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Political Reform Act of 1974: prediction market contracts.

Committee hearing: it can still change before the session ends.

CA AB 1840 · Assembly Bill · 2025–2026

Stage
Committee hearing
Started in
Assembly
Sponsor
1
Latest action
Apr 9, 2026

What it does

The Political Reform Act of 1974 provides for the comprehensive regulation of political campaigns, lobbying, and other matters relating to governmental ethics and elections. The act prohibits a lobbyist or lobbying firm from, among other things, accepting or agreeing to accept a payment that is in any way contingent upon the defeat, enactment, or outcome of any proposed legislative or administrative action. The act also prohibits a public official at any level of state or local government from making, participating in making, or in any way attempting to use the public official's official position to influence a governmental decision in which the official knows or has reason to know the…

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Current step)

    Committee hearing · Apr 9, 2026

  3. Floor (Not started)

  4. Law (Not started)

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Who is involved

Sponsors

The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.

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Where it goes next

While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money in California.

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