California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB2221: Supervision of Trustees and Fundraisers for Charitable Purposes Act.
Status: Chaptered, September 27, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend Sections 12599.9 and 12599.10 of, and to add Sections 12599.11 and 12599.12 to, the Government Code, relating to charitable fundraising. charitable fundraising Supervision of Trustees and Fundraisers for Charitable Purposes Act…
From the chaptered text, September 27, 2026:
An act to amend Sections 12599.9 and 12599.10 of, and to add Sections 12599.11 and 12599.12 to, the Government Code, relating to charitable fundraising. charitable fundraising Supervision of Trustees and Fundraisers for Charitable Purposes Act. Existing law, the Supervision of Trustees and Fundraisers for Charitable Purposes Act, requires the Attorney General to, among other things, establish and maintain a register of charitable corporations, unincorporated associations, and trustees subject to the act and of the particular trust or other relationship under which they hold property for charitable purposes. Existing law requires the Attorney General to establish rules and regulations necessary for the administration of these provisions. Existing law requires a charitable fundraising platform, as defined, before soliciting, permitting, or otherwise enabling charitable solicitations, to register with the Attorney General’s Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, under oath, on a form provided by the Attorney General. Existing law requires a platform charity to have good standing, as defined, in order to facilitate acts of solicitation on a charitable fundraising platform. Existing law permits a charitable fundraising platform or platform charity to solicit, permit, or otherwise enable solicitations, or to receive, control, or distribute funds from donations, only for recipient charitable organizations or other charitable organizations in good standing. Existing law authorizes a charitable fundraising platform or platform charity to rely upon electronic lists …
Sponsors
- Jacqui Irwin (D, AD42) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 590, Statutes of 2026.
- : Approved by the Governor.
- : Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- : Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6918.).
- : Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.).
- : Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).
- : Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling.
- : In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- : Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- : Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, passed, and to Assembly.
Votes
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2221 Irwin By Weber Pierson (August 30, 2026): 40 yea, 0 nay, passed
- AB 2221 Irwin Concurrence in Senate Amendments (August 30, 2026): 78 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Special Consent AB2221 Irwin By Weber Pierson (August 20, 2026): 39 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass (August 13, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Placed on suspense file (August 3, 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 23, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is AB2221?
- AB2221 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Supervision of Trustees and Fundraisers for Charitable Purposes Act.
- What does AB2221 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend Sections 12599.9 and 12599.10 of, and to add Sections 12599.11 and 12599.12 to, the Government Code, relating to charitable fundraising. charitable fundraising Supervision of Trustees and Fundraisers for Charitable Purposes Act…
- What is the status of AB2221?
- Chaptered as of September 27, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 590, Statutes of 2026. (September 27, 2026).
- Who sponsored AB2221?
- Jacqui Irwin (D, AD42).
- Where is the official record for AB2221?
- On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2221
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