to post on its Internet Web site, on or before February 1 of each year, information describing all gifts donated to Members of the Legislature and designated employees of the Legislature in the previous calendar year and reported to the Secretary of State by the donors of those gifts.   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 and compliance with specified procedural requirements.   This bill would declare that it furthers the purposes of the act.   Existing law provides that the Secretary of State is the chief elections officer of the state and has specified powers.   This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that provision.  Vote:  majority   2/3  . Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  no   yes  . State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:  SECTION 1.   Section 86119 is added to the   Government Code   , to read:   86119. On or before February 1 of each year, the Commission shall post on its Internet Web site information describing all gifts donated to Members of the Legislature and designated employees of the Legislature in the previous calendar year and reported by the donors of the gifts pursuant to this article.   SEC. 2.   The Legislature finds and declares that this bill furthers the purposes of the Political Reform Act of 1974 within the meaning of subdivision (a) of Section 81012 of the Government Code.   SECTION 1.   Section 10 of the Elections Code is amended to read: 10. The Secretary of State is the chief elections officer of the state and he or she has the powers and duties specified in Section 12172.5 of the Government Code.