Behested payments: public appeal for payment.
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Overview
This bill changes the rules for reporting ‘beshested payments’ – payments made at the request of public officials – under California’s Political Reform Act. It exempts officials from reporting these payments if they make a public appeal for donations, unless they have a personal connection to the recipient organization. The bill also incorporates amendments from AB 808, but only if both bills are enacted and SB 760 is passed last.
Key provisions
- Exempts officials from reporting behested payments if they make a public appeal for donations.
- This exemption applies unless the official or a family member, campaign staff, or officeholder staff has a position with the recipient organization.
- The bill incorporates amendments from AB 808, contingent on both bills being enacted and SB 760 being last.
- A report is not required if the payment is due to a public appeal via television, radio, billboard, online platform, or public speech.
- Specific conditions must be met for the exemption to apply, including the recipient not being a government agency and the official not having a significant connection to the organization.
- The reporting deadline is delayed if the official learns the payment was made in response to their public appeal.
Who is affected
- Elected officials
- Members of the Public Utilities Commission
- Campaign committees
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