AB497Introduced in the Assembly
Revises provisions relating to campaign finance. (BDR 24-996)
Introduced by Steve Yeager, District 9
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
AN ACT relating to campaign finance; authorizing a committee for political action to use money in its campaign finance account for certain purposes; providing that a labor union and certain business organizations and corporations are not a committee for political action for purposes of campaign finance requirements; revising provisions relating to the disposal of unspent campaign contributions; requiring certain persons that are not committees for political action to report certain expenditures; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Where it stands
Chapter 255. (Effective October 1, 2025)
June 6, 2025
How did lawmakers vote?
Assembly votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
SenateStage: Senate Final Passage · May 23, 2025
13
Yes
8
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
21 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Michelee Cruz-Crawford | 1 | Yes |
| Edgar Flores | 2 | Yes |
| Rochelle Nguyen | 3 | Yes |
| Dina Neal | 4 | Yes |
| Carrie Ann Buck | 5 | No |
| Nicole Cannizzaro | 6 | Yes |
| Roberta Lange | 7 | Yes |
| Marilyn Dondero Loop | 8 | Yes |
| Melanie Scheible | 9 | Yes |
| Fabian Donate | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections. To printer.
From printer. To committee.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Taken from Second Reading File.
Placed on Chief Clerk's desk.
Taken from Chief Clerk's desk.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 385.)
Dispensed with reprinting.
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.)
To printer.
From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.
To Senate.
In Senate.
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections. To committee.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 642.) To printer.
From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint.
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 13, Nays: 8.) To Assembly.
In Assembly.
Senate Amendment No. 642 concurred in. To enrollment.
Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
Approved by the Governor.
Chapter 255. (Effective October 1, 2025)
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