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California Assembly Bill 510 (2014)
| Assembly Bill 510 | |
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| Legislature: | California State Assembly |
| Text: | AB 510 |
| Sponsor(s): | Asm. Tom Ammiano (D) |
| Legislative history | |
| Introduced: | February 20, 2013 |
| State house: | January 30, 2014, & August 21, 2014 |
| State senate: | August 18, 2014 |
| Governor: | Jerry Brown (D) |
| Signed: | September 30, 2014 |
| Legal environment | |
| State law: | Campaign Finance Requirements |
| Code: | Elections code |
| Section: | Section 84511 |
| Impact on initiative rights | |
 | Unavailable |
California Assembly Bill 510 was introduced in early 2013 by Asm. Tom Ammiano (D). It was approved for the first time by the Assembly on January 30, 2014. After amending the bill, the Senate approved it on August 18. Two days later the Assembly signed off on the proposed changes, and Gov. Brown (D) approved the law on September 30, 2014.[1]
Provisions
Assembly Bill 510 required that a committee file a report if they pay any amount to an individual for his or her appearance in an advertisement to support or oppose the qualification, passage or defeat of a ballot measure if the advertisement states or otherwise communicates that the individual is a practitioner or member of a profession having expertise or specialized knowledge relating to the subject of the measure.[1]
Changes in code
AB 510 amended Section 84511 of California Election Code. The full text of the bill is available here.
See also
- Changes in 2014 to laws governing ballot measures
- Campaign finance requirements for California ballot measures
- Laws governing ballot measures in California
- Laws governing the initiative process in California
- California State Assembly
- California State Senate
Footnotes
