California Senate Bill SB1442 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: SB 1442AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN SENATE MARCH 27, 2014 INTRODUCED BY Senators Lara, Corbett, De Len, Hill, Monning, Roth, Steinberg, and Torres FEBRUARY 21, 2014 An act  to amend Sections 82036, 82036.5, 82048.4, 84101, 84103, 84200, 84200.5, 84200.6, 84200.8, 84215, 84218, 84252, and 90002 of, to add Section 84200.3 to, and to repeal Sections 84200.7, 84202.3, 84202.5, 84202.7, 84203.5, and 84204.5 of, the Government Code,  relating to the Political Reform Act of 1974. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1442, as amended, Lara. Political Reform Act of 1974  :   campaign statements  .  Existing law, the Political Reform Act of 1974, provides for the comprehensive regulation of campaign financing, including requiring the reporting of campaign contributions and expenditures and imposing other reporting and recordkeeping requirements on campaign committees. The act requires elected officers, candidates, committees, and slate mailer organizations to file various reports, including semiannual reports, preelection statements, and supplemental preelection statements.   This bill would require elected state officers, candidates for elective state office, and committees primarily formed to support or oppose a candidate for elective state office or one or more statewide ballot measures to file quarterly statements each year instead of semiannual statements, as specified. The bill would recast or repeal other specified reporting requirements, including supplemental preelection statements, supplemental independent expenditure reports, and odd-numbered year reports.   The act defines "late contributions" and "late independent expenditures" for purposes of the act to include certain contributions and independent expenditures, respectively, that are made within 90 days before the date of the election.   This bill would revise the definitions to specify that those terms also include contributions and independent expenditures that are made on the date of the election.   The bill would also make conforming changes.   A violation of the act's provisions is punishable as a misdemeanor. By expanding the scope of a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.   The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.   This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.   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, the Political Reform Act of 1974, provides for the comprehensive regulation of campaign financing, including requiring the reporting of campaign contributions and expenditures and imposing other reporting and recordkeeping requirements on campaign committees. The act also imposes administrative, civil, and criminal fines and penalties for violations of its provisions.   This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to campaign committee reporting schedules under the Political Reform Act of 1974.  Vote:  majority   2/3  . Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  no   yes  . State-mandated local program:  no   yes  . THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:  SECTION 1.   Section 82036 of the   Government Code   is amended to read:  82036. "Late contribution" means any of the following: (a) A contribution, including a loan, that totals in the aggregate one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more and is made to or received by a candidate, a controlled committee, or a committee formed or existing primarily to support or oppose a candidate or measure  within 90 days before   on  the date of the  election   election, or during the 90-day period preceding the date of the election,  at which the candidate or measure is to be voted on. For purposes of the Board of Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System and the Teachers' Retirement Board, "the date of the election" is the deadline to return ballots. (b) A contribution, including a loan, that totals in the aggregate one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more and is made to or received by a political party committee, as defined in Section 85205,  on the date of a state electi  on or  within 90 days before the date of a state election.  SEC. 2.   Section 82036.5 of the   Government Code   is amended to read:  82036.5. "Late independent expenditure" means an independent expenditure that totals in the aggregate one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more and is made for or against a specific candidate or measure involved in an election  within 90 days before   on  the date of the  election or during the 90-day period preceding the date of the  election. For purposes of the Board of Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System and the Teachers' Retirement Board, "the date of the election" is the deadline to return ballots.  SEC. 3.   Section 82048.4 of the   Government Code   is amended to read:  82048.4. (a) "Slate mailer organization" means, except as provided in subdivision (b),  any   a  person who, directly or indirectly, does all of the following: (1) Is involved in the production of one or more slate mailers and exercises control over the selection of the candidates and measures to be supported or opposed in the slate mailers. (2) Receives or is promised payments totaling five hundred dollars ($500) or more in a calendar year for the production of one or more slate mailers. (b)  Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a slate mailer organization shall   "Slate mailer organization" does  not include any of the following: (1) A candidate or officeholder or a candidate's or officeholder's controlled committee. (2) An official committee of  any   a  political party. (3) A legislative caucus committee. (4) A committee primarily formed to support or oppose a candidate, officeholder, or ballot measure. (c) The production and distribution of slate mailers by a slate mailer organization shall not be considered making contributions or expenditures for purposes of subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 82013. If a slate mailer organization makes contributions or expenditures other than by producing or distributing slate mailers, and it reports those contributions and expenditures pursuant to Sections 84218 and 84219, no additional campaign reports shall be required of the slate mailer organization pursuant to Section  84200   84200, 84200.3,  or 84200.5.  SEC. 4.   Section 84101 of the   Government Code   is amended to read:  84101. (a) A committee that is a committee by virtue of subdivision (a) of Section 82013 shall file a statement of organization. The committee shall file the original of the statement of organization with the Secretary of State and shall also file a copy of the statement of organization with the local filing officer, if any, with whom the committee is required to file the originals of its campaign reports pursuant to Section 84215. The original and copy of the statement of organization shall be filed within 10 days after the committee has qualified as a committee. The Secretary of State shall assign a number to each committee that files a statement of organization and shall notify the committee of the number. The Secretary of State shall send a copy of statements filed pursuant to this section to the county elections official of each county that he or she deems appropriate. A county elections official who receives a copy of a statement of organization from the Secretary of State pursuant to this section shall send a copy of the statement to the clerk of each city in the county that he or she deems appropriate. (b) In addition to filing the statement of organization as required by subdivision (a), if a committee qualifies as a committee under subdivision (a) of Section 82013 before the date of an election in connection with which the committee is required to file preelection  or quarterly  statements, but after the closing date of the last campaign statement required to be filed before the election pursuant to Section  84200.7,   84200.3,  84200.8, or 84200.9, the committee shall file, by facsimile transmission,  online transmission,  guaranteed overnight delivery, or personal delivery within 24 hours of qualifying as a committee, the information required to be reported in the statement of organization. The information required by this subdivision shall be filed with the filing officer with whom the committee is required to file the originals of its campaign reports pursuant to Section 84215. (c) If an independent expenditure committee qualifies as a committee pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 82013 during the time period described in Section 82036.5 and makes independent expenditures of one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more to support or oppose a candidate or candidates for office, the committee shall file, by facsimile transmission, online transmission, guaranteed overnight delivery, or personal delivery within 24 hours of qualifying as a committee, the information required to be reported in the statement of organization. The information required by this section shall be filed with the filing officer with whom the committee is required to file the original of its campaign reports pursuant to Section 84215, and shall be filed at all locations required for the candidate or candidates supported or opposed by the independent expenditures. The filings required by this section are in addition to filings that may be required by  Sections 84203.5 and   Section  84204. (d) For purposes of this section, in calculating whether one thousand dollars ($1,000) in contributions has been received, payments for a filing fee or for a statement of qualifications to appear in a sample ballot shall not be included if these payments have been made from the candidate's personal funds. SEC. 5.   Section 84103 of the   Government Code   is amended to read:  84103. (a)  Whenever   If  there is a change in any of the information contained in a statement of organization, an amendment shall be filed within 10 days to reflect the change. The committee shall file the original of the amendment with the Secretary of State and shall also file a copy of the amendment with the local filing officer, if any, with whom the committee is required to file the originals of its campaign reports pursuant to Section 84215. (b) In addition to filing an amendment to a statement of organization as required by subdivision (a), a committee as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 82013 shall, by facsimile transmission, online transmission, guaranteed overnight delivery, or personal delivery within 24 hours, notify the filing officer with whom it is required to file the originals of its campaign reports pursuant to Section 84215  when  if  the change requiring the amendment occurs before the date of the election in connection with which the committee is required to file a preelection statement, but after the closing date of the last preelection statement required to be filed for the election pursuant to Section  84200.7 or  84200.8, if any of the following information is changed: (1) The name of the committee. (2) The name of the treasurer or other principal officers. (3) The name of any candidate or committee by which the committee is controlled or with which it acts jointly. The notification shall include the changed information, the date of the change, the name of the person providing the notification, and the committee's name and identification number. A committee may file a notification online only if the appropriate filing officer is capable of receiving the notification in that manner.  SEC. 6.   Section 84200 of the   Government Code   is amended to read:  84200. (a) Except as  otherwise  provided in  paragraphs (1), (2), and (3),   this section,  elected officers, candidates, and committees pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 82013 shall file semiannual statements each year no later than July 31 for the period ending June 30, and no later than January 31 for the period ending December 31. (1) A candidate who, during the past six months  ,  has filed a declaration pursuant to Section 84206 shall not be required to file a semiannual statement for that six-month period. (2) Elected officers whose salaries are less than two hundred dollars ($200) a month, judges, judicial candidates, and their controlled committees shall not file semiannual statements pursuant to this subdivision for any six-month period in which they have not made or received any contributions or made any expenditures. (3) A judge who is not listed on the ballot for reelection to, or recall from, any elective office during a calendar year shall not file semiannual statements pursuant to this subdivision for any six-month period in that year if both of the following apply: (A) The judge has not received any contributions. (B) The only expenditures made by the judge during the calendar year are contributions from the judge's personal funds to other candidates or committees totaling less than one thousand dollars ($1,000). (b) All committees pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 82013 shall file campaign statements each year no later than July 31 for the period ending June 30, and no later than January 31 for the period ending December 31, if they have made contributions or independent expenditures, including payments to a slate mailer organization, during the six-month period before the closing date of the statements.  (c) This section does not apply to an elected state officer, a candidate for elective state office, or a committee that is subject to Section 84200.3.   SEC. 7.   Section 84200.3 is added to the   Government Code   , to read:   84200.3. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), an elected state officer, a candidate for elective state office, or a committee formed pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 82013 that is primarily formed to support or oppose a candidate for elective state office or one or more statewide ballot measures shall file quarterly campaign statements each year, as follows: (1) No later than April 7 for the period commencing January 1 and ending March 31. (2) No later than July 31 for the period commencing April 1 and ending June 30. (3) No later than October 7 for the period commencing July 1 and ending September 30. (4) No later than January 31 for the period commencing October 1 and ending December 31. (b) A committee formed pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 82013 that is primarily formed to support or oppose a candidate for elective state office or one or more statewide ballot measures shall file quarterly campaign statements as required by subdivision (a), unless the committee has not made contributions or independent expenditures during the reporting period.   SEC. 8.   Section 84200.5 of the   Government Code   is amended to read:  84200.5. In addition to the campaign statements required by  Section 84200,   Sections 84200 and 84200.3,  elected officers, candidates, and committees shall file preelection statements as follows: (a) During an even-numbered year, all candidates for elective state office being voted upon in the statewide direct primary election or the statewide general election, their controlled committees, and committees primarily formed to support or oppose an elected state officer or a state candidate being voted upon shall file the applicable preelection statements specified in Section  84200.7 or  84200.8. All elected state officers who, during the applicable reporting periods covered by Section  84200.7 or  84200.8, contribute to any committee required to report receipts, expenditures, or contributions pursuant to this title, or make an independent expenditure, shall file the applicable preelection statements specified in Section  84200.7 or  84200.8. However, a candidate for an office that is not being voted upon in the November election, his or her controlled committee, and any committee primarily formed to support or oppose that candidate is not required to file statements in connection with the November election pursuant to  subdivision (b) of Section 84200.7   Section 84200.8  unless, during the reporting periods covered by Section  84200.7   84200.8  , the candidate, his or her controlled committee, or any committee primarily formed to support or oppose that candidate contributes to any committee required to report receipts, expenditures, or contributions pursuant to this title or makes independent expenditures. (b) During an even-numbered year, all candidates not specified in subdivision (a) who are running for offices being voted upon on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June or November, their controlled committees, and committees primarily formed to support or oppose those candidates or a measure being voted upon on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June or November of an even-numbered year shall file the preelection statements specified in  subdivision (a) of Section 84200.7 in the case of a June election, or subdivision (b) of Section 84200.7 in the case of a November election   Section 84200.8  . (c) All candidates for offices being voted upon on a date other than the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June or November of an even-numbered year, their controlled committees, and committees primarily formed to support or oppose a candidate or a measure being voted upon on a date other than the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June or November of an even-numbered year shall file the preelection statements specified in Section 84200.8. (d) During an election period for the Board of Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System or the Teachers' Retirement Board, all candidates for these boards, their controlled committees, and committees primarily formed to support or oppose the candidates shall file the preelection statements specified in Section 84200.9.  (e) In an even-numbered year in which the statewide direct primary election is held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June, a state or county general purpose committee formed pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 82013, other than a political party committee as defined in Section 85205, shall file the preelection statements specified in Section 84200.7 if it makes contributions or independent expenditures totaling five hundred dollars ($500) or more during the period covered by the preelection statement. A state or county general purpose committee formed pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 82013 is not required to file the statements specified in Section 84200.7.   (f)   (e)  During an even-numbered year in  which   connection with  the statewide direct primary election  is held on a date other than the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June  , a state or county general purpose committee formed pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 82013, other than a political party committee as defined in Section 85205, shall file the preelection statements specified in Section 84200.8 if it makes contributions or independent expenditures totaling five hundred dollars ($500) or more during the period covered by the preelection statement. A state or county general purpose committee formed pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 82013 is not required to file the statements specified in Section 84200.8.  (g)   (f)  During an election period for the Board of Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System or the Teachers' Retirement Board, a state or county general purpose committee formed pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 82013 shall file the preelection statements specified in Section 84200.9 if it makes contributions or independent expenditures totaling five hundred dollars ($500) or more during the period covered by the preelection statement to support or oppose a candidate, or a committee primarily formed to support or oppose a candidate, on the ballot for the Board of Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System or the Teachers' Retirement Board. A state or county general purpose committee formed pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 82013 is not required to file the statements specified in Section 84200.9.  (h)   (g)  A political party  committee   committee,  as defined in Section  85205   85205,  shall file the applicable preelection statements specified in Section  84200.7 or  84200.8 in connection with a state election if the committee receives contributions totaling one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more, or if it makes contributions or independent expenditures totaling five hundred dollars ($500) or more, during the period covered by the preelection statement.  (i)   (h)  City general purpose committees shall file  statements as follows:   the applicable preelection statements specified in Section 84200.8 in connection with a city election if they make contributions or independent expenditures totaling five hundred dollars ($500) or more during the period covered by the preelection statement.   (1) City general purpose committees in a city that has an election on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June or November of an even-numbered year shall file the statements specified in subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 84200.7 for the six-month period in which the city election is held, if they make contributions or independent expenditures totaling five hundred dollars ($500) or more during the period covered by the preelection statement.   (2) City general purpose committees in a city that has an election on a date other than the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June or November of an even-numbered year shall file the preelection statements specified in Section 84200.8 if they make contributions or independent expenditures totaling five hundred dollars ($500) or more during the period covered by the preelection statement.   SEC. 9.   Section 84200.6 of the   Government Code   is amended to read:  84200.6. In addition to the campaign statements required by Sections  84200   84200, 84200.3,  and 84200.5, all candidates and committees shall file the following special statements and reports:  (a) Supplemental preelection statements when required by Section 84202.5.   (b)   (a)  Late contribution  reports   reports,  when required by Section 84203.  (c) Independent expenditure reports when required by Section 84203.5.   (d)   (b) Late independent expenditure  reports   reports,  when required by Section 84204.  SEC. 10.   Section 84200.7 of the   Government Code   is repealed.   84200.7. (a) Preelection statements for the June election period shall be filed as follows: (1) For the period ending March 17, a statement to be filed no later than March 22. However, for a special election called after March 17, or for which the period for filing nomination documents, as defined in Section 333 of the Elections Code, ends after March 17, a preelection statement for the period ending 45 days before the election shall be filed no later than 40 days before the election. (2) For the period ending 17 days before the election, a statement to be filed no later than 12 days before the election. All candidates being voted upon in the June election, their controlled committees, and committees formed primarily to support or oppose a candidate or measure being voted upon in the June election shall file this statement by guaranteed overnight delivery service or by personal delivery. (b) Preelection statements for the November election period shall be filed as follows: (1) For the period ending September 30, a statement to be filed no later than October 5. (2) For the period ending 17 days before the election, a statement to be filed no later than 12 days before the election. All candidates being voted upon in the November election, their controlled committees, and committees formed primarily to support or oppose a candidate or measure being voted upon in the November election shall file this statement by guaranteed overnight delivery service or by personal delivery.   SEC. 11.   Section 84200.8 of the   Government Code   is amended to read:  84200.8. Preelection statements shall be filed under this section as follows: (a) For  the period ending 45 days before the election, the   a candidate or committee described in subdivision (b) of Section 84200.5 or a city or county general purpose committee described in subdivision (e) or (h) of Section 84200.5, the  statement shall be filed no later than 40 days before the  election for the period ending 45 days before the  election. (b) For  the period ending 17 days before the election, the   a candidate or committee described in Section 84200.5, except a candidate or committee required to file preelection statements pursuant to Section 84200.9, the  statement shall be filed no later than 12 days before the  election for the period ending 17 days before the  election. All candidates being voted upon in the election in connection with which the statement is filed, their controlled committees, and committees formed primarily to support or oppose a candidate or measure being voted upon in that election shall file this statement by guaranteed overnight delivery service or by personal delivery. (c) For runoff elections held within 60 days of the qualifying election, an additional preelection statement for the period ending 17 days before the runoff election shall be filed no later than 12 days before the  election.   election by a candidate or committee described in Section 84200.5, except a candidate or committee required to file preelection statements pursuant to Section 84200.9.  All candidates being voted upon in the election in connection with which the statement is filed, their controlled committees, and committees formed primarily to support or oppose a candidate or measure being voted upon in that election shall file this statement by guaranteed overnight delivery service or personal delivery.  SEC. 12.   Section 84202.3 of the   Government Code   is repealed.   84202.3. (a) In addition to the campaign statements required by Section 84200, committees pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 82013 that are primarily formed to support or oppose the qualification, passage, or defeat of a measure and proponents of a state ballot measure who control a committee formed or existing primarily to support the qualification, passage, or defeat of a state ballot measure, shall file campaign statements on the following dates: (1) No later than April 30 for the period January 1 through March 31. (2) No later than October 31 for the period July 1 through September 30. (b) This section shall not apply to a committee during any semiannual period in which the committee is required to file preelection statements pursuant to subdivision (a), (b), or (c) of Section 84200.5. (c) This section shall not apply to a committee following the election at which the measure is voted upon unless the committee makes contributions or expenditures to support or oppose the qualification or passage of another ballot measure.   SEC. 13.   Section 84202.5 of the   Government Code   is repealed.   84202.5. (a) Any candidate or any committee pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 82013 which makes contributions totaling ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more in connection with an election, including a runoff election, shall file a supplemental preelection statement no later than 12 days before the election, for the period ending 17 days before the election. This statement shall be filed by guaranteed overnight delivery service or by personal delivery with each office with which the candidate or committee filing the statement is required to file its next campaign statement pursuant to Section 84215. (b) This section shall not apply to candidates or committees during any semiannual period in which the candidate or committee is required to file preelection statements pursuant to Section 84200.5. (c) If a candidate or committee makes contributions totaling ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more in connection with an election and all of those contributions are reported pursuant to Section 84200 or 84202.7 on or before the closing date specified in subdivision (a), the candidate or committee shall not be required to file additional statements for that period pursuant to this section.   SEC. 14.   Section 84202.7 of the   Government Code   is repealed.   84202.7. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), during an odd-numbered year, any committee by virtue of Section 82013 that makes contributions totaling ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more to elected state officers, their controlled committees, or committees primarily formed to support or oppose any elected state officer during a period specified below shall file campaign statements on the following dates: (1) No later than April 30 for the period of January 1 through March 31. (2) No later than October 31 for the period of July 1 through September 30. (b) If a committee makes contributions totaling ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more to elected state officers, their controlled committees, or committees primarily formed to support or oppose any elected state officer during a period specified in subdivision (a), and all of those contributions are reported pursuant to Section 84202.5 on or before the time specified in subdivision (a), the committee shall not be required to file additional statements for that period pursuant to this section.   SEC. 15.   Section 84203.5 of the   Government Code   is repealed.   84203.5. (a) In addition to any campaign statements required by this article, if a candidate or committee has made independent expenditures totaling one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more in a calendar year to support or oppose a candidate, a measure or qualification of a measure, it shall file independent expenditure reports at the same time, covering the same periods, and in the places where the candidate or committee would be required to file campaign statements under this article, as if it were formed or existing primarily to support or oppose the candidate or measure or qualification of the measure. No independent expenditure report need be filed to cover a period for which there has been no activity to report. (b) An independent expenditure report shall contain the following information: (1) The name, street address, and telephone number of the candidate or committee making the expenditure and of the committee's treasurer, and the number assigned to the committee by the Secretary of State. (2) If the report is related to a candidate, the full name of the candidate and the office and district for which the candidate seeks nomination or election. If the report is related to a measure or qualification of a measure, the number or letter of the measure, or if none has yet been assigned, a brief description of the subject matter of the measure, and the jurisdiction in which the measure is to be voted on or would be voted on if it qualified. (3) The total amount of expenditures related to the candidate or measure during the period covered by the report made to persons who have received less than one hundred dollars ($100). (4) The total amount of expenditures related to the candidate or measure during the period covered by the report made to persons who have received one hundred dollars ($100) or more. (5) For each person to whom an expenditure of one hundred dollars ($100) or more related to the candidate or measure has been made during the period covered by the report and for each person who has provided consideration for an expenditure of one hundred dollars ($100) or more during the period covered by the report: (A) His or her full name. (B) His or her street address. (C) If the person is a committee, the name of the committee, the number assigned to the committee by the Secretary of State, or if no number has been assigned, the full name and street address of the treasurer of the committee. (D) The date of the expenditure. (E) The amount of the expenditure. (F) A brief description of the consideration for which each expenditure was made and the value of the consideration if less than the total amount of the expenditure. (G) The cumulative amount of expenditures to such person. (6) A list of all the filing officers with whom the committee filed its most recent campaign statement. (c) Filing officers shall maintain paper reports filed pursuant to this section under the name of the candidate or measure supported or opposed by the independent expenditure.   SEC. 16.   Section 84204.5 of the   Government Code   is repealed.  84204.5. (a) In addition to any other report required by this title, a committee pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 82013 that is required to file reports pursuant to Section 84605 shall file online or electronically with the Secretary of State each time it makes contributions totaling five thousand dollars ($5,000) or more or each time it makes independent expenditures totaling five thousand dollars ($5,000) or more to support or oppose the qualification or passage of a single state ballot measure. The report shall be filed within 10 business days of making the contributions or independent expenditures and shall contain all of the following: (1) The full name, street address, and identification number of the committee. (2) The number or letter of the measure if the measure has qualified for the ballot and has been assigned a number or letter; the title of the measure if the measure has not been assigned a number or letter but has been issued a title by the Attorney General; or the subject of the measure if the measure has not been assigned a number or letter and has not been issued a title by the Attorney General. (3) In the case of a contribution, the date and amount of the contribution and the name, address, and identification number of the committee to whom the contribution was made. In addition, the report shall include the information required by paragraphs (1) to (5), inclusive, of subdivision (f) of Section 84211, regarding contributions or loans received from a person described in that subdivision, covering the period from the day after the closing date of the last campaign report filed to the date of the contribution requiring a report under this section, or if the committee has not previously filed a campaign statement, covering the period from the previous January 1 to the date of the contribution requiring a report under this section. No information described in paragraphs (1) to (5), inclusive, of subdivision (f) of Section 84211 that is required to be reported pursuant to this subdivision is required to be reported in more than one report provided for in this subdivision for each contribution or loan received from a person described in subdivision (f) of Section 84211. (4) In the case of an independent expenditure, the date, amount, and a description of the goods or services for which the expenditure was made. In addition, the report shall include the information required by paragraphs (1) to (5), inclusive, of subdivision (f) of Section 84211 regarding contributions or loans received from a person described in that subdivision, covering the period from the day after the closing date of the last campaign report filed to the date of the expenditure, or if the committee has not previously filed a campaign statement, covering the period from the previous January 1 to the date of the expenditure. No information described in paragraphs (1) to (5), inclusive, of subdivision (f) of Section 84211 that is required to be reported pursuant to this subdivision is required to be reported in more than one report provided for in this subdivision for each contribution or loan received from a person described in subdivision (f) of Section 84211. (b) Reports required by this section are not required to be filed by a committee primarily formed to support or oppose the qualification or passage of a state ballot measure for expenditures made on behalf of the ballot measure or measures for which it is formed. (c) Independent expenditures that have been disclosed by a committee pursuant to Section 84204 or 85500 are not required to be disclosed pursuant to this section.   SEC. 17.   Section 84215 of the   Government Code   i   s amended to read:  84215. All candidates and elected officers and their controlled committees, except as provided in subdivisions (d) and (e), shall file one copy of the campaign statements required by  Section   Sections  84200  and 84200.3  with the elections official of the county in which the candidate or elected official is domiciled, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 349 of the Elections Code. In addition, campaign statements shall be filed at the following places: (a) Statewide elected officers, including members of the State Board of Equalization; Members of the Legislature; Supreme Court justices, court of appeal justices, and superior court judges; candidates for those offices and their controlled committees; committees formed or existing primarily to support or oppose these candidates, elected officers, justices and judges, or statewide measures, or the qualification of state ballot measures; and all state general purpose committees and filers not specified in subdivisions (b) to (e), inclusive, shall file a campaign statement by online or electronic means, as specified in Section 84605, and shall file the original and one copy of the campaign statement in paper format with the Secretary of State. (b) Elected officers in jurisdictions other than legislative districts, State Board of Equalization districts, or appellate court districts that contain parts of two or more counties, candidates for these offices, their controlled committees, and committees formed or existing primarily to support or oppose candidates or local measures to be voted upon in one of these jurisdictions shall file the original and one copy with the elections official of the county with the largest number of registered voters in the jurisdiction. (c) County elected officers, candidates for these offices, their controlled committees, committees formed or existing primarily to support or oppose candidates or local measures to be voted upon in any number of jurisdictions within one county, other than those specified in subdivision (d), and county general purpose committees shall file the original and one copy with the elections official of the county. (d) City elected officers, candidates for city office, their controlled committees, committees formed or existing primarily to support or oppose candidates or local measures to be voted upon in one city, and city general purpose committees shall file the original and one copy with the clerk of the city and are not required to file with the local elections official of the county in which they are domiciled. (e) Elected members of the Board of Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System, elected members of the Teachers' Retirement Board, candidates for these offices, their controlled committees, and committees formed or existing primarily to support or oppose these candidates or elected members shall file the original and one copy with the Secretary of State, and a copy shall be filed at the relevant board's office in Sacramento. These elected officers, candidates, and committees need not file with the elections official of the county in which they are domiciled. (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a committee, candidate, or elected officer is not required to file more than the original and one copy, or one copy, of a campaign statement with any one county elections official or city clerk or with the Secretary of State. (g) If a committee is required to file campaign statements required by Section  84200   84200, 84200.3,  or 84200.5 in places designated in subdivisions (a) to (d), inclusive, it shall continue to file these statements in those places, in addition to any other places required by this title, until the end of the calendar year.  SEC. 18.   Section 84218 of the   Government Code   is amended to read:  84218. (a) A slate mailer organization shall file semiannual campaign statements no later than July 31 for the period ending June 30, and no later than January 31 for the period ending December 31.  (b) In addition to the semiannual statements required by subdivision (a), slate mailer organizations shall file preelection statements as follows:   (1) Any slate mailer organization which produces a slate mailer supporting or opposing candidates or measures being voted on in an election held upon the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June or November of an even-numbered year shall file the statements specified in Section 84200.7 if, during the period covered by the preelection statement, the slate mailer organization receives payments totaling five hundred dollars ($500) or more from any person for the support of or opposition to candidates or ballot measures in one or more slate mailers, or expends five hundred dollars ($500) or more to produce one or more slate mailers.   (2) Any   (b)     In addition to the semiannual sta   tements required by subdivision   (a), a  slate mailer organization which produces a slate mailer supporting or opposing candidates or measures being voted on in an election held on a date other than the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June or November of an even-numbered year shall file the statements specified in Section 84200.8 if, during the period covered by the preelection statement, the slate mailer organization receives payments totaling five hundred dollars ($500) or more from any person for the support of or opposition to candidates or ballot measures in one or more slate mailers, or expends five hundred dollars ($500) or more to produce one or more slate mailers. (c) A slate mailer organization shall file two copies of its campaign reports with the clerk of the county in which it is domiciled. A slate mailer organization is domiciled at the address listed on its statement of organization unless it is domiciled outside California, in which case its domicile shall be deemed to be Los Angeles County for purposes of this section. In addition, slate mailer organizations shall file campaign reports as follows: (1) A slate mailer organization which produces one or more slate mailers supporting or opposing candidates or measures voted on in a state election, or in more than one county, shall file campaign reports in the same manner as state general purpose committees pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 84215. (2) A slate mailer organization which produces one or more slate mailers supporting or opposing candidates or measures voted on in only one county, or in more than one jurisdiction within one county, shall file campaign reports in the same manner as county general purpose committees pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 84215. (3) A slate mailer organization which produces one or more slate mailers supporting or opposing candidates or measures voted on in only one city shall file campaign reports in the same manner as city general purpose committees pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 84215. (4) Notwithstanding the above, no slate mailer organization shall be required to file more than the original and one copy, or two copies, of a campaign report with any one county or city clerk or with the Secretary of State.  SEC. 19.  Section 84252 of the   Government Code   is amended to read:  84252.  (a)    A committee primarily formed to support or oppose a LAFCO proposal shall file all statements required under this chapter except that, in lieu of the statements required by  Sections 84200 and 84202.3,   Section 84200,  the committee shall file monthly campaign statements from the time circulation of a petition begins until a measure is placed on the ballot or, if a measure is not placed on the ballot, until the committee is terminated pursuant to Section 84214. The committee shall file an original and one copy of each statement on the 15th day of each calendar month, covering the prior calendar month, with the clerk of the county in which the measure may be voted on. If the petition results in a measure that is placed on the ballot, the committee thereafter shall file campaign statements required by this chapter.  (b) In addition to any other statements required by this chapter, a committee that makes independent expenditures in connection with a LAFCO proposal shall file statements pursuant to Section 84203.5.   SEC. 20.   Section 90002 of the   Government Code   is amended to read:  90002. (a) Audits and investigations of lobbying firms and lobbyist employers shall be performed on a biennial basis and shall cover reports filed during a period of two years. (b) If a lobbying firm or lobbyist employer keeps a separate account for all receipts and payments for which reporting is required by this chapter, the requirement of an audit under subdivision (a) of Section 90001 shall be satisfied by an audit of that account and the supporting documentation required to be maintained by Section 86110. (c)  No   An  audit or investigation of  any   a  candidate, controlled committee, or committee primarily supporting or opposing a candidate or a measure in connection with a report or statement required by Chapter 4  (commencing with Section 84100)  of this  title,   title  shall  not  begin until after the last date for filing the first report or statement following the general,  runoff   runoff,  or special election for the office for which the candidate ran, or following the election at which the measure was adopted or defeated, except that audits and investigations of statewide candidates, their controlled committees, and committees primarily supporting or opposing those statewide candidates who were defeated in the primary election and who are not required to file statements for the general election may begin after the last date for filing the first report or statement following the primary election. When the campaign statements or reports of a candidate, controlled committee, or a committee primarily supporting or opposing a candidate are audited and investigated pursuant to Section 90001, the audit and investigation shall cover all campaign statements and reports filed for the primary and general or special or runoff elections and any previous campaign statement or report filed pursuant to Section  84200   84200, 84200.3,  or 84200.5 since the last election for that office, but shall exclude any statements or reports which have previously been audited pursuant to Section 90001 or 90003. When the campaign statements or reports of a committee primarily supporting or opposing a measure are audited and investigated, the audit and investigation shall cover all campaign statements and reports from the beginning date of the first campaign statement filed by the committee in connection with the measure. For all other committees, the audit and investigation shall cover all campaign statements filed during the previous two calendar years.  SEC. 21.   No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.   SEC. 22.   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.   It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to campaign committee reporting schedules under the Political Reform Act of 1974.