Sacramento - Legislation by Assemblymember Alyson Huber moved one step closer to becoming law today when it was passed out of the Assembly Committee on Elections and Redistricting with bipartisan support. “AB 1181 and AB 1274 would make campaign contributions and lobbying activity details more accessible to and understandable for the public, not just insiders,” said Assemblymember Huber, adding: “We should be doing everything we can to make government as open as possible and these bills move us in that direction.” AB 1181 would lower the threshold for which state candidate committees, ballot measure committees and slate mail organizations to file contributors online with the Secretary of State’s office. The current threshold is $50,000 and the new threshold would be $25,000. AB 1274 would address the need to easily identify who is lobbying on a specific issue by requiring the Secretary of State to display online a breakdown of all lobbying interests seeking to influence each proposed law. This list would be updated quarterly. The bills will next be heard in the Assembly Committee on Appropriations. Staff Report This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Friday, 24 April 2009 00:38
Assemblywoman Alyson Huber
Sacramento - Legislation by Assemblymember Alyson Huber moved one step closer to becoming law today when it was passed out of the Assembly Committee on Elections and Redistricting with bipartisan support. “AB 1181 and AB 1274 would make campaign contributions and lobbying activity details more accessible to and understandable for the public, not just insiders,” said Assemblymember Huber, adding: “We should be doing everything we can to make government as open as possible and these bills move us in that direction.” AB 1181 would lower the threshold for which state candidate committees, ballot measure committees and slate mail organizations to file contributors online with the Secretary of State’s office. The current threshold is $50,000 and the new threshold would be $25,000. AB 1274 would address the need to easily identify who is lobbying on a specific issue by requiring the Secretary of State to display online a breakdown of all lobbying interests seeking to influence each proposed law. This list would be updated quarterly. The bills will next be heard in the Assembly Committee on Appropriations. Staff Report This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
