Robert Binning, Alexander Khan, Robert Nash
AB 1200 would expand the definition of lobbying to include the process of procuring goods. The effect of the bill would be to provide greater sunshine on an area where significant amounts of taxpayer money is dedicated. In practical terms, it would require those lobbying procurement to report this aspect of their business, as well as require lobbying firms and lobbyist employers to report the procurement lobbying contracts. Twenty-five states, including Arizona, Florida, Maryland, New York, and Texas, currently require lobbyists to report procurement lobbying activity.
Bill Author: Assembly Member Richard Gordon
Status: AB 1200 is on the Senate Floor.
Student Report, August 2015
Hearings:
Senate Appropriations Suspense Committee, August 27, 2015
Senate Appropriations Committee, August 17, 2015 (placed on suspense file)
California Department of Finance Bill Analysis
Senate Elections & Constitutional Amendments Committee, July 7, 2015
Assembly Floor, June 3, 2015
Assembly Appropriations Committee, May 28, 2015
Assembly Elections & Redistricting Committee, April 29, 2015
Vote Record:
Date |
Result |
Location |
Ayes |
Noes |
NVR |
Motion |
8/27/15 |
(PASS) |
Sen Appropriations |
5 |
0 |
2 |
Do pass |
Ayes: Beall, Hill, Lara, Leyva, Mendoza |
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Noes: |
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No Votes Recorded: Bates, Nielsen |
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8/17/15 |
(PASS) |
Sen Appropriations |
7 |
0 |
0 |
Placed on suspense file |
Ayes: Bates, Beall, Hill, Lara, Leyva, Mendoza, Nielsen |
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Noes: |
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No Votes Recorded: |
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7/7/15 |
(PASS) |
Sen Elections and Constitutional Amendments |
4 |
0 |
1 |
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] |
Ayes: Allen, Hancock, Hertzberg, Liu |
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Noes: |
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No Votes Recorded: Anderson |
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6/3/15 |
(PASS) |
Assembly Floor |
79 |
0 |
1 |
AB 1200 GORDON Assembly Third Reading |
Ayes: Achadjian, Alejo, Baker, Bigelow, Bloom, Bonilla, Bonta, Brough, Brown, Burke, Calderon, Campos, Chang, Chau, Chávez, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Dodd, Eggman, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray, Grove, Hadley, Harper, Roger Hernández, Holden, Irwin, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Kim, Lackey, Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, O’Donnell, Olsen, Patterson, Perea, Quirk, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wilk, Williams, Wood, Atkins |
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Noes: |
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No Votes Recorded: Travis Allen |
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5/28/15 |
(PASS) |
Asm Appropriations |
15 |
0 |
2 |
Do pass. |
Ayes: Bigelow, Bonta, Calderon, Chang, Daly, Eggman, Gallagher, Eduardo Garcia, Gomez, Gordon, Holden, Quirk, Rendon, Weber, Wood |
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Noes: |
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No Votes Recorded: Jones, Wagner |
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4/29/15 |
(PASS) |
Asm Elections and Redistricting |
4 |
1 |
2 |
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] |
Ayes: Gatto, Gordon, Mullin, Perea |
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Noes: Ridley-Thomas |
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No Votes Recorded: Travis Allen, Grove |
Media:
Op-ed by Clinic Team printed by the Sacramento Bee
Law students propose bill to close lucrative Capitol lobbying loophole: http://www.latimes.com/local/politics/la-me-pol-lobbying-20150603-story.html