Scope: State (California)
Branch: Legislative
Severity: Green
Date occurred: August 21, 2025
California SB 280 amends the Political Reform Act of 1974 to prohibit the making or receiving of political contributions inside state and local government office buildings. The bill was chaptered by the Secretary of State as Chapter 97, Statutes of 2025, on August 21, 2025.
Constitutional basis: Ordinary legislative amendment of the Political Reform Act, a long-settled state campaign-finance framework regulating the time and place of contributions.