California Acts of the 2016 Legislative Session
SB 1107, Chapter 837
BILL NUMBER: SB 1107 CHAPTERED 09/29/16 CHAPTER 837 FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE SEPTEMBER 29, 2016 APPROVED BY GOVERNOR SEPTEMBER 29, 2016 PASSED THE SENATE AUGUST 31, 2016 PASSED THE ASSEMBLY AUGUST 30, 2016 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY AUGUST 15, 2016 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JUNE 30, 2016 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JUNE 21, 2016 AMENDED IN SENATE MARCH 28, 2016 INTRODUCED BY Senator Allen (Principal coauthor: Senator Hancock) (Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Chiu) (Coauthor: Assembly Member Gonzalez) FEBRUARY 17, 2016 An act to amend Section 85300 of, and to add Section 89519.5 to, the Government Code, relating to the Political Reform Act of 1974LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1107, Allen. Political Reform Act of 1974.
Existing law prohibits a person who has been convicted of a felony involving bribery, embezzlement of public money, extortion or theft of public money, perjury, or conspiracy to commit any of those crimes, from being considered a candidate for, or elected to, a state or local elective office. Existing law, the Political Reform Act of 1974, provides that campaign funds under the control of a former candidate or elected officer are considered surplus campaign funds at a prescribed time, and it prohibits the use of surplus campaign funds except for specified purposes.
This bill would prohibit an officeholder who is convicted of one of those enumerated felonies from using funds held by that officeholder's candidate controlled committee for purposes other than certain purposes permitted for the use of surplus campaign funds.
The bill would also require the officeholder to forfeit any remaining funds held 6 months after the conviction became final, and it would direct those funds to be deposited in the General Fund.
The Political Reform Act of 1974 prohibits a public officer from expending, and a candidate from accepting, public moneys for the purpose of seeking elective office.
This bill would permit a public officer or candidate to expend or accept public moneys for the purpose of seeking elective office if the state or a local governmental entity established a dedicated fund for this purpose, as specified.
A violation of the act's provisions is punishable as a misdemeanor. By expanding the scope of an existing crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local...
