AB 2655 CA
Campaign funds: security expenses: security personnel.
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Summary
California Assembly Bill 2655 would restrict the use of campaign funds for security personnel to only those who hold a license issued by the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services. The bill would add a licensing requirement to current rules allowing candidates and elected officers to use campaign funds for personal security expenses.
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Official abstract
The Political Reform Act of 1974 regulates the use of campaign funds held by candidates for elective office, elected officers, and campaign committees. The act authorizes the use of campaign funds to pay or reimburse the state for security expenses to protect a candidate, an elected officer, or the immediate family or staff of a candidate or elected officer, as specified. The act defines "security expenses" to include, among other things, the reasonable costs of providing personal security to a candidate, elected officer, or the immediate family or staff of a candidate or elected officer. The act permits a candidate or elected officer to expend campaign funds for these purposes without any monetary cap until January 1, 2029. This bill would limit the use of campaign funds to pay for security personnel to only those instances where the security personnel hold the appropriate license issued by the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services. 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 23 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.
Sponsor (1)
- Valencia Democratic · author
Action history (19)
- Feb 20, 2026 Read first time. To print. · lower
- Feb 21, 2026 From printer. May be heard in committee March 23. · lower
- Mar 16, 2026 Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS. · lower
- Apr 15, 2026 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 15). · lower
- Apr 16, 2026 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. · lower
- Apr 16, 2026 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 97. · lower
- Apr 29, 2026 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 29). · lower
- Apr 30, 2026 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. · lower
- May 7, 2026 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 66. Noes 0. Page 4968.) · lower
- May 7, 2026 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. · upper
- May 20, 2026 Referred to Com. on E. & C.A. · upper
- Jun 4, 2026 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. · upper
- Jun 16, 2026 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 16). · upper
- Jun 17, 2026 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. · upper
- Jun 25, 2026 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0.). · upper
- Jun 25, 2026 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. · lower
- Jul 2, 2026 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m. · legislature
- Jul 13, 2026 Approved by the Governor. · legislature
- Jul 13, 2026 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 78, Statutes of 2026. · legislature
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