BILL ANALYSIS Ó
AB 1083
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Date of Hearing: May 13, 2015
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Jimmy Gomez, Chair
AB
1083 (Eggman) - As Amended March 26, 2015
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Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: NoReimbursable: No
SUMMARY:
This bill:
1)Authorizes the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC),
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until January 1, 2020, to assume primary responsibility for
administration and enforcement, as specified, of the City of
Stockton's campaign finance ordinance.
2)The bill also authorizes the FPPC and the County to enter into
any mutual agreements necessary to implement (1), including
provisions regarding City reimbursement of FPPC's costs.
3)Requires the FPPC, if an agreement is entered into, to report
to the Legislature by January 1, 2019 regarding the
performance of the agreement.
FISCAL EFFECT:
All costs to the FPPC will be reimbursed by the City by mutual
agreement.
COMMENTS:
1)Purpose. According to the author, "The City of Stockton
currently imposes no limits on donations by individuals to
campaigns for city offices, so the City Council is considering
the adoption of a municipal ordinance setting individual
campaign donation limits. The city does not have the resources
to oversee and enforce such [an] ordinance, but the FPPC has,
through past legislation, arranged with the County of San
Bernardino to do just that. This bill would simply allow the
City of Stockton to make the same mutual arrangement with the
FPPC."
2)Prior Legislation. AB 1083 is modeled after AB 2146 (Cook),
Chapter 169, Statutes of 2012, which permitted San Bernardino
County and the FPPC to enter into an agreement that provides
for the FPPC to enforce the County's local campaign finance
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reform ordinance. The FPPC is required to report to the
Legislature regarding the performance of the agreement by
January 1, 2017.
Analysis Prepared by:Chuck Nicol / APPR. / (916)
319-2081