CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 79Introduced by Senator NielsenDecember 15, 2020 An act to amend Section 83105 of the Government Code, relating to the Fair Political Practices Commission. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 79, as introduced, Nielsen. Fair Political Practices Commission.Existing law prohibits members of the Fair Political Practices Commission from holding certain offices and from participating in certain activities. Existing law also prescribes criteria for the removal of members of the Fair Political Practices Commission.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 83105 of the Government Code is amended to read:83105. Each member of the commission shall be an elector. No member of the commission, during his or her the members tenure, shall hold any other public office, serve as an officer of any political party or partisan organization, participate in or contribute to an election campaign, or employ or be employed as a lobbyist nor, during his or her the members term of appointment, seek election to any other public office. Members of the commission may be removed by the Governor, with concurrence of the Senate, for substantial neglect of duty, gross misconduct in office, inability to discharge the powers and duties of office or violation of this section, after written notice and opportunity for a reply.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 79Introduced by Senator NielsenDecember 15, 2020 An act to amend Section 83105 of the Government Code, relating to the Fair Political Practices Commission. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 79, as introduced, Nielsen. Fair Political Practices Commission.Existing law prohibits members of the Fair Political Practices Commission from holding certain offices and from participating in certain activities. Existing law also prescribes criteria for the removal of members of the Fair Political Practices Commission.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 79
Introduced by Senator NielsenDecember 15, 2020
Introduced by Senator Nielsen
December 15, 2020
An act to amend Section 83105 of the Government Code, relating to the Fair Political Practices Commission.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 79, as introduced, Nielsen. Fair Political Practices Commission.
Existing law prohibits members of the Fair Political Practices Commission from holding certain offices and from participating in certain activities. Existing law also prescribes criteria for the removal of members of the Fair Political Practices Commission.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.
Existing law prohibits members of the Fair Political Practices Commission from holding certain offices and from participating in certain activities. Existing law also prescribes criteria for the removal of members of the Fair Political Practices Commission.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 83105 of the Government Code is amended to read:83105. Each member of the commission shall be an elector. No member of the commission, during his or her the members tenure, shall hold any other public office, serve as an officer of any political party or partisan organization, participate in or contribute to an election campaign, or employ or be employed as a lobbyist nor, during his or her the members term of appointment, seek election to any other public office. Members of the commission may be removed by the Governor, with concurrence of the Senate, for substantial neglect of duty, gross misconduct in office, inability to discharge the powers and duties of office or violation of this section, after written notice and opportunity for a reply.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 83105 of the Government Code is amended to read:83105. Each member of the commission shall be an elector. No member of the commission, during his or her the members tenure, shall hold any other public office, serve as an officer of any political party or partisan organization, participate in or contribute to an election campaign, or employ or be employed as a lobbyist nor, during his or her the members term of appointment, seek election to any other public office. Members of the commission may be removed by the Governor, with concurrence of the Senate, for substantial neglect of duty, gross misconduct in office, inability to discharge the powers and duties of office or violation of this section, after written notice and opportunity for a reply.
SECTION 1. Section 83105 of the Government Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
83105. Each member of the commission shall be an elector. No member of the commission, during his or her the members tenure, shall hold any other public office, serve as an officer of any political party or partisan organization, participate in or contribute to an election campaign, or employ or be employed as a lobbyist nor, during his or her the members term of appointment, seek election to any other public office. Members of the commission may be removed by the Governor, with concurrence of the Senate, for substantial neglect of duty, gross misconduct in office, inability to discharge the powers and duties of office or violation of this section, after written notice and opportunity for a reply.
83105. Each member of the commission shall be an elector. No member of the commission, during his or her the members tenure, shall hold any other public office, serve as an officer of any political party or partisan organization, participate in or contribute to an election campaign, or employ or be employed as a lobbyist nor, during his or her the members term of appointment, seek election to any other public office. Members of the commission may be removed by the Governor, with concurrence of the Senate, for substantial neglect of duty, gross misconduct in office, inability to discharge the powers and duties of office or violation of this section, after written notice and opportunity for a reply.
83105. Each member of the commission shall be an elector. No member of the commission, during his or her the members tenure, shall hold any other public office, serve as an officer of any political party or partisan organization, participate in or contribute to an election campaign, or employ or be employed as a lobbyist nor, during his or her the members term of appointment, seek election to any other public office. Members of the commission may be removed by the Governor, with concurrence of the Senate, for substantial neglect of duty, gross misconduct in office, inability to discharge the powers and duties of office or violation of this section, after written notice and opportunity for a reply.
83105. Each member of the commission shall be an elector. No member of the commission, during his or her the members tenure, shall hold any other public office, serve as an officer of any political party or partisan organization, participate in or contribute to an election campaign, or employ or be employed as a lobbyist nor, during his or her the members term of appointment, seek election to any other public office. Members of the commission may be removed by the Governor, with concurrence of the Senate, for substantial neglect of duty, gross misconduct in office, inability to discharge the powers and duties of office or violation of this section, after written notice and opportunity for a reply.