California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB1789: Political Reform Act of 1974: candidate trainings.
Status: Chaptered, September 27, 2026
What the bill says
An act to add Section 85201.5 to the Government Code, relating to the Political Reform Act of 1974. the Political Reform Act of 1974 Political Reform Act of 1974: candidate trainings. The Political Reform Act of 1974 provides for the comprehensive regulation of campaign financing, including requiring the reporting of campaign contributions and expenditures and imposing other reporting and recordkeeping requirements on campaign committees…
From the chaptered text, September 27, 2026:
An act to add Section 85201.5 to the Government Code, relating to the Political Reform Act of 1974. the Political Reform Act of 1974 Political Reform Act of 1974: candidate trainings. The Political Reform Act of 1974 provides for the comprehensive regulation of campaign financing, including requiring the reporting of campaign contributions and expenditures and imposing other reporting and recordkeeping requirements on campaign committees. This bill would, commencing January 1, 2029, require a candidate for elective office with a candidate controlled committee to complete a training course on the requirements of the Political Reform Act of 1974 with respect to campaigns for the office for which they intend to be a candidate. For a candidate who does not complete the training, the bill would prohibit the candidate controlled committee from receiving contributions until the candidate completes the training. The bill would, commencing January 1, 2029, also require the treasurer for a candidate controlled committee to complete a training course on the requirements of the act that apply to the committee. The bill would prohibit a committee whose treasurer does not complete the training course from accepting contributions until the training course is completed. The bill would exempt from these requirements an individual who is required to complete, and has completed, a similar training offered by a local government ethics agency. …
Sponsors
- Tasha Boerner (D, AD77) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Approved by the Governor.
- : Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 477, Statutes of 2026.
- : Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
- : Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 1. Page 6403.).
- : Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 1.).
- : Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling.
- : Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5590.).
- : In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- : Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
- : Ordered to special consent calendar.
Votes
- AB 1789 Boerner Concurrence in Senate Amendments (August 24, 2026): 76 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Special Consent AB1789 Boerner By Cervantes (August 20, 2026): 39 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass (August 13, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Placed on suspense file (June 29, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar (June 16, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- AB 1789 Boerner Assembly Third Reading (May 26, 2026): 78 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is AB1789?
- AB1789 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Political Reform Act of 1974: candidate trainings.
- What does AB1789 do?
- In its own words: An act to add Section 85201.5 to the Government Code, relating to the Political Reform Act of 1974. the Political Reform Act of 1974 Political Reform Act of 1974: candidate trainings. The Political Reform Act of 1974 provides for the comprehensive regulation of campaign financing, including requiring the reporting of campaign contributions and expenditures and imposing other reporting and recordkeeping requirements on campaign committees…
- What is the status of AB1789?
- Chaptered as of September 27, 2026. Latest action: Approved by the Governor. (September 27, 2026).
- Who sponsored AB1789?
- Tasha Boerner (D, AD77).
- Where is the official record for AB1789?
- On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1789
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