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AB-2592 • 2026

Lobbyist training.

Lobbyist training.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Pacheco
Last action
2026-04-20
Official status
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details about the content of the training course or the exact amount of the fee for taking the course.

Lobbyist Training Requirements

The bill requires the Fair Political Practices Commission to create and maintain an online training course for lobbyists starting in 2029, covering ethics, laws, and harassment policies.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Fair Political Practices Commission to develop a training course on lobbying ethics and laws by January 1, 2029.
  • Includes information about each house of the Legislature's policies against harassment in the training course.
  • Gives legislative ethics committees final approval over parts of the course related to harassment policies.
  • Makes the training course available online for lobbyists to take at any time.
  • Allows the Fair Political Practices Commission to charge a fee for taking the course.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Registered lobbyists who must complete the training course.
  • The Fair Political Practices Commission, which will create and manage the course.
  • Legislative ethics committees that approve parts of the course.

Terms To Know

Fair Political Practices Commission
A state agency responsible for enforcing campaign finance laws and lobbying regulations.
Lobbyist
Someone who tries to influence decisions made by government officials, often on behalf of a client or organization.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify the exact content of the training course.
  • It is unclear how much the fee for taking the course will be.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-20 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  2. 2026-04-16 California Legislative Information

    Read second time and amended.

  3. 2026-04-15 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 15).

  4. 2026-03-23 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.

  5. 2026-03-19 California Legislative Information

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ELECTIONS. Read second time and amended.

  6. 2026-03-19 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.

  7. 2026-02-21 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  8. 2026-02-20 California Legislative Information

    Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 2592, as amended, Pacheco.
Lobbyist training.
Existing law requires the legislative ethics committee of each house of the Legislature to conduct at least semiannually an orientation course on the relevant ethical issues and laws related to lobbying, in consultation with the Fair Political Practices Commission. Existing law requires the committees to impose fees on lobbyists for attending these courses, as specified.
This bill would, commencing on January 1, 2029, require the Fair Political Practices Commission to develop, maintain, and offer an orientation course for registered lobbyists on the relevant ethical issues and laws relating to lobbying, and on each house of the legislature’s policies against harassment, including sexual harassment, in connection with lobbying activities. The bill would require the course be developed with the legislative ethics
committees.
committees and give the committees final approval over the content of the course that relates to the legislature’s polices against harassment.
The bill would require the course be available on-demand through an online platform, internet webpage, or application. The bill would authorize the commission to impose a fee on a lobbyist for the course, as specified.
The bill would update cross-references.
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 of the Legislature and compliance with specified procedural requirements.
This bill would declare that it
furthers the purposes of the act.

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