Plain English Breakdown
The official source states the effective date is blank, so the exact start date of enforcement remains unknown.
Extending Fair Political Practices Commission Powers
AB-359 lets a state commission help local governments enforce campaign finance and ethics rules indefinitely, adds audit powers, removes reporting needs to the Legislature, and ends special rules for San Bernardino County.
What This Bill Does
- Allows the Fair Political Practices Commission to run audits on local campaign finance or government ethics laws under an agreement with a local agency.
- Removes the rule that required the commission to send reports about these agreements to the Legislature by January 1, 2025.
- Deletes the date when current rules would end (January 1, 2026), making the ability for the commission to enforce local laws permanent instead of ending on that date.
- Removes special provisions that allowed a specific agreement with the Board of Supervisors in San Bernardino County.
Who It Names or Affects
- The Fair Political Practices Commission
- Local government agencies that agree to let the commission enforce their laws
Terms To Know
- Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC)
- A state agency authorized to help local governments administer, implement, and enforce campaign finance or government ethics laws.
- Political Reform Act of 1974
- The law that allows the commission to take over enforcement duties for local agencies if they agree to it.
Limits and Unknowns
- This bill only applies if a local government agency agrees to let the commission take over enforcement.
- The official text does not state when this new law will officially start working after being signed.
- The source material does not explain how often audits must happen or what specific details they must include.