California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Senate Bill
SB 1175: Lobbyist registration and termination.
Enacted Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
SB 1175 is a senate bill introduced in the California Senate on February 18, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Lobbyist registration and termination. Primary sponsor: Susan Rubio (D). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (September 27, 2026): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 682, Statutes of 2026.
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Official summary
Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.
The Political Reform Act of 1974 requires individual lobbyists to prepare certifications, as specified, for filing with the Secretary of State. If any change occurs in the information contained in a lobbyist certification, or if a lobbyist terminates all activity that required certification, existing law requires the lobbyist to submit an amended certification or notice of termination to the lobbyist’s lobbying firm or lobbyist employer for filing with the Secretary of State within specified timelines. Existing law also requires lobbyist employers and other persons who make specified payments to influence legislative or administrative action to file reports containing information about themselves and about the type and amount of payments, as specified. Existing law requires the Secretary of State to develop an online filing and disclosure system that, once operative, must be used for the filing of these reports.
This bill would instead require the lobbyist to submit the amended certification or notice of termination directly to the Secretary of State. The bill would make conforming changes to the filing requirements for lobbyist employers and other persons that will become operative when the Secretary of State certifies that the online filing and disclosure system is functional and additional conforming changes that will become operative one year after this certification.
The Political Reform Act of 1974, an initiative measure, provides that the Legislature may amend the act to further the act’s purposes upon a 23 vote of each house of the Legislature and compliance with specified procedural requirements.
This bill would declare that it furthers the purposes of the act.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Rubio | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 22 |
| Steven Choi | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 37 |
| Akilah Weber Pierson | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 39 |
| Thomas Umberg | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 34 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 682, Statutes of 2026.
- Approved by the Governor.
- Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5513.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
- In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 5925.) Ordered to the Senate.
- Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
- Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
- From committee: Do pass as amended. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 17).
- Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.
- In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
- Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4165.) Ordered to the Assembly.