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AB-2655 • 2026

Campaign funds: security expenses: security personnel.

Campaign funds: security expenses: security personnel.

Labor
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Valencia
Last action
Official status
Chaptered
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The provided official material lists the bill status as enacted but leaves the effective date field blank; therefore, no start date can be confirmed from these sources alone.

Rules for Using Campaign Money to Hire Licensed Security Guards

This law requires candidates and elected officials to only use campaign funds to pay security guards who hold a license from the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services.

What This Bill Does

  • Limits spending of campaign money on security personnel to those with proper licenses issued by the state.
  • Keeps existing rules that allow using funds for other security costs without a dollar limit until January 1, 2029.
  • Declares that this change furthers the purposes of the Political Reform Act of 1974.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Candidates running for elected office
  • Elected officials currently holding office
  • Campaign committees managing funds

Terms To Know

Political Reform Act of 1974
The state law that sets rules for how campaign money can be spent.
Bureau of Security and Investigative Services
The state agency that issues licenses to security workers.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This rule only applies to paying for people, not other types of security costs.
  • No specific effective date is listed in the provided text for when this new license requirement starts.

Bill History

  1. California Legislative Information

    Chaptered

Official Summary Text

Campaign funds: security expenses: security personnel.